The New Medical Sociology: Social Forms of Health and Illness

by Bryan S. Turner

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The author, Bryan Turner, examines how macro processes like globalization, risk, economic deregulation, and technological change shape personal experiences of health and illness. Addressing key topics in contemporary sociology such as the body, power, and knowledge, Turner sets out to rethink medical sociology as an exciting perspective on the principal transformations of modern society.

In this broad historical and sociological work, Turner...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0393975053

ISBN13:9780393975055

Release Date:September 2004

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 7.8"

Related Subjects

Administration & Medicine Economics Administration & Policy Medical Medical Books Politics & Social Sciences Public Health Social Science Social Sciences Sociology

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