Medical Sociology and Old Age

Paul Higgs, Ian Rees Jones

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chron... Lees meer

Emotional Labour in Health Care

Catherine Theodosius

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Do nurses still care? In today's inflexible, fast-paced and more accountable workplace where biomedical and clinical models dominate health care pract... Lees meer

Women's Health and Social Change

Ellen Annandale

• Hardcover | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009 Traditional distinctions between the experiences of women and men are breaking... Lees meer

Medical Sociology and Old Age

Paul (University College London, UK) Higgs, Ian (Bangor University, Wales) Rees Jones

• Hardcover | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• As populations throughout the world grow older, the health of older people becomes more and more important for policy makers and the public alike. Thi... Lees meer

Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy

Jonathan Tritter, Meri Koivusalo, Eeva Ollila

• Hardcover | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Although the last two decades have seen the healthcare systems of most developed countries face pressure for major reform, the impact of this reform o... Lees meer

Women's Health and Social Change

Ellen Annandale

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009 Traditional distinctions between the experiences of women and men are breaking... Lees meer

Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology

Scambler Graham

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and ... Lees meer

Lifestyle in Medicine

Emily Hansen, Gary Easthope

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• In Western societies, 'lifestyle' as an explanation for health and illness has become increasingly popular. Lifestyle in Medicine explores the ambigui... Lees meer

Medical Technologies and the Life World

• Hardcover | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• What is the impact of new health technologies in healthcare and medicine on people's lives? This ground-breaking text explores how new technologies no... Lees meer

Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology

• Hardcover | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• This text explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Each chapter includes a cr... Lees meer

Contesting Psychiatry

Nick Crossley

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Resistance and social movements in mental health have been important in shaping current practice in both mental health and psychiatry. Contesting Psyc... Lees meer

Lifestyle in Medicine

Emily Hansen, Gary Easthope

• Hardcover | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• In Western societies, 'lifestyle' as an explanation for health and illness has become increasingly popular. Lifestyle in Medicine explores the ambigui... Lees meer

Emotional Labour in Health Care

Catherine (University of Brighton, UK) Theodosius

• Hardcover | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Based on original empirical research and narratives from qualified nurses, this book introduces the concept of emotional labour and its historical and... Lees meer

Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy

Jonathan Tritter, Meri Koivusalo, Eeva Ollila

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Although the last two decades have seen the healthcare systems of most developed countries face pressure for major reform, the impact of this reform o... Lees meer

Medical Technologies and the Life World

• Paperback | Engels | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• Although the use of new health technologies in healthcare and medicine is generally seen as beneficial, there has been little analysis of the impact o... Lees meer

Contesting Psychiatry

Nick (University of Manchester, UK) Crossley

• Hardcover | Critical Studies in Health and Society
• This book, focusing largely on the UK, examines the history of resistance to psychiatry between 1950 and 2000. Building on the author’s extensive rese... Lees meer