Modernity, Medicine and Health Paul Higgs

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An opportunity for medical sociology to establish a voice in the key debates in social science today: modernity, postmodernity, structuralism and poststructuralism. Essential reading for students of the sociology of medicine, health and illness.

Modernity, Medicine and Health Summary

Modernity, Medicine and Health by Paul Higgs

This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences. Concerning modernity, postmodernity, structuralism and poststructuralism issues covered include:
* disease and medicine in postmodern times
* gender, health and the feminist debate on the postmodern
* ageing, the lifecourse and the sociology of health and ageing
* medicine and complementary medicine
* death in postmodernity.

About Paul Higgs

Graham Scambler is Reader in Sociology and Director of the Unit of Medical Sociology at University College London. Paul Higgs is Lecturer in Medical Sociology also at University College London.

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NPB9780415149396

ISBN 13

9780415149396

ISBN 10

0415149398

Title

Modernity, Medicine and Health by Paul Higgs

Author

Paul Higgs

Condition

New

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Year published

1998-04-23

Number of pages

262

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N/A

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