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OverviewA historical exploration of scientific disputes on the causation of so-called ‘prion diseases’, this fascinating book covers diseases including Scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Firstly tracing the twentieth-century history of disease research and biomedicine, the text then focuses on the relations between scientific practice and wider social transformations, before finally building upon the sociologically informed methodological framework. Incisive and thought-provoking, The Social Construction of Disease provides a valuable contribution to that well-established tradition of social history of science, which refers primarily to the theoretical works of the sociology of scientific knowledge. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kiheung KimPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138982178ISBN 10: 1138982172 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 17 May 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Scrapie in Britain, 1730-1960: A Brief Overview 3. Genetic Research in Edinburgh, 1964-1979 4. Radiobiological Research at Compton, 1964-1978 5. How Controversy Ends: Disputes on the Nature of Scrapie, 1967-1980 6. American Research Trends: Unconventional Slow Viruses, 1957-1980 7. Formulating Prion Hypothesis: Stanley Prusiner’s Work, 1972-1982 8. Prion Controversy, 1982-1997 9. Molecularization of Prion Disease 10. ConclusionReviewsAuthor InformationKiheung Kim Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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