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The Sociology of Medical Screening

Critical Perspectives, New Directions

Author: Natalie Armstrong and Helen Eborall   Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs

The Sociology of Medical Screening
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As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues.

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As new technology makes it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an overview of these fundamental issues.

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The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents a series of readings that provide an up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening.

  • Features new research data in most of the contributions
  • Includes contributions from eminent sociologists such as David Armstrong, Stefan Timmermans, and Alison Pilnick
  • Represents one of the only collections to specifically address the sociology of medical screening

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About the Author

Natalie Armstrong is lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health at the University of Leicester. A medical sociologist, Dr. Armstrong has previously held research posts at the University of Warwick and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Helen Eborall is lecturer in Social Science Applied to Health at the University of Leicester, having previously worked as a research fellow at the University of Cambridge.

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As advancements in technology make it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this key strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. This has provoked a need for a cohesive and well-developed sociology of medical screening. The Sociology of Medical Screening: Critical Perspectives, New Directions presents an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the diverse sociological issues relating to population-based medical screening. The Editors' introductory chapter identifies the salient sociological questions pertinent to medical screening, reflects on the sociology of screening to date and sociology's potential contribution to wider debates about screening, and finally presents possible future research directions. The next chapter presents a genealogy of screening and serves as an interesting accompaniment. Subsequent chapters present a collection of exciting new works that examine and demonstrate current sociological concerns from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. The Sociology of Medical Screening offers timely and important insights into the complex and myriad social implications of screening in the modern age.

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As advancements in technology make it possible to screen for an increasing number of medical conditions, this key strategy of preventive medicine raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry. This has provoked a need for a cohesive and well-developed sociology of medical screening.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd | Wiley-Blackwell
Published
13th July 2012
Edition
2nd
Pages
168
ISBN
9781118231784

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