{"product_id":"medical-work-medical-knowledge-and-health-care-isbn-9780631223276","title":"Medical Work, Medical Knowledge and Health Care","description":"This Reader introduces students of sociology and health care to the changing fields of medical knowledge and medical work. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a chronicle of reseach in the field of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the past 25 years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSummarises changes in how health care was delivered and how medical knowledge and practice were conceptualised over this period.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSection introductions by the editors situate the articles within a wider body of literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA valuable resource for student of sociiology, social policy, social work, health policy or health care.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  The book is a collection of articles already published in the journal \u003ci\u003eSociology of Health \u0026amp; Illness\u003c\/i\u003e, organised into 4 sections:. \u003cp\u003e1. Medical Knowledge, Diagnosis and Treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Medical Power and the Patient.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Division of Labour in Health Care Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Patient-Provider Interaction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese sections are prefaced by a substantial introductory chapter written by the editors entitled: 'Medical Work, Medical Knowledge and Health Care: Themes and Issues.'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach section is preceded by an introductory discussion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eEllen Annandale, Mary Ann Elston\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eLindsay Prior\u003c\/b\u003e are all experts in the sociology of medical work, medical knowledge and health care. Until recently, they were senior members of the editorial team of the journal, The Sociology of Health and Illness. Dr Annandale is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Health and Medicine\u0026amp;apos\u003c\/i\u003e; (1989), Dr Elston is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Medical Science and Technology\u0026amp;apos\u003c\/i\u003e; (Blackwell Publishing, 1997) and Dr Prior is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Social Organisation of Mental Illness\u0026amp;apos\u003c\/i\u003e; (1993).  This selection of key articles chronicles research in the fields of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the past 25 years. The articles are drawn from the leading international journal, \u003ci\u003eThe Sociology of Health and Illness\u003c\/i\u003e and were originally published between 1980 and 2000. Presented together in one volume, they provide an overview of the major changes in the delivery of health care over this period, and in the way that social scientists and health care providers have conceptualised medical knowledge and practice. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn introducing each section of the book, the editors situate the articles within the development of research in the field and flag up links to other relevant literature. These features help to make this Reader an excellent resource for students of sociology, social policy, social work, health policy or health care.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989603172581,"sku":"NP9780631223276","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631223276.jpg?v=1761784772","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/medical-work-medical-knowledge-and-health-care-isbn-9780631223276","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}