Medicine, Health and Risk: Sociological Approaches (Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs)

Medicine, Health and Risk: Sociological Approaches (Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs)

by Jonathan Gabe (Editor)

Synopsis

The sociology of risk has only recently started to influence work in the area of health, illness and medicine and has considerable explanatory potential. Medicine, Health and Risk illustrates the value of this approach by providing case studies and overviews of health risks from medical interventions, occupational practices, social and domestic life and environmental hazards.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 188
Edition: 1
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 19 Nov 1995

ISBN 10: 0631194843
ISBN 13: 9780631194842

Author Bio
Jonathon Gabe is a Senior Research Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published widely in the areas of mental health, health care professions, health policy and the mass media and health. He is a co--editor of the journal Sociology of Health and Illness.