Contents:
Part I - Health Beliefs and Knowledge 1.
Herzlich, C. The individual, the way of life and the genesis of illness 2.
Blaxter, M. Why do the victims blame themselves? 3.
Davison, C., Davey Smith, G. and
Frankel, S. Lay epidemiology and the prevention paradox: the implications of coronary candidacy for health promotion 4.
Calnan, M. Lifestyle and its meaning 5.
Brown, P. Popular epidemiology, toxic waste and social movements 6.
Parsons, E. and
Atkinson, P. Lay constructions of genetic risk
Part II - Inequalities and Pattering of Health and Illness 7.
Berkman, L.S., Glass, T., Brissette, I. and
Seeman, E. From social integration to health: Durkheim in the New Millenium 8.
Wilkinson, R. The epidemiological transition: from material scarcity to social disadvantage? 9.
Vagero, D. and
Illsley, R. Explaining health inequalities: beyond Black and Barker 10.
Wadsworth, M. Health inequalities in the life course perspective 11.
Nazroo, J.Y. Genetic, cultural or socio-economic vulnerability? 12.
Macintyre, S., Hunt, K. and
Sweeting, H. Gender differences in health: are they as simple as they seem?
Part III - Professional and Patient Interactions 13.
Freidson, E. The social organisation of illness 14.
Annandale, E. Working on the front line: risk culture and nursing in the new NHS 15.
Lupton, D. Consumerism, reflexivity and the medical encounter 16.
Silverman, D. Going private: ceremonial forms in a medical oncology clinic 17.
S. Cant and
U. Sharma 18.
Charles, c., Gafni, A. and
Whelan, T. Decision making in the physician-patient encounter: revisiting the shared treatment decision-making model
Part IV - Chronic Illness and Disability 19.
Williams, G. The genesis of chronic illness: narrative reconstruction 20.
Kelly, M. and
Field, D. Medical sociology, chronic illness and the body 21.
Bury, M. Defining and researching disability: challenges and responses 22.
Oliver, M. Defining impairment and disabilty: the issues at stake 23.
Carriciuburu, D. and
Pierret J. From biographical disruption to biographical reinforcement: the case of HIV-positive men 24.
Frank When bodies need voices
Part V - The Sociology of Evaluation and Politics of Health Care 25.
Gabe, J. Continuity and change in the British National Health Service 26.
Harrison, S. The politics of evidence-based medicine in the United Kingdom 27.
Light, D. and
Hughes, D. A sociological perspective on rationing: power rhetoric and situated practices 28.
Fitzpatrick, R. and
Boulton, M. Qualitative methods for assessing health care 29.
Howitt, A. and
Armstrong, D. Implementing evidence-based medicine in general practice: audit and qualitative study of antithrombotic treatment for atrial fibrilation 30.
Featherstone, K. and
Donovan, J.L. Random allocation or allocation at random? Patients' perspectives of participation in a randomised controlled trial