Essays in medical sociology
Subtitle: journeys into the field
By: Renée C. Fox.
Edition: 2nd enl. ed.
Publisher: Transaction Books
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New Brunswick, U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 711
Subjects: Social medicine.; Medicine -- Research -- Social aspects.; Social Medicine -- essays.; Sociology, Medical -- essays.
Description: "Encompasses thirty-five years of original, pioneering research in the sociology of medicine. Based on fieldwork in a variety of medical settings in the United States, Belgium, Zaire and the people's republic of China, these ethnographic essays examine chronic and terminal illness, medical research, therapeutic innovation, medical education and socialization, and bioethics. Within this framework, three empirical 'cases' have been singled out for special scrutiny--the process of becoming a physician, the development of the artificial kidney machine and organ transplantation, and the evolution of medical research in Belgium."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.