Health and the Construction of the Individual: A Social Study of Social Science
Author:   Jane Ogden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415233071


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   29 November 2001
Format:   Paperback
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Health and the Construction of the Individual: A Social Study of Social Science


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Author:   Jane Ogden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Psychology Press Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9780415233071


ISBN 10:   0415233070
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   29 November 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction: Towards a Social Study of Social Science. Methodology and the Construction of the Individual: The Example of Sex Research. Changing Measurement and the Example of Health Status. Theory as Data: The Example of Health and Risk. The Rhetorical Challenge to Biomedicine: Defining what the Individual is Not. Defining the Individual/Social Boundary: Constructing the Individual as Not Social. Who is the Late Twentieth Century Individual? The Example of Diet as a Vehicle for Self Control. Conclusion: Constructing the Individual and the Implications for Social Science. References. Index.

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Jane Ogden is Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine. Her previous publications include Health Psychology (Open University Press)

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