The Palgrave handbook of social theory in health, illness, and medicine

This Wide-reaching Handbook Offers A New Perspective On The Sociology Of Health, Illness And Medicine By Stressing The Importance Of Social Theory, And Giving Due Attention To Theorists Often Overlooked In The Healthcare Field Including Harriet Martineau And Raewyn Connell, As Well As More Widely Known Theorists Such As Michel Foucault And Max Weber. Here For The First Time Is A Compendium Of Both Male And Female Social Theorists From The Turn Of The 19th Century To The Present Day. Within These Chapters, Leading International Sociologists From Europe, America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand And Canada Investigate The Key Concepts And Theories Of A Single Theorist, Looking At The Way Their Ideas Such As Medicalisation, Reflexivity, Capitalism, Hegemonic Masculinity, The Biomedical Model And Social Stigma Can Be Used To Understand Specific Health Issues Including Men's Health, Indigenous Health, Disability, The Health Professions And Chronic Illness. Providing A Systematic And Comprehensive Overview Of Social Theory's Contribution To Our Understanding Of Health, Illness And Medicine, This Handbook Will Be An Invaluable Resource For Scholars And Students In The Fields Of Health, Medical Sociology And Social Theory.--provided By Publisher. 1. The Sociology Of Health, Illness And Medicine: Institutional Progress And Theoretical Frameworks ; Fran Collyer And Graham Scambler -- Part I: The 19th Century Theorists -- 2. Harriet Martineau And Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Forgotten Women In The Study Of Gender And Health?; Ellen Annandale -- 3. Karl Marx And Frederich Engels: Capitalism, Health And The Healthcare Industry; Fran Collyer -- 4. Florence Nightingale: A Research-based Approach To Health, Healthcare And Hospital Safety; Lynn Mcdonald -- 5. Emile Durkheim: Social Order And Public Health; Kevin Dew -- 6. ¡mile Durkheim And Thomas Luckmann: Religion, Spirituality And Mental Health; Rosemary Aird -- 7. George Herbert Mead: Meanings And Selves In Illness; Linda Liska Belgrave And Kathy Charmaz -- 8. Max Weber: Bureaucracy, Formal Rationality And The Modern Hospital; William C Cockerham -- Part Ii: The Early 20th Century Theorists --^ 9. Ludwik Fleck: Thought Collectives And The Sociology Of Medical Knowledge; Kevin White -- 10. Norbert Elias And Erving Goffman: Civilised-dramaturgical Bodies, Social Status And Health Inequalities; Peter Freund -- 11. Alfred Schutz: The Co-construction Of Meaning Within Professional-patient Interaction; Patrick Brown -- 12. Antonio Gramsci And Pierre Bourdieu: 'whiteness' And Indigenous Healthcare; Angela Durey -- Part Iii: The Mid 20th Century Theorists -- 13. Talcott Parsons: His Legacy And The Sociology Of Health And Illness; Evan Willis -- 14. Robert Merton: Occupational Roles, Social Status And Health Inequalities; Johannes Siegrist -- 15. George Libman Engel: The Biopsychosocial Model And The Construction Of Medical Practice; Marilys Guillemin And Emma Barnard -- 16. Harold Garfinkel: Lessons On Emergent Behaviours In Complex Organisations; Peter Nugus And Jeffrey Braithwaite -- 17. Meg Stacey: The Sociology Of Health And Healing; Hannah Bradby --^ 18. Erving Goffman: The Moral Career Of Stigma And Mental Illness; Bernice Pescosolido -- 19. Eliot Freidson: Sociological Narratives Of Professionalism And Modern Medicine; Michael Calnan -- 20. Ivan Illich And Irving Kenneth Zola: Disabling Medicalisation; Joseph E Davis -- 21. Michel Foucault: Governmentality, Health Policy And The Governance Of Childhood Obesity; Julie Henderson -- 22. Niklas Luhmann: Social Systems Theory And The Translation Of Public Health Research; Samantha Meyer, Barry Gibson And Paul Ward -- 23. Jrgen Habermas: Health And Healing Across The