Medicine, Risk, Discourse And Power (Routledge Advances In Sociology)

This book provides a comprehensive examination of the complex issues surrounding the regulation of the medical profession, focusing on the relationship between medicine, the state and the public. It aims to offer an insight into key sociological theories surrounding medical regulation; a historically situated analysis of the contemporary relationship between medicine, the state and the public; an overview of relevant social scientific research; insight into possible future directions for medical governance; as well as recommendations for further reading.

• | Author: John Martyn Chamberlain
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Nov 24, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 244 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0415502691
• | ISBN-13: 9780415502696