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Medical Work, Medical Knowledge and Health Care

A Sociology of Health and Illness Reader

Lindsay Prior editor Ellen Annandale editor Mary-Ann Elston editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:7th Mar '05

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This Reader introduces students of sociology and health care to the changing fields of medical knowledge and medical work.


  • Provides a chronicle of reseach in the field of medical knowledge, medical work and health care over the past 25 years.
  • Summarises changes in how health care was delivered and how medical knowledge and practice were conceptualised over this period.
  • Section introductions by the editors situate the articles within a wider body of literature.
  • A valuable resource for student of sociiology, social policy, social work, health policy or health care.

ISBN: 9780631223276

Dimensions: 231mm x 152mm x 37mm

Weight: 721g

504 pages