Lifeworld-system Divide; Graham Scambler -- 24. Pierre Bourdieu: Health Lifestyles, The Family And Social Class; Kate Huppatz -- Part Iv: The Late 20th Century And Theorists Of The Present -- 25. Colin Leys And Colin Hay: Market-driven Politics And The Depoliticisation Of Healthcare; Heather Whiteside -- 26. Vicente Navarro: Marxism, Medical Dominance, Healthcare And Health; David Coburn --^ 27. Anthony Giddens: Structuration, Drug Use, Food Choice And Long-term Illness; Jonathan Gabe And Joana Almeida -- 28. Anthony Giddens: The Reflexive Self And The Consumption Of Alternative Medicine; Katie Hughes -- 29. Anthony Giddens: Risk, Globalisation And Indigenous Public Health; Eileen Willis And Meryl Pearce -- 30. William C Cockerham: The Sociology Of Health Lifestyles; Brian Hinote -- 31. George Ritzer: Rationalisation, Consumerism And The Mcdonaldisation Of Surgery; Justin Waring And Simon Bishop -- 32. Julia Kristeva: Abjection, Embodiment And Boundaries; Trudy Rudge -- 33. Magali Sarfatti-larson And Anne Witz: Professional Projects, Class And Gender; Ivy Bourgeault -- 34. Raewyn Connell: Hegemonic Masculinities, Gender And Male Health; John Scott -- 35. Raewyn Connell: Gender, Health And Healthcare; Maree Herrett And Toni Schofield -- 36. Donna Haraway: The Digital Cyborg Assemblage And The New Digital Health Technologies; Deborah Lupton --^ 37. Mike Bury: Biographical Disruption And Long-term And Other Health Conditions; Louise Locock And Sue Ziebland -- 38. Bryan S Turner: Bringing Bodies And Citizenship Into The Discussion Of Disability; Gary L Albrecht -- 39. Peter Conrad: The Medicalisation Of Society; Simon Williams And Jonathan Gabe -- 40. Eva Feder Kittay: Dependency Work And The Social Division Of Care; Michael Fine -- 41. G̜sta Esping-andersen: Welfare Regimes And Social Inequalities In Health; Mikael Rostila -- 42. Bruno Latour: From Acting At A Distance Towards Matters Of Concern In Patient Safety; Su-yin Hor And Rick Iedema -- 43. Paul Farmer: Structural Violence And The Embodiment Of Inequality; Fernando De Maio. Edited By Fran Collyer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxx The Sociology of Health, Illness and Medicine: Institutional Progress and Theoretical Frameworks....Pages 1-15 Front Matter....Pages 17-17 Harriet Martineau and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Forgotten Women in the Study of Gender and Health....Pages 19-34 Karl Marx and Frederich Engels: Capitalism, Health and the Healthcare Industry....Pages 35-58 Florence Nightingale: A Research-Based Approach to Health, Healthcare and Hospital Safety....Pages 59-74 Émile Durkheim: Social Order and Public Health....Pages 75-90 Émile Durkheim and Thomas Luckmann: Religion, Post-Christian Spirituality and Mental Health....Pages 91-106 George Herbert Mead: Meanings and Selves in Illness....Pages 107-123 Max Weber: Bureaucracy, Formal Rationality and the Modern Hospital....Pages 124-138 Front Matter....Pages 139-139 Ludwik Fleck: Thought Collectives and the Sociology of Medical Knowledge....Pages 141-157 Norbert Elias and Erving Goffman: Civilised-Dramaturgical Bodies, Social Status and Health Inequalities....Pages 158-173 Alfred Schutz: The Co-construction of Meaning within Professional-Patient Interaction....Pages 174-190 Antonio Gramsci and Pierre Bourdieu: ‘Whiteness’ and Indigenous Healthcare....Pages 191-204 Front Matter....Pages 205-205 Talcott Parsons: His Legacy and the Sociology of Health and Illness....Pages 207-221 Robert Merton: Occupational Roles, Social Status and Health Inequalities....Pages 222-235 George Libman Engel: The Biopsychosocial Model and the Construction of Medical Practice....Pages 236-250 Harold Garfinkel: Lessons on Emergent Behaviours in Complex Organisations....Pages 251-261 Margaret Stacey: The Sociology of Health and Healing....Pages 262-272 