Medicine, Health and Risk: Sociological Approaches

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.

Author: Jonathan Gabe
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 01/09/1996
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 9.04h x 5.87w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9780631194842

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.

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