Medical sociology books

This practical and accessible book maps out comprehensively the range of exciting and varied options open to those...  Read More >>

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This practical and accessible book maps out comprehensively the range of exciting and varied options open to those...  Read More >>

The groundbreaking contribution made by this unique book draws on the experiences recorded by five people who are...  Read More >>

Asking how these claims have become possible as a new kind of truth-statement on the market, this book reveals the...  Read More >>

This volume celebrates the career of John Martin Fischer. It gathers new essays by leading scholars on some of the...  Read More >>

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This book offers an in-depth sociological analysis of parent and professional experience of baby loss, examining...  Read More >>

This thought-provoking book explores the connections between health, ethics, and soul. It analyzes how and why the...  Read More >>

This multidisciplinary reference book brings together cutting-edge health and illness topics from around the globe....  Read More >>

Provides fresh perspectives on the past, present and future-facing contributions of the anthropology of reproduction....  Read More >>

Public health law has been a subject of much controversy and contestation especially since the COVID-19 pandemic...  Read More >>

Public health law has been a subject of much controversy and contestation especially since the COVID-19 pandemic...  Read More >>

In the wake of the decolonization movement in South Africa and around the world, this edited work presents fresh...  Read More >>

By analysing contemporary care practices for patients with chronic disease in the Netherlands, Reinventing the Good...  Read More >>

By analysing contemporary care practices for patients with chronic disease in the Netherlands, Reinventing the Good...  Read More >>

This fascinating, multi-disciplinary collection examines how public health interventions in postcolonial Africa...  Read More >>

This book provides a holistic analysis of football gambling in Zimbabwe, exposing its impact on the everyday lives...  Read More >>

This book introduces readers to the ethical and goal-oriented functions of touch in professional practice. Touch...  Read More >>

Drawing from a range of disciplines and case studies, this volume examines the latest health and genetic technologies,...  Read More >>

Intertwining policy analysis and ethnography, José Tenorio examines how, and why now, the promotion of healthy lifestyles...  Read More >>

This book, the first of its kind, critically analyzes the conjunctions of 21st century food, faith and society....  Read More >>

This book explores the connections between risk and responsibilisation in official communication to the public about...  Read More >>

In the postmodern era, when the interface of bodies, biologies and technologies increasingly challenges the very...  Read More >>

Elaborating with the concepts of culture and religious literacy, this volume examines theoretical, methodological...  Read More >>