Medicine, Risk, Discourse and Power
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Medicine, Risk, Discourse and Power

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Medicine, Risk, Discourse and Power

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This book critically explores from a comparative international perspective the role medicine plays in constructing and managing natural and social risks, including those belonging to modern medical technology and expertise. Drawing together chapters written by professional practitioners and social scientists from the UK, South America, Australia and Europe, the book offers readers an insightful and thought-provoking analysis of how modern medicine has transformed our understanding of both ourselves and the world around us, but in so doing has arguably failed to fully recognize and account for, its unintended and negative effects. This is an essential read for social scientists, practitioners and policymakers who want to better understand how they can develop new ways of thinking about how modern medicine can promote social goods and enhance public health.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2015
ISBN
9781317331964
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Global Development Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. 1 An Introduction to Medicine, Risk, Discourse and Power
  6. 2 Sociology and Risk: A Link in Permanent (Re)Construction
  7. 3 Time, Risk and Health
  8. 4 Using Medicines in the Face of Uncertainty: Developing a Habermasian Understanding of Medicines’ Lifeworlds
  9. 5 Performing Risk and Power: Predictive Technologies in Personalized Medicine
  10. 6 Balancing Risk and Recovery in Mental Health: An Analysis of the Way in Which Policy Objectives Around Risk and Recovery Affect Professional Practice in England
  11. 7 Moving From Gut Feeling to Evidence: The Case of Social Work
  12. 8 Regulating for Safer Doctors in the Risk Society
  13. 9 Health Experts Challenge the Safety of Pesticides in Argentina and Brazil
  14. 10 Changing Discourses of Risk and Health Risk: A Corpus Analysis of the Usage of Risk Language in the New York Times
  15. Contributors