Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology

Herausgeber: Scambler, Graham

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Essential Thinkers for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Encouraging students and researchers to use mainstream sociological thought to inform their substantive research on health and healthcare, this text discusses the work of eleven influential contemporary thinkers Habermas, Luhmann, Wallerstein, Bauman, Bourdieu, Foucault, Merleau-Ponty, Archer, Latour and Deleuze & Guatt. Each chapter includes a critical introduction to the central theses of a major social theorist, ways in which their ideas might inform medical sociology and some worked examples of how their ideas can be applied. Containing contributions from established scholars, rising stars and innovative practitioners, this book is a valuable read for those studying and researching the sociology of health and illness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780415597838
• ISBN-10: 0415597838
• Artikelnr.: 32817418

Autorenporträt

Graham Scambler is Professor of Medical Sociology at University College London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Theory, Theorists And The Sociology Of Health 1. Foucault,
Health And Healthcare 2. Consuming Bodies: Zygmunt Bauman On The Difference
Between Fitness And Health 3. Jurgen Habermas: Politics And Morality In
Health And Medicine 4. Luhmann's Social Systems Theory, Health And Illness
5. Bourdieu And The Impact Of Health And Illness In The Lifeworld 6.
Merleau-Ponty, Medicine And The Body 7. World System Theory And The
Epidemiological Transition 8. Archer, Morphogenesis And The Role Of Agency
In The Sociology Of Health Inequalities 9. Deleuze And Guattari 10. Health
And Medicine In The Information Age: Castells, Informational Capitalism And
The Network Society