Jonathan Gabe

Simon J. Williams

Michael Calnan

Taking as its point of departure recent developments in health and social theory Health, Medicine and Society brings together a range of eminent, international scholars to reflect upon key issues at the turn of the century. Contributors draw upon a range of contemporary theories, both modernist and postmodernist, to look at the following themes: *health and social structure *the contested nature of the body *the salience of consumption and risk *the challenge of emotions Health, Medicine and Society provides a 'state-of-the-art' assessment of health related issues at the millennium and a cogent set of arguments for the centrality of health to contemporary social theory. Written in a clear, accessible style it will be ideal reading for students and researchers in health studies, public health, medical sociology, medicine and nursing.

Key Theories, Future Agendas

Health, Medicine and Society

Simon Johnson Williams

The contributors examine lay experiences and evaluations of medicines and drugs, chronic illness and life-saving technology, and new reproductive technologies. In doing so, they firmly ground some of the more abstract theoretical debates surrounding modern medicine and the lay population in the empirical evidence. In addition, the growing popularity of complementary therapies as a challenge to orthodox medicine is examined.

Lay Perspectives and Experiences

Modern Medicine

In the context of substantial changes in health service policy and public health policy in England and Wales over the last two decades, Health Policy, Power and Politics fills an important gap by providing an up-to-date and accessible account and sociological analysis of recent trends in health policies.

Michael Calnan

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