Biomedicine as Culture
Instrumental Practices, Technoscientific Knowledge, and New Modes of Life
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Ethics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781135905743 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 21, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781135905743 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 21, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary biomedicine as a cultural practice. It brings together leading scholars from cultural anthropology, sociology, history, and science studies to conduct a critical dialogue on the culture(s) of biomedical practice, discussing its epistemic, material, and social implications. The essays look at the ways new biomedical knowledge is constructed within hospitals and academic settings and at how this knowledge changes perceptions, material arrangements, and social relations, not only within clinics and scientific communities, but especially once it is diffused into a broader cultural context.
This volume offers interdisciplinary perspectives on contemporary biomedicine as a cultural practice. It brings together leading scholars from cultural anthropology, sociology, history, and science studies to conduct a critical dialogue on the culture(s) of biomedical practice, discussing its epistemic, material, and social implications. The essays look at the ways new biomedical knowledge is constructed within hospitals and academic settings and at how this knowledge changes perceptions, material arrangements, and social relations, not only within clinics and scientific communities, but especially once it is diffused into a broader cultural context.
