Medical Sociology

Antivaxxers are crazy. That is the perception we all gain from the media, the internet, celebrities, and beyond, writes Bernice Hausman in Anti/Vax...

This volume reflects on how anthropologists have engaged in medical education and aims to positively influence the future careers of anthropologist...

Social and Cognitive Pharmacy is a practical handbook for learning and teaching sociology and psychology, and applying this to pharmacy practice. ...

A real-life thriller about a nation in crisis, and the controversial decisions its leaders made during the Covid-19 pandemic. First, the government...

The Covid-19 pandemic has shown the need for a fresh look at health and health care. This book offers a philosophical critique of medicine as appli...

In ancient times, epilepsy was a condition felt to be sacred. Early myths and mystique surrounding it led to persecution, demonisation, incarcerati...

Understanding the Sociology of Health continues to offer an easy to read introduction to sociological theories essential to understanding the curre...

In Health Matters, contributors from a range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary traditions address multiple dimensions of health care, such as n...

In this ground-breaking account of the political economy and cultural meaning of blood in contemporary India, Jacob Copeman and Dwaipayan Banerjee ...

The only text that accessibly examines the social determinants of health from a Canadian, contemporary, and comparative perspective Featuring thou...

Pain in one form or another is probably the most common symptom presented to medical and healthcare professionals. Long a subject of biomedical int...

This book is the story of twelve people, each living with long-term illness. Delving into the routines and rhythms of everyday life, the book revea...

This book is the story of twelve people, each living with long-term illness. Delving into the routines and rhythms of everyday life, the book revea...

The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates su...

For decades, the field of bioethics has shaped the way we think about ethical problems in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional em...

Sharp, bold and engaging, this book provides a contemporary account of why medical sociology matters in our modern society. Combining theoretical...

Across the globe healthcare systems face the extremely complex and difficult challenge of reducing the cost of care while simultaneously increasing...

Understanding the Sociology of Health continues to offer an easy to read introduction to sociological theories essential to understanding the curre...

The first edition of the Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society was published in 2007 and received a 2008 Editors' Choice Award from Booklist. It serv...

Respect for autonomy has become a fundamental principle in human research ethics. Nonetheless, this principle and the associated process of obtaini...