Health, Medicine and Society : Key Theories, Future Agendas

Taking as its point of departure recent developments in health and social theory Health, Medicine and Society brings together a range of eminent, international scholars to reflect upon key issues at the turn of the century. Contributors draw upon a range of contemporary theories, both modernist and postmodernist, to look at the following themes: •health and social structure•the contested nature of the body•the salience of consumption and risk•the challenge of emotionsHealth, Medicine and Society provides a'state-of-the-art'assessment of health related issues at the millennium and a cogent set of arguments for the centrality of health to contemporary social theory. Written in a clear, accessible style it will be ideal reading for students and researchers in health studies, public health, medical sociology, medicine and nursing.