Medical sociology books

Demonstrates how news reporting on epidemics communicates more than just information about pathogens; rather, prejudices,...  Read More >>

Drawing material from the USA, UK and Hong Kong, this volume allows the demystification of stereotypical presentations...  Read More >>

This timely and instructive guide informs and improves healthcare professionals' cultural competency when working...  Read More >>

Based on fieldwork conducted in France, this book examines the material, cognitive, symbolic and social dimensions...  Read More >>

Ancient Monuments and Modern Identities sets out to examine the role of archaeology in the creation of ethnic, national...  Read More >>

This book looks at how social, cultural, geographical and economic environment as well as different legal and juridical...  Read More >>

This book critically explores from a comparative international perspective the role medicine plays in constructing...  Read More >>

What does the everyday reality of being disabled mean for those involved? Bringing together a range of qualitative...  Read More >>

This book, which takes a cultural approach to coping and health, is based on extensive empirical research which...  Read More >>

This book focuses on justice and its demands in the way of providing people with medical care. The book then addresses...  Read More >>

These men produced compelling accounts of their emotional pain which belied notions of male inexpressiveness but...  Read More >>

In doing so, this work reveals how changes in cognition may impact the faces of these individuals, leading some...  Read More >>

This book paints a comprehensive portrait of Mexico’s system of assisted reproduction first from a historical perspective,...  Read More >>

This uniquely accessible volume challenges professionals to understand—and help correct—health disparities, both...  Read More >>

This collection provides a broad coverage of recent changes in medical and vocational rehabilitation in Northern...  Read More >>

This book, as the first exploration of suicide in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS), illustrates the scarcity of...  Read More >>

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This contributed volume is the first-known collection of essays that brings together scholarly review, critiques,...  Read More >>

This book brings together a range of theoretical perspectives to consider fundamental questions of health law and...  Read More >>

Comparing the development of disease control in Britain and the United States, from the 1793 yellow fever outbreak...  Read More >>

It addresses the urgent need for sociologists to develop a clinical approach in their effort to improve society,...  Read More >>

This book discusses the pervasiveness of violence against women (VAW) in India and traces its evolution as a public...  Read More >>

The phenomenon of ""cancer villages"" has emerged in many parts of rural China, drawing media attention and becoming...  Read More >>

This original collection analyses the global experience of health care support workers (HSWs) and examines their...  Read More >>

Bringing together leading academics and practitioners, this book offers a critical overview of mental health and...  Read More >>