Medical sociology books

Diagnosis: Truths and Tales shares stories written from the perspectives of both those who receive diagnoses and...  Read More >>

This book approaches the subject of AIDS pedagogy by analysing the complex links between representation or discourse,...  Read More >>

Celebrity couple Kim Kardashian and Kanye West and their sweet new baby Chicago. Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black...  Read More >>

Drawing on vast sources of data including literary works, case studies, and large-scale sample surveys covering...  Read More >>

Recent epidemics have prompted large-scale international interventions. During a crisis, however, global health...  Read More >>

This book looks at the nature and extent of civic engagement, in terms of the use made of the National Health Service,...  Read More >>

Anthropology of Tobacco makes tobacco the centre of its own, contentious, global story in which, instead of a passive...  Read More >>

Research in health geographies has seen the ongoing development of therapeutic landscapes. Emerging contemporary...  Read More >>

This book showcases a wealth of new research looking at end-of-life care and rituals in contexts of post-migration...  Read More >>

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This book examines the concept of participation, as well as the different meanings it takes on in the context of...  Read More >>

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This edited collection explores the multiple ways in which ethnography and health emerge and take form through the...  Read More >>

Examining the fascinating history of female genital cosmetic surgery, Camille Nurka traces the origins of contemporary...  Read More >>

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This collection of twelve life stories delves into the experiences of families of Hansen's Disease (Leprosy) patients...  Read More >>

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This edited volume draws on ten original contributions that locate ethics at the centre-stage of public health practice....  Read More >>

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This title was first first published in 2002: This book analyzes the institutional responses to the drug problem...  Read More >>

This book expands the art historical perspective on art’s connection to anatomy and medicine, bringing together...  Read More >>

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This book brings together different approaches that shed light on the phenomenology of the lived body—its normality...  Read More >>