Medical sociology books

3217 books were found.

Vaccines in Society

Vaccines in Society

Author: Tom Douglass ,  Alistair Anderson
ISBN: 9783031612688
Format: Hardback
$118.77

This book argues that the social story of vaccination has commonly been told through the lens of vaccine hesitancy...  Read More >>

COVID-19 and the Right to Health in Africa

COVID-19 and the Right to Health in Africa

Author: Ebenezer Durojaye ,  Roopanand Mahadew
ISBN: 9781032671420
Format: Paperback
$77.99

This collection draws upon a range of thematic and regional case studies and uses the right to health as a normative...  Read More >>

Questioning Experts and Expertise

Questioning Experts and Expertise

Author: Maria Baghramian (University College Dublin, Ireland) ,  Carlo Martini
ISBN: 9780367752866
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book brings together philosophers, sociologist and policy experts to discuss the nature, scope and limitations...  Read More >>

Frontline Workers and Women as Warriors in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Frontline Workers and Women as Warriors in the Covid-19...

Author: R. C. Sobti ,  Vipin Sobti
ISBN: 9781032349312
Format: Paperback
$83.99

The Covid-19 Pandemic disrupted lives across borders and created unprecedented pressures on the health and medical...  Read More >>

Making Sense of Diseases and Disasters: Reflections of Political Theory from Antiquity to the Age of COVID

Making Sense of Diseases and Disasters: Reflections...

Author: Lee Trepanier (Samford University, USA)
ISBN: 9781032053967
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines diseases and disasters from the perspective of social and political theory, exploring the ways...  Read More >>

Beyond Therapeutic Culture in Latin America: Hybrid Networks in Argentina and Brazil

Beyond Therapeutic Culture in Latin America: Hybrid...

Author: Piroska Csúri ,  Mariano Ben Plotkin
ISBN: 9781032362557
Format: Paperback
$83.99

"By focusing on quantitative and qualitative research in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, this book expands on the...  Read More >>

Covid-19 Responses of Local Communities around the World: Exploring Trust in the Context of Risk and Fear

Covid-19 Responses of Local Communities around the World:...

Author: Khun Eng Kuah (Jinan University, China) ,  Gilles Guiheux (University of Paris, France)
ISBN: 9781032270777
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Presenting a wide range of international case studies, the contributors to this book study the impact of Covid-19...  Read More >>

Routledge Handbook of Critical Obesity Studies

Routledge Handbook of Critical Obesity Studies

Author: Michael Gard ,  Darren Powell (The University of Auckland, New Zealand)
ISBN: 9781032162195
Format: Paperback
$92.99

The Routledge Handbook of Critical Obesity Studies is an authoritative and challenging guide to the breadth and...  Read More >>

Premarital Abortion in China: Intimacy, Family and Reproduction

Premarital Abortion in China: Intimacy, Family and Reproduction...

Author: Ruby Lai (Lingnan University, Hong Kong)
ISBN: 9781032286525
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Drawing on participant observations, in-depth interviews and content analysis of online materials, Lai investigates...  Read More >>

Self-Declaration in the Legal Recognition of Gender

Self-Declaration in the Legal Recognition of Gender...

Author: Chris Dietz
ISBN: 9781032364841
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines the impact of legislation premised upon the principle of ‘self-declaration’ of legal gender status....  Read More >>

Becoming with Care in Drug Treatment Services: The Recovery Assemblage

Becoming with Care in Drug Treatment Services: The Recovery...

Author: Lena Theodoropoulou (University of Liverpool, UK)
ISBN: 9780367761240
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Employing Deleuzo-Guattarian orientations to assemblage and feminist approaches to care, this book offers a critique...  Read More >>

COVID-19 and Social Change in Spain

COVID-19 and Social Change in Spain

Author: Carlos de Castro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain) ,  Andrés Pedreño (Universidad de Murcia, Spain)
ISBN: 9781032251301
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Originating in the popular Sociología en Cuarantena blog, this volume provides a detailed and multifaceted analysis...  Read More >>

Schools, Space and Culinary Capital

Schools, Space and Culinary Capital

Author: Gurpinder Singh Lalli (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
ISBN: 9781032064291
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book introduces the notion of culinary capital to investigate socialisation and school mealtime experiences...  Read More >>

Care in the Iron Cage: A Weberian Analysis of Failings in Care

Care in the Iron Cage: A Weberian Analysis of Failings...

Author: Rowena Slope (University of Bedfordshire, UK)
ISBN: 9781032182957
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Weber’s thought on ‘the iron cage’ to understand...  Read More >>

Cultures of Oral Health: Discourses, Practices and Theory

Cultures of Oral Health: Discourses, Practices and Theory...

Author: Claire L. Jones ,  Barry J. Gibson
ISBN: 9781032289076
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Oral health is integral to well-being and quality of life. This important edited volume brings together leading...  Read More >>

Digital Wellness, Health and Fitness Influencers: Critical Perspectives on Digital Guru Media

Digital Wellness, Health and Fitness Influencers: Critical...

Author: Stefan Lawrence (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
ISBN: 9781032187464
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book examines the phenomenon of ‘digital guru media’ (DGM), the self-styled online influencers, life coaches,...  Read More >>

Doulas in Italy: The Emergence of a 'New' Care Profession

Doulas in Italy: The Emergence of a 'New' Care Profession...

Author: Pamela Pasian
ISBN: 9780367762070
Format: Paperback
$83.99

Interweaving ethnography and autoethnography, this book documents the emergence of doulas as care professionals...  Read More >>

The Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in Europe: Variation, Convergence and Trends

The Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies...

Author: Erich Griessler ,  Lenka Slepičková
ISBN: 9781032262598
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book explores the social, ethical and legal implications of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Providing...  Read More >>

Pregnancy and Birth in Russia: "The Struggle for ""Good Care"""

Pregnancy and Birth in Russia: "The Struggle for ""Good...

Author: Anna Temkina ,  Anastasia Novkunskaya
ISBN: 9780367689001
Format: Paperback
$83.99

This book provides a theoretically and empirically grounded examination of the struggle for maternity care in contemporary...  Read More >>

COVID-19 and the Right to Health in Africa

COVID-19 and the Right to Health in Africa

Author: Ebenezer Durojaye ,  Roopanand Mahadew
ISBN: 9781032671413
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This collection draws upon a range of thematic and regional case studies and uses the right to health as a normative...  Read More >>

The 14 Day Rule and Human Embryo Research: A Sociology of Biological Translation

The 14 Day Rule and Human Embryo Research: A Sociology...

Author: Sarah Franklin ,  Emily Jackson
ISBN: 9781032277899
Format: Paperback
$75.99

This assessment of Britain’s influential 14 day rule governing embryo research explores how and why it became the...  Read More >>

The Social Prescribing Link Worker Model: Insights and Perspectives from Practice

The Social Prescribing Link Worker Model: Insights and...

Author: Christiana Melam MBE
ISBN: 9781801610001
Format: Paperback
$46.99

This is the first book written specifically for Social Prescribing Link Workers in the UK and is filled with insights...  Read More >>

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