The Sociology of Medical Screening : Critical Perspectives, New Directions

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 Content: Chapter 1 The Sociology of Medical Screening: Past, Present and Future (pages 1–16): Natalie Armstrong and Helen Eborall Chapter 2 Screening: Mapping Medicine's Temporal Spaces (pages 17–32): David Armstrong Chapter 3 The Experience of Risk as ‘Measured Vulnerability’: Health Screening and Lay Uses of Numerical Risk (pages 33–46): Chris Gillespie Chapter 4 Expanded Newborn Screening: Articulating the Ontology of Diseases with Bridging Work in the Clinic (pages 47–59): Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder Chapter 5 Resisting the Screening Imperative: Patienthood, Populations and Politics in Prostate Cancer Detection Technologies for the UK (pages 60–72): Alex Faulkner Chapter 6 A Molecular Monopoly? HPV Testing, the Pap Smear and the Molecularisation of Cervical Cancer Screening in the USA (pages 73–89): Stuart Hogarth, Michael M. Hopkins and Victor Rodriguez Chapter 7 Blind Spots and Adverse Conditions of Care: Screening Migrants for Tuberculosis in France and Germany (pages 90–104): Janina Kehr Chapter 8 ‘Let's have it Tested First’: Choice and Circumstances in Decision?Making Following Positive Antenatal Screening in Hong Kong (pages 105–120): Alison Pilnick and Olga Zayts Chapter 9 Representing and Intervening: ‘doing’ Good Care in First Trimester Prenatal Knowledge Production and Decision?Making (pages 121–135): Nete Schwennesen and Lene Koch Chapter 10 ‘Wakey Wakey Baby’: Narrating Four?Dimensional (4D) Bonding Scans (pages 136–150): Julie Roberts __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 Content: Chapter 1 The Sociology of Medical Screening: Past, Present and Future (pages 1–16): Natalie Armstrong and Helen EborallChapter 2 Screening: Mapping Medicine's Temporal Spaces (pages 17–32): David ArmstrongChapter 3 The Experience of Risk as ‘Measured Vulnerability’: Health Screening and Lay Uses of Numerical Risk (pages 33–46): Chris GillespieChapter 4 Expanded Newborn Screening: Articulating the Ontology of Diseases with Bridging Work in the Clinic (pages 47–59): Stefan Timmermans and Mara BuchbinderChapter 5 Resisting the Screening Imperative: Patienthood, Populations and Politics in Prostate Cancer Detection Technologies for the UK (pages 60–72): Alex FaulknerChapter 6 A Molecular Monopoly? HPV Testing, the Pap Smear and the Molecularisation of Cervical Cancer Screening in the USA (pages 73–89): Stuart Hogarth, Michael M. Hopkins and Victor RodriguezChapter 7 Blind Spots and Adverse Conditions of Care: Screening Migrants for Tuberculosis in France and Germany (pages 90–104): Janina KehrChapter 8 ‘Let's have it Tested First’: Choice and Circumstances in Decision?Making Following Positive Antenatal Screening in Hong Kong (pages 105–120): Alison Pilnick and Olga ZaytsChapter 9 Representing and Intervening: ‘doing’ Good Care in First Trimester Prenatal Knowledge Production and Decision?Making (pages 121–135): Nete Schwennesen and Lene KochChapter 10 ‘Wakey Wakey Baby’: Narrating Four?Dimensional (4D) Bonding Scans (pages 136–150): Julie Roberts

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