Book Series
Critical Studies in Health and Society
New & Published Titles:
Globalisation, Markets and Healthcare Policy
Redrawing the Patient as Consumer
Although the last two decades have seen the healthcare systems of most developed countries face pressure for major reform, the impact of this reform on…
read moreJuly 2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41702-0 (Routledge)
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Medical Sociology and Old Age
Towards a sociology of health in later life
The nature of health in later life has conventionally been studied from two perspectives. Medical sociologists have focused on the failing body, chronic illness, infirmity…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-39860-2 (Routledge)
Women's Health and Social Change
Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2009
Traditional distinctions between the experiences of women and men are breaking down and being…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-19087-9 (Routledge)
Emotional Labour in Health Care
The unmanaged heart of nursing
Do nurses still care? In today’s inflexible, fast-paced and more accountable workplace where biomedical and clinical models dominate health care practice, is there room for…
read more2008 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40954-4 (Routledge)
Medical Technologies and the Life World
The social construction of normality
Although the use of new health technologies in healthcare and medicine is generally seen as beneficial, there has been little analysis of the impact of…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-36434-8 (Routledge)
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Lifestyle in Medicine
In Western societies, 'lifestyle' as an explanation for health and illness has become increasingly popular.
Lifestyle in Medicine explores the ambiguity of the term 'lifestyle'…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35685-5 (Routledge)
Contesting Psychiatry
Social Movements in Mental Health
Resistance and social movements in mental health have been important in shaping current practice in both mental health and psychiatry. Contesting Psychiatry, focusing largely on…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-35417-2 (Routledge)
Series Details:
This major new international book series takes a critical look at health in a rapidly changing social world. The series includes theoretically sophisticated and empirically informed contributions on cutting-edge issues from leading figures within the sociology of health and allied disciplines and domains. Written in a lively, accessible and engaging style, with many thought-provoking insights, the series caters to a truly interdisciplinary audience of researchers, professionals, practitioners and policy makers with an interest in health and social change.