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2. Prelims
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3. Artificial Intelligence and Positive Psychology: Mental Health and Well-being Support
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Barnes, Steven, author and Prescott, Julie, author
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4. References
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5. Discussion and Conclusions
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Barnes, Steven, author and Prescott, Julie, author
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6. Barriers to Entry: Navigating Issues by Employing Users in the Design and Development of Digital Innovations
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Barnes, Steven, author and Prescott, Julie, author
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7. Introduction and Overview
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Barnes, Steven, author and Prescott, Julie, author
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8. Ecological Momentary Assessment: Mobile Applications, Social Media, and Wearable Technology
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Barnes, Steven, author and Prescott, Julie, author
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9. Positive Psychology and Digital Games
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Barnes, Steven, author and Prescott, Julie, author
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10. Paradoxes of PrEP for HIV Prevention
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Skovdal, Morten
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Public health and preventative medicine ,Medical sociology ,Medicine: HIV/AIDS, retroviral diseases ,Public health and preventive medicine - Abstract
Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a drug taken by HIV-negative people that reduces the risk of getting HIV. Comparing two case studies in Denmark and Zimbabwe, this book demonstrates six paradoxes that users often encounter in navigating their PrEP journey. These paradoxes lead to contentions, uncertainties, dilemmas and ambiguities that need to be carefully and pensively responded to through what the author terms ‘everyday PrEP negotiations’. The social nature and need for such everyday PrEP negotiations help explain why PrEP works for some people and not for others. This book argues that such insight is critical to make PrEP work for more people and to inform social public health responses. more...
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11. Inequality Kills Us All
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Bezruchka, Stephen
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United States ,Young Men ,Hair Cortisol ,Low Birthweight Babies ,Worse Health Outcomes ,Low Birthweight ,Face To Face ,Hair Cortisol Levels ,Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation ,TAVI ,Allostatic Load ,Healthy Life Expectancy ,Overton Window ,FEMA ,Ceo Pay ,Shorter Telomeres ,Air Rage ,Holy Man ,Normal Vital Signs ,Ace Score ,Student Public Interest Research Groups ,SDOH ,LGB ,Natural Birth Control ,OECD Country ,Medical sociology ,Personal and public health / health education ,Nursing and ancillary services ,Ethnic studies ,Sociology - Abstract
The complex answer to why the United States does so poorly in health measures has at its base one pervasive issue: The United States has by far the highest levels of inequality of all the rich countries. Inequality Kills Us All details how living in a society with entrenched hierarchies increases the negative effects of illnesses for everyone. The antidote must start, Stephen Bezruchka recognizes, with a broader awareness of the nature of the problem, and out of that understanding policies that eliminate these inequalities: A fair system of taxation, so that the rich are paying their share; support for child well-being, including paid parental leave, continued monthly child support payments, and equitable educational opportunities; universal access to healthcare; and a guaranteed income for all Americans. The aim is to have a society that treats everyone well—and health will follow. more...
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12. Gesundheit in der Postmoderne
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Böddeker, Marina and Hehlmann, Thomas
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Public Health ,Postmoderne ,Postmodernism ,Gesundheit ,Health ,Health Communication ,Gesundheitskommunikation ,WHO ,Biopolitics ,Biopolitik ,Medicine ,Medizin ,Culture ,Kultur ,Sociology of Medicine ,Medizinsoziologie ,Care ,Pflege ,Health, illness and addiction: social aspects ,Society and culture: general ,Educational strategies and policy ,Medical sociology ,History of science ,Politics and government ,Political science and theory - Abstract
In einem neuen postmodernen und transdisziplinären Verständnis von Public Health versteht sich die bisherige Außengrenze der Disziplin als eine, die proliferiert, zum Überschreiten einlädt und ihren Verlauf ständig mit einem neuen Verfallsdatum versieht. Der enge Rahmen, der künstlich um das derzeit sehr bescheidene Fächerspektrum gezogen wird, engt den Blick auf Gesundheit unnötig ein. So behindert er sogar die 1986 von der WHO eingeforderte gesamtgesellschaftlich getragene Sorge um die Gesundheit der Bevölkerung. In einem innovativen Vorhaben versammeln die Beiträger*innen diejenigen Fachdisziplinen, die bislang nicht ausreichend in gesundheitswissenschaftlichen Diskussionen berücksichtigt wurden. Damit öffnen sie den akademischen Diskurs und geben einen Ausblick auf eine Gesundheitswissenschaft ohne Grenzen. more...
