Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness

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1. Caring and Well-being

   A Lifeworld Approach

   By Kathleen Galvin, Les Todres

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness

   Something is missing in contemporary health and social care. Health and illness is often measured in policy documents in economic terms, and clinical outcomes are enmeshed in statistical data, with the patient’s experience left to one side. This stimulating book is concerned with how to humanise...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine

   Edited by Antje Kampf, Barbara L. Marshall, Alan Petersen

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness

   Aging Men, Masculinities and Modern Medicine explores the multiple socio-historical contexts surrounding men’s aging bodies in modern medicine from a global perspective. The first of its kind, it investigates the interrelated aspects of aging, masculinities and biomedicine, allowing for a timely...

   Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Dimensions of Pain

   Humanities and Social Science Perspectives

   Edited by Lisa Folkmarson Käll

   Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness

   Pain research is still dominated by biomedical perspectives and the need to articulate pain in ways other than those offered by evidence based medical models is pressing. Examining closely subjective experiences of pain, this book explores the way in which pain is situated, communicated and formed...

   Published September 12th 2012 by Routledge