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Foucault, health and medicine /
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1997.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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, |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxi, 256 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203005341 9780203005347 9781134745470 1134745478 1281325600 9781281325600 9786611325602 6611325603 |