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Foucault, Health and Medicine
. Ed(S): Petersen, Alan R., Ph.d; Bunton, Robin; Peterson, Alan (Murdoch University, Western Australia)
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Description for Foucault, Health and Medicine
Paperback. Providing an overview of Foucaldian scholarship in health and medicine, this text assesses the impact of Foucault's work and shows how key researchers in the sociology of health and illness are currently engaging with his work. Editor(s): Petersen, Alan R., Ph.D; Bunton, Robin; Peterson, Alan (Murdoch University, Western Australia). Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPCF; JHM; MBN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 380.
The reception of Michel Foucault's work in the social sciences and humanities has been phenomenal. Foucault's concepts and methodology have encouraged new approaches to old problems and opened up new lines of enquiry. This book assesses the contribution of Foucault's work to research and thinking in the area of health and medicine, and shows how key researchers in the sociology of health and illness are currently engaging with his ideas.
Foucault, Health and Medicine explores such important issues as: Foucault's concept of 'discourse', the critique of the 'medicalization' thesis, the analysis of the body and the self, Foucault's concept of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415151788
SKU
V9780415151788
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Ref
99-1
About . Ed(S): Petersen, Alan R., Ph.d; Bunton, Robin; Peterson, Alan (Murdoch University, Western Australia)
Alan Petersen is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Murdoch, Western Australia. Robin Bunton, is Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Teesside, Middlesbrough.
Reviews for Foucault, Health and Medicine
'Clearly written, theoretically rich and a joy to read.' - Medical Sociology News 'Challenging and readable ... informative, at times provocative, but always stimulating. The range and breadth of material available within this book, combined with attempts to apply and elaborate key Foucauldian perspectives, will ensure for it the granting of essential reading status on many advanced courses ... ... Read more