Author: | ISBN: | 9781134824281 | |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 19, 2005 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | |
ISBN: | 9781134824281 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | August 19, 2005 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences. Concerning modernity, postmodernity, structuralism and poststructuralism issues covered include:
* disease and medicine in postmodern times
* gender, health and the feminist debate on the postmodern
* ageing, the lifecourse and the sociology of health and ageing
* medicine and complementary medicine
* death in postmodernity.
This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences. Concerning modernity, postmodernity, structuralism and poststructuralism issues covered include:
* disease and medicine in postmodern times
* gender, health and the feminist debate on the postmodern
* ageing, the lifecourse and the sociology of health and ageing
* medicine and complementary medicine
* death in postmodernity.