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13. Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity
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Milstein, Tema and Castro-Sotomayor, José
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Young Men ,Animal Kingdom ,environmental activism ,Bullhead Catfish ,Tema Milstein ,Luther Standing Bear ,José Castro-Sotomayor ,Vice Versa ,Ecocultural Identity ,Positive Discourse Analysis ,environmental communication ,Anti-fossil Fuel ,environmental identity ,Techno Scientific Practice ,Anthropocene ,Chesapeake Bay Watershed ,environmental politics ,Ecocultural Perspective ,identity ,Climate Disruption ,borderland theory ,Oral History ,ecocultural identities ,Human Nonhuman Relationships ,indigenous ecocultural ,Social impact of environmental issues ,Sociology ,Communication studies ,Social, group or collective psychology ,Applied ecology ,Environmentalist thought and ideology ,Medical sociology ,Politics and government - Abstract
The Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity brings the ecological turn to sociocultural understandings of self. The editors introduce a broad, insightful assembly of original theory and research on planetary positionalities in flux in the Anthropocene – or what in this Handbook cultural ecologist David Abram presciently renames the Humilocene, a new “epoch of humility.” Forty international authors craft a kaleidoscopic lens, focusing on the following key interdisciplinary inquiries: Part I illuminates identity as always ecocultural, expanding dominant understandings of who we are and how our ways of identifying engender earthly outcomes. Part II examines ways ecocultural identities are fostered and how difference and spaces of interaction can be sources of environmental conviviality. Part III illustrates consequential ways the media sphere informs, challenges, and amplifies particular ecocultural identities. Part IV delves into the constitutive power of ecocultural identities and illuminates ways ecological forces shape the political sphere. Part V demonstrates multiple and unspooling ways in which ecocultural identities can evolve and transform to recall ways forward to reciprocal surviving and thriving. TheRoutledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity provides an essential resource for scholars, teachers, students, protectors, and practitioners interested in ecological and sociocultural regeneration. The Routledge Handbook of Ecocultural Identity has been awarded the 2020 Book Award from the National Communication Association's (USA) Environmental Communication Division. more...
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14. Index
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15. The Moral Lessons of Chemsex
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Nagington, Maurice
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chemsex ,queer ,queer culture ,sexuality ,Medical sociology ,Birth control, contraception, family planning ,Gender studies: men and boys ,Health, illness and addiction: social aspects ,Addiction and therapy ,Sociology - Abstract
This book explores how gay and bi men’s lived experiences of chemsex intersect with its cultural representations. It argues that while normative moral frameworks are often used to talk about chemsex, chemsex sub-cultures contain their own valuable moral frameworks that can provide lessons about some of the most pressing concerns of contemporary society. Drawing from a tradition of scholarship that views queer sub-cultures as having pedagogical value for all of society, Maurice Nagington critiques norms that govern lives in relation to: the interactions of bodies, sex and capitalism, trauma and tragedy, the regulation of boundaries, and the disciplinary apparatuses in modern society. Each chapter takes its lead from themes informed by the analysis of longitudinal interviews conducted over a two-year period by the author and an archive of materials concerning chemsex such as films, soundtracks, health promotion pamphlets, newspaper articles, blogs, and ethnographic field notes. Linking the accounts of interviewees to wider debates about and representations of chemsex, this innovative book develops a cohesive narrative about the moral lessons chemsex can teach us. Contributing to the emerging field of critical chemsex studies, this volume is of interest to advanced students and scholars interested in gender and sexuality studies, sociology of health and illness, medical anthropology, critical public health and criminology, as well those who are involved in chemsex and wish to read and reflect about it as more than just a problem. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license. more...
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16. Dietro le quinte
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Lusardi, Roberto
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Invisible work ,Medical practice ,Back-scene in healthcare ,Ethnography ,Science and technology studies ,Sociology ,Medical sociology ,Medicine: general issues - Abstract
Medicine is a powerful symbol in human history and societies and it is difficult to distinguish its worldly properties, concerning daily functioning, actual capacities and contradictions, from the public image of expert knowledge to which we collectively delegate responsibility for our individual and collective well-being. The book stems from the desire and need to explore what is ""behind the scenes"" of medicine, in that gray area that is daily care practices. What the patient, or the external observer, often sees is the limelight of medicine: the moment in which the therapeutic or diagnostic act takes place, when the clinical intervention becomes defined and tangible. To arrive at that final moment, a vast network of preparation, coordination and maintenance activities took place away from the eyes of the ""public"", a hidden web of processes and practices that make effective care possible. The aim of the volume is to bring to light these processes (often neglected by the scientific literature and the collective representations), through an investigation that refers to the theoretical reflections of some classics of the sociological tradition, such as Erving Goffman and Anselm Strauss, integrating them with more recent developments in the field of organizational and social studies on science and technology. The volume presents and discusses two ethnographic studies carried out in opposite social and health contexts: the hospital Intensive care unit and the Health district grappling with the implementation of social and health integration services. The first case represents the technical nucleus of the medical-health apparatus, in which, through an intricate ensemble of technologies, drugs, clinical devices and organizational and professional choices, medicine shows the greatest effectiveness in domesticating the biological body and human variability. On the contrary, social and health integration services try to contain the uncertainty and instability that accompanies treatment trajectories outside hospital settings. The choice of cases stems from the intention to show how, despite the significant differences in context, the background remains as the space in which medicine is built on a daily basis. more...
