Composed entirely of specially commissioned chapters by some of the outstanding scholars in medical sociology, this edition reflects important changes in the study of health and illness.
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This is a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of diagnosis through original theoretical and empirical work by established and emerging scholars and is poised to become a touchstone volume. Four key sections examine: Power and the Politics of Diagnosis; Identity, Experien…
Sociology of diagnosis
by McGann, P. J., Hutson, David J.
fromAdvances in medical sociology
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Diagnosis is central to medical practice, medical knowledge and research, medicalization dynamics, and health and illness experience. Embedded in social relations, diagnoses reflect and shape social dynamics and cultural concerns. Diagnoses are integral to resource allocation, f…
The books teases out how medicine and health care are sociocultural constructions, ranging from mass media and high cultural representations of illness, disease, and health care workers to the power dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship. The Third Edition has been updated …
