The sociology of risk has only recently started to influence work in the area of health, illness and medicine and has considerable explanatory potential. Medicine, Health and Risk illustrates the value of this approach by providing case studies and overviews of health risks from medical interventions, occupational practices, social and domestic life and environmental hazards.
The sociology of risk has only recently started to influence work in the area of health, illness and medicine and has considerable explanatory potenti...
This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new analysis on how ordinary questions become -bioethical- questions.
Provides new analysis on the variations between different countries and their health systems
Questions why some bioethical issues fail to attract the attention of bioethicists
Investigates the effect of the rise of bioethics in the field of medical sociology
An essential text for medical sociologists,...
This book is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between the social sciences and the appearance and growth of bioethics, and provides new ...
