Medical Work, Medical Knowledge and Health Care

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A Sociology of Health and Illness Reader

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This Reader introduces students of sociology and health care to the changing fields of medical knowledge and medical work. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Provides a chronicle of reseach in the field of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the past 25 years.<br /> </li> <li>Summarises changes in how health care was delivered and how medical knowledge and practice were conceptualised over this period.<br /> </li> <li>Section introductions by the editors situate the articles within a wider body of literature.<br /> </li> <li>A valuable resource for student of sociiology, social policy, social work, health policy or health care.</li> </ul>