Erving Goffman: The Moral Career of Stigma and Mental Illness....Pages 273-286 Eliot Freidson: Sociological Narratives of Professionalism and Modern Medicine....Pages 287-305 Ivan Illich and Irving Kenneth Zola: Disabling Médicalisation....Pages 306-323 Front Matter....Pages 205-205 Michel Foucault: Governmentality Health Policy and the Governance of Childhood Obesity....Pages 324-339 Niklas Luhmann: Social Systems Theory and the Translation of Public Health Research....Pages 340-354 Jürgen Habermas: Health and Healing Across the Lifeworld-System Divide....Pages 355-369 Pierre Bourdieu: Health Lifestyles, the Family and Social Class....Pages 370-385 Front Matter....Pages 387-387 Colin Leys and Colin Hay: Market-Driven Politics and the Depoliticisation of Healthcare....Pages 389-404 Vicente Navarro: Marxism, Medical Dominance, Healthcare and Health....Pages 405-423 Anthony Giddens: Structuration, Drug Use, Food Choice and Long-Term Illness....Pages 424-438 Anthony Giddens: The Reflexive Self and the Consumption of Alternative Medicine....Pages 439-454 Anthony Giddens: Risk, Globalisation and Indigenous Public Health....Pages 455-470 William C Cockerham: The Contemporary Sociology of Health Lifestyles....Pages 471-487 George Ritzer: Rationalisation, Consumerism and the McDonaldisation of Surgery....Pages 488-503 Julia Kristeva: Abjection, Embodiment and Boundaries....Pages 504-519 Magali Sarfatti Larson and Anne Witz: Professional Projects, Class and Gender....Pages 520-534 Raewyn Connell: Hegemonic Masculinities, Gender and Male Health....Pages 535-549 Raewyn Connell: Gender, Health and Healthcare....Pages 550-566 Donna Haraway: The Digital Cyborg Assemblage and the New Digital Health Technologies....Pages 567-581 Mike Bury: Biographical Disruption and Long-Term and Other Health Conditions....Pages 582-598 Bryan S. Turner: Bringing Bodies and Citizenship into the Discussion of Disability....Pages 599-614 Peter Conrad: The Médicalisation of Society....Pages 615-627 Eva Feder Kittay: Dependency Work and the Social Division of Care....Pages 628-643 Front Matter....Pages 387-387 Gøsta Esping-Andersen: Welfare Regimes and Social Inequalities in Health....Pages 644-659 Bruno Latour: From Acting at a Distance Towards Matters of Concern in Patient Safety....Pages 660-674 Paul Farmer: Structural Violence and the Embodiment of Inequality....Pages 675-690 Back Matter....Pages 691-710 This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory. Examining a range of classic and contemporary female and male theorists from across the globe, it explores various issues including chronic illness, counselling and the rising problems of obesity. This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory, and giving due attention to theorists often overlooked in the healthcare field including Harriet Martineau and Raewyn Connell, as well as more widely known theorists such as Michel Foucault and Max Weber. Here for the first time is a compendium of both male and female social theorists from the turn of the 19th century to the present day. Within these chapters, leading international sociologists from Europe, America, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada investigate the key concepts and theories of a single theorist, looking at the way their ideas such as medicalisation, reflexivity, capitalism, hegemonic masculinity, the biomedical model and social stigma can be used to understand specific health issues including men's health, Indigenous health, disability, the health professions and chronic illness. Providing a systematic and comprehensive overview of social theory's contribution to our understanding of health, illness and medicine, this handbook will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students in the fields of Health, Medical Sociology and Social Theory