The Word as Scalpel: A History of Medical Sociology

The Word as Scalpel: A History of Medical Sociology
ISBN-10
0195072324
ISBN-13
9780195072327
Category
Medical
Pages
348
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Authors
Samuel William Bloom, Samuel W. Bloom

Description

Medical sociology is now an established subdiscipline in both medicine and sociology. This book traces the intellectual and institutional evolution of the field in relation to antecedents of the past 2000 years. Drawing on his own experience as a participant and witness as well as from diverse fields, the author provides an account of the ongoing search for knowledge about relationship between illness, medicine, and society.

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