Medical sociology books

This book documents the primary role of acute hunger (semi- and frank starvation) in the ‘fulminant’ malaria epidemics...  Read More >>

This book provides an overview of the ongoing transition in China’s health system, especially focusing on the new...  Read More >>

Personalised medicine is often presented as a beneficial revolution, but raises problems about the ownership of...  Read More >>

In this introductory text on thanatology, Alan Kemp continues to take on the central question of mortality: the...  Read More >>

These distinctive complexities make the need to stage public action in response to pandemics and other public health...  Read More >>

In this introductory text on thanatology, Alan Kemp continues to take on the central question of mortality: the...  Read More >>

This book offers a sociological perspective on digital health, highlighting the impacts of digital technologies...  Read More >>

This book is about how to manage performance in the context of value to the customer or patient. It brings together...  Read More >>

This book offers a sociological perspective on digital health, highlighting the impacts of digital technologies...  Read More >>

The Managed Body productively complicates ‘menstrual hygiene management’ (MHM)—a growing social movement to support...  Read More >>

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

The popularization of the Internet, due in larger part to the advent of multifunctional cell phones, poses new challenges...  Read More >>

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This book explores the themes of immortality and survivalism in contemporary culture, shedding light on the varied...  Read More >>

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

This book examines the social construction of sexual health in India through an analysis of HIV and AIDS messages....  Read More >>

Dabei nehmen sie besonders die Faktoren, die die Behandlungsentscheidungen professionell Pflegender beeinflussen,...  Read More >>

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Drawing on legal developments in the UK, US, and other jurisdictions, this book revisits a selection of leading...  Read More >>

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