Medical sociology books

Presenting a comparative study of the UK and Germany, this volume increases our knowledge of a broad spectrum of...  Read More >>

The author argues here that there is no absolute food shortage and that distorted agricultural trade which undermines...  Read More >>

This unique, exploratory volume discusses the ethical, cultural and philosophical issues surrounding the search...  Read More >>

Departing from the scholarly treatment of addiction as a form of rhetoric or discursive formation, Wasted: Performing...  Read More >>

This volume draws on an expanded field of bioethical, sociological and anthropological research, to set a new agenda...  Read More >>

Drawing on case studies and social movement theory Claire Nettle provides a new empirical and theoretical understanding...  Read More >>

First published in 1999, this volume is based upon a detailed empirical study of 40 cases of commercially-related...  Read More >>

Published in 1997, this book documents the development of European Food Aid Policy from its inception in the 1960s...  Read More >>

Published in 1993. Residential care plays an important role in the care of such people, and developing new, innovative...  Read More >>

First published in 1998, Reproducing Narrative sets out to interrogate a number of medico-legal reproductive discourses....  Read More >>

First published in 1999, Maruyama explores some significant difficulties and differences in bringing the western...  Read More >>

First published in 1998. This volume (the second of a twin set grouping articles based on papers presented at seminars...  Read More >>

First published in 1998, this book contributes to our understanding of emergent and resurgent infectious diseases...  Read More >>

As one of the pioneers of the discipline of medical law, Sheila McLean inspired a revolution in the ways in which...  Read More >>

With rich case study material drawn from the UK, USA and Australia, The Genome Incorporated explores the new forms...  Read More >>

This volume presents an interdisciplinary perspective on end-of-life matters, covering themes such as patients’...  Read More >>

Leading experts in law, criminology and human rights combine theory and empirical research to further our understanding...  Read More >>

The dominance of ‘illness narratives’ in narrative healing studies has tended to mean that the focus centres around...  Read More >>

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St Paul's Cathedral stood at the centre of religious life in medieval London and this investigation of its chantries...  Read More >>

This collection brings together experts on healthcare ethics to discuss and reflect on the work of Professor Alastair...  Read More >>

The book provides a geographical lens on questions of reproduction, fertility and birth in a world where procreation...  Read More >>

Drawing on the principles, approaches and style of non-representational theory, Gavin J. Andrews sets out a new...  Read More >>

This book examines the United States as a destination for international consumers of assisted fertility services,...  Read More >>

This book examines the role of the ‘fun camps’ for children recovering from life-threatening illnesses, exploring...  Read More >>