Health Care and Health Knowledge

Author:   Robert Dingwall ,  Christian Heath ,  Margaret Reid ,  Margaret Stacey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume:   10
ISBN:  

9781138488908


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   09 May 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology. Developments in the field have been prompted by both intellectual and social stimuli, and this book addresses the issue of medicine as an element in the maintenance of social order. The book studies how in the social context of medicine, health care is now a substantial element of most countries gross national product, and states that given this, there are inevitably strong pressures for state interest and stare intervention to regulate the allocation of national resources to secure the maximum social and economic returns. This has drawn the sociologist into studying medicine both as an institution and as a critical factor in the development of social policy.

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Author:   Robert Dingwall ,  Christian Heath ,  Margaret Reid ,  Margaret Stacey
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   10
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138488908


ISBN 10:   1138488909
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   09 May 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1. Images of Pregnancy in Antenatal Literature 2. Old Age as a Problem 3. Therapeutic Optimism and Treatment of the Insane 4. The Reproduction of Medical Knowledge 5. Social Control Rituals in Medicine 6. Everyday and Medical Knowledge in Categorising Patients 7. Magical Elements in Orthodox Medicine 8. When Was Your Last Period? 9. Policy and Practice in Paramedical Organisation Contributors

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