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Medicine, health and risk : sociological approaches / edited by Jonathan Gabe.

Contributor(s): Gabe, Jonathan.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Sociology of health and illness monograph series.Publisher: Oxford : Blackwell, 1995Description: 176 p ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0631194843 (m).Subject(s): Health risk assessment -- Great Britain | Medical policy -- Great BritainDDC classification: 306.4610941
Contents:
Health, medicine and risk: The need for a sociological approach / Jonathan Gabe -- Perceptions of health risks and their management -- A user's guide to contrasting theories of HIV-related risk behaviour / Michael Bloor -- Risk, the real world and naive sociology / Anne Grinyer -- The risk acceptability of medical interventions -- The medical model of the body as a site of risk: a case study of childbirth / Karen Lane -- The risk of resistance: perspectives on the mass childhood immunisation programme / Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim -- Social movements, public health risks and the policy process -- Popular epidemiology, toxic waste and social movements / Phil Brown -- Public health risks in the material world: barriers to social movements in health / Gareth Williams, Jennie Popay and Paul Bissell -- The social construction of health risks and their regulation -- Boundaries of danger and uncertainty: an analysis of the technological culture of risk assessment / Simon Carter -- Prevention as a problem of modernity: the example of HIV and AIDS / Sue Scott and Richard Freeman.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Health, medicine and risk: The need for a sociological approach / Jonathan Gabe -- Perceptions of health risks and their management -- A user's guide to contrasting theories of HIV-related risk behaviour / Michael Bloor -- Risk, the real world and naive sociology / Anne Grinyer -- The risk acceptability of medical interventions -- The medical model of the body as a site of risk: a case study of childbirth / Karen Lane -- The risk of resistance: perspectives on the mass childhood immunisation programme / Anne Rogers and David Pilgrim -- Social movements, public health risks and the policy process -- Popular epidemiology, toxic waste and social movements / Phil Brown -- Public health risks in the material world: barriers to social movements in health / Gareth Williams, Jennie Popay and Paul Bissell -- The social construction of health risks and their regulation -- Boundaries of danger and uncertainty: an analysis of the technological culture of risk assessment / Simon Carter -- Prevention as a problem of modernity: the example of HIV and AIDS / Sue Scott and Richard Freeman.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Health, medicine and risk: The need for a sociological approach
  • 2 Perceptions of Health Risks and their Management
  • A User's guide to Contrasting Theories of HIV-Related Risk Behaviour
  • Risk. the real world and naive sociology
  • 3 The Risk Acceptability of Medical Interventions
  • The Medical Model of the Body as a Site of Risk: A Case Study of Childbirth
  • The Risk of Resistance: Perspectives on the Mass Childhood Immunisation Programme
  • 4 Social Movements, Public Health Risks and the Policy Process
  • Popular Epidemiology, Toxic Waste and Social Movements
  • Public Health Risks in the Material World: Barriers to Social Movements in Health Policy
  • 5 The Social Construction of Health Risks and their Regulation
  • Boundaries of Danger and Uncertainty: An Analysis of the Technological Culture of Risk Assessment
  • Prevention as a Problem of Modernity: The Example of HIV and AIDS
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

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.