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Medicine, Health and Risk: Sociological Approaches

ISBN: 978-0-631-19484-2

November 1995

Wiley-Blackwell

176 pages

Description
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.
About the Author
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.
Features
  • Unique in sociological literature
  • Encourages dialogue between sociology of health and sociology of risk
  • Addresses both personal and public health issues.