Health & Illness

Adopting a feminist science and technology studies approach, this theoretically sophisticated, empirically informed analysis of the social constitution of disease and the philosophy of health seeks to map the social and medical negotiations taking place around the disease, shedding light on the ways..

Adopting a feminist science and technology studies approach, this theoretically sophisticated, empirically informed analysis of the social constitution of disease and the philosophy of health seeks to map the social and medical negotiations taking place around the disease, shedding light on the ways..

Clinical trials have become key technologies for decision making in the contemporary world. Their results shape medical practice and determine priorities across health care systems, but the work that goes into producing credible data is often hidden. Medical Proofs, Social Experiments draws upon det..

Clinical trials have become key technologies for decision making in the contemporary world. Their results shape medical practice and determine priorities across health care systems, but the work that goes into producing credible data is often hidden. Medical Proofs, Social Experiments draws upon det..

This title was first published in 2003: Although young people are generally very healthy, it has become clear that young people’s management of chronic illness can have serious consequences later in life. This book explores how gender differentially affects both the ways in which young people manage..

Shedding light on the meaning of 'passing' and 'outing' in relation to identity, Passing/Out constructs a dialogue between the work of scholars whose intellectual careers began prior to the advent of queer theory and those whose work has been more immediately and directly shaped by this approach, wi..

Shedding light on the meaning of 'passing' and 'outing' in relation to identity, Passing/Out constructs a dialogue between the work of scholars whose intellectual careers began prior to the advent of queer theory and those whose work has been more immediately and directly shaped by this approach, wi..

Recognizing Transsexuals is the first sociological examination of how the bodies of transpeople are figured and reconfigured in socio, politico and medico-legal contexts while considering the impact of these shifts. It will be of interest to those concerned with embodiment, the sociology of law, sex..

Recognizing Transsexuals is the first sociological examination of how the bodies of transpeople are figured and reconfigured in socio, politico and medico-legal contexts while considering the impact of these shifts. It will be of interest to those concerned with embodiment, the sociology of law, sex..

With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol around..

With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol around..

Reproductive Health and Gender Equality offers a much needed empirical study of women's reproductive health. The author challenges the prevailing bioscience and public health models by linking women's reproductive health to gender equality measures and development policies. The results will be of in..