Pharmaceuticals and Society: Critical Discourses and Debates

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Simon J. Williams, Jonathan Gabe, Peter Davis
John Wiley & Sons, Feb 9, 2009 - Social Science - 168 pages
Drawing on the latest international sociological research, this monograph takes a critical look at contemporary developments, discourses, and debate on pharmaceuticals and society.
  • Key issues covered include pharmaceuticals and medicalization and the science and politics of drug development, testing, and regulation
  • Investigates the constructions of pharmaceuticals in professional and popular culture and the meaning and use of medications in everyday life
  • Investigates pharmaceuticals, consumerism, and citizenship and the impact of innovation and expectations regarding pharmaceutical futures
  • Written in a lively, accessible style, with many engaging and important insights from key international figures in the field
 

Selected pages

Contents

directtoconsumer
12
Modafinil the media and
25
Pharma in the bedroom and the kitchen
41
the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer
71
Monica J Casper and Laura M Carpenter
80
professional expertise
97
In whose interest? Relationships between health consumer
112
factors likely to affect service user
126
Shifting paradigms? Reflections on regenerative medicine
140
Index
155
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About the author (2009)

Simon J. Williams teaches the Sociology of Health and Illness with particular reference to the body, health and social research methods at Warwick University.

Jonathan Gabe is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Health and Social Care at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Peter Davis is Professor, Sociology of Health and Well-Being, at the University of Auckland.

Bibliographic information

TitlePharmaceuticals and Society: Critical Discourses and Debates
Volume 3 of Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
EditorsSimon J. Williams, Jonathan Gabe, Peter Davis
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2009
ISBN1405190841, 9781405190848
Length168 pages
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Social Science / Sociology / General
  
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