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17. Linking Ages
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Wanka, Anna, Freutel-Funke, Tabea, Andresen, Sabine, and Oswald, Frank
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age ,ageing ,childhood ,later life ,intergenerational ,lifecourse ,Sociology ,Pre-school and kindergarten ,Human geography ,Personal and public health / health education ,Social welfare and social services ,Geriatric medicine ,Social and cultural anthropology ,Disability: social aspects ,Medical sociology ,Health, illness and addiction: social aspects - Abstract
When we ponder about whether it is time to finish a degree, start a family, or retire, we often draw on age to make an assessment: When are we too young, or too old, to do something – and what age is the right one? Age, thereby, is a central social category for Western societies: more than gender, ethnicity or social status age affects our social position, networks, lifestyles and aspirations. By asking what childhood and ageing research can learn from each other, this edited volume brings both fields into a fruitful dialogue. It touches upon topics like theories and method(olog)ies, space and time, health and care, technologies and digitalization, play, work and consumption, as well as violence, well-being and childrens’ and older peoples’ rights. This volume will appeal to scholars and students interested in childhood studies and ageing studies/gerontology located in a range of disciplines, from sociology to social work, social and cultural anthropology, educational sciences, human geography, architecture, urban planning, architecture, health and disability studies, nursing studies, political sciences and law. more...
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18. A Brief Social History of Tuberculosis
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Chakraborty, Arnab, Jayawickrama, Janaka, and Zhang, Yong-an
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Tuberculosis ,Tuberculosis, Infectious Disease, Global Health, Wellbeing, Epidemics ,Infectious Disease ,Global Health ,Wellbeing ,Epidemics ,Human biology ,Anthropology ,Infectious and contagious diseases ,Medical sociology ,Personal and public health / health education ,History of medicine ,Social and cultural history - Abstract
A Brief Social History of Tuberculosis delves into the history of tuberculosis and its impact on human populations. Drawing on research and expert experiences, the three research chapters (3–5) will explore how the disease has affected communities throughout history, and how society has responded to the threat of tuberculosis over time. Tuberculosis has been a persistent and devastating force from the crowded cities of the Industrial Revolution to the present day. However, this book will argue that there is much to be learned from the successes and failures of past efforts to control the disease from a social perspective. By examining the history of tuberculosis, researchers and policymakers can gain valuable insights into the challenges of infectious disease control, as well as the social and political factors that shape our response to such challenges. This volume will focus on generating critical discussions among scholars, researchers, and policymakers: it will be informative, engaging, and an essential read for anyone interested in the history of medicine, public health, and the ongoing struggle against infectious diseases worldwide. more...
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19. Why We Worry
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Paulsen, Roland
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Worry ,tress ,Counterfactual Thinking ,Mental Illness ,Risk Society ,Reflexivity ,Obsessive Compulsive ,Suicide ,Self-harm ,Existentialism ,Precarity ,Inequality ,Addiction ,Health, illness and addiction: social aspects ,Abnormal psychology ,Child, developmental and lifespan psychology ,Sociology ,Psychotherapy ,Medical sociology - Abstract
Something must have changed in society. We weren’t always this worried. Not always caught up in disastrous scenarios in our minds. What is this nagging voice in our head? Why won’t it stop, and why are we so fixated on it? In Why We Worry, Roland Paulsen paints a broad picture of the cultural variations and historical evolution of anxiety. Through this lens, he invites readers to explore the paradox of how material wealth has enriched our lives in every aspect except one: our mental well-being. This book offers empirically grounded insights into the sociological underpinnings of issues relating to worry. As such, it is suitable for undergraduate students in psychology, sociology, and medicine – and anyone who has ever been trapped in rumination. more...
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20. Living with Health Inequalities
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Rogers, Anne and Pilgrim, David
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health risks associated with social economic and political inequality ,traditional public health approach ,morbidity and their structural causes ,living in unequal social conditions ,biopsychosocial approach ,domestic and local settings ,complexities of health inequalities holistically in their studies ,Medical sociology ,Health, illness and addiction: social aspects ,Personal and public health / health education ,Mental health services ,Sport science, physical education ,Sociology - Abstract
This book explores how people encounter, understand, live with and respond to health risks associated with social, economic and political inequality. Complementing a traditional public health approach, the book moves beyond a focus on categories of morbidity and their structural causes. Instead, it focuses on everyday understandings and actions for people living in unequal social conditions. Making use of a variety of case studies related to physical and mental health, the authors emphasise interpersonal relationships, biographical meanings and the daily tactics of ‘getting by’. These are recurrently linked to the social-structural aspects of particular times and places. The book: Draws upon, applies and extends the biopsychosocial approach, which is well known to students of public health. Respects and gives due weight to the experience in context of people who live with health inequalities, in domestic and local settings. Explores notions of personal agency and the contingencies of everyday life, in order to offer a focused psycho-social compliment to a public health tradition dominated by top-down reasoning. This is an important read for all those seeking to understand the complexities of health inequalities holistically in their studies, research and practice. The book brings together thinking in the fields of public health, sociology, mental health and social policy. more...
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21. Midwives in Mexico
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Laako, Hanna and Sánchez-Ramírez, Georgina
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Obstetric Violence ,Traditional Midwives ,political autonomy ,Autonomous Midwives ,body-territoriality ,Indigenous Midwives ,midwifery activism ,Professional Midwives ,Mexican midwives ,Birth Centers ,situated politics ,Traditional Midwifery ,Professional Midwifery ,Direct Entry Midwife ,Midwifery Studies ,Human Rights ,Biomedical System ,Midwifery School ,Birthing Woman ,Quintana Roo ,Autonomous Midwifery ,Midwifery Research ,Modern Midwife ,Induced Abortion ,Native Midwives ,Reproductive Rights ,Safe Abortion ,Social and cultural anthropology ,Human biology ,Anthropology ,Regional / International studies ,Ethnic studies ,Development studies ,Medical sociology ,Midwifery ,Birth control, contraception, family planning ,Gynaecology and obstetrics ,Reproductive medicine ,Politics and government ,Sociology ,Gender studies: women and girls - Abstract
This bookpresents the contemporary history and dynamics of Mexican midwifery - professional, (post)modern or autonomous, traditional and Indigenous - as profoundly political and embedded in differing societal stratifications. By situated politics, the authors refer to various networks, spaces and territories, which are also constructed by the midwives. By politically situated, the authors refer to various intersections, unsettled relations and contexts in which Mexican midwives are positioned. Examining Mexican midwiferies in depth, the volume sharpens the focus on the worlds in which midwives are profoundly immersed as agents in generating and participating in movements, alliances, health professions, communities, homes, territories and knowledges. The chapters provide a complex panorama of midwives in Mexico with an array of insights into their professional and political autonomy, (post)coloniality, body-territoriality, the challenges of defining midwifery, and above all, into the ways in which contemporary Mexican midwiferies relate to a complex set of human rights. The book will be of interest to a range of scholars from anthropology, sociology, politics, global health, gender studies, development studies, and Latin American studies, as well as to midwives and other professionals involved in childbirth policy and practice. more...
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22. A History of Rhetoric, Sound, and Health and Healing
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Bivens, Kristin Marie
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Rhetoric ,Sound ,Health ,Healing ,Sonic healing ,Medical humanities ,Medico-sonic knowledge ,Therapy ,Onomatopoeia ,Metaphor ,Simile ,Rhetorical ventriloquism ,Medical technology ,Communication studies ,Linguistics ,Nursing and ancillary services ,Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies ,Personal and public health / health education ,Medical sociology ,History ,Cultural studies ,Media studies ,Research methods: general - Abstract
A History of Rhetoric, Sound, and Health and Healing argues for medico-sonic knowledge — systematically interpreted bodily sounds with medical knowledge mediated by rhetoric — as an evolving corporeal practice with an incomparable, sprawling history. Taking a materialist-feminist perspective, the book rhetorically accounts for sound and suggests rhetoric enables bodily sounds as understandable, knowable, and treatable with power to help and discipline bodies in health, healing, and hospital contexts. From an expansive, pan-historiographic approach integrated with and influenced by fieldwork from neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Denmark and the United States, the author explores intentional and unintentional diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic uses of sound in contemporary Western biomedical health systems and promotes a new research concept and fieldwork practice, sound in all research. The insightful, timely volume will interest students and researchers in the medical humanities, rhetoric and communication, health communication, sound studies, medical and allied health sciences, and research methods. more...
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23. Abortion as a sociological case
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Kimport, Katrina and Weitz, Tracy A
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Sociology ,Human Society ,abortion ,gender ,medical sociology ,political economy ,race ,social movements - Abstract
Abstract: For over a century, abortion has been politically and socially contested, affecting people's lives through personal experience and/or public discourse. In the United States (US), abortion is sometimes exceptional—treated differently from other procedures, professions, and political issues—and sometimes an exemplar—an accessible example of a commonly occurring social, political, or personal phenomenon. It is, in other words, an excellent sociological case study. Yet the sociological literature on abortion is relatively thin. In this essay, we review research on abortion and opportