Health Care and Health Knowledge

Download or read book Health Care and Health Knowledge written by Robert Dingwall and published by Routledge Library Editions: British Sociological Association. This book was released on 2018-05-09 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Images of Pregnancy in Antenatal Literature -- Old Age as a Social Problem -- Therapeutic Optimism and Treatment of the Insane -- The Reproduction of Medical Knowledge -- Social Control Rituals in Medicine -- Everyday and Medical Knowledge in Categorising Patients -- Magical Elements in Orthodox Medicine -- When Was Your Last Period? -- Policy and Practice in Paramedical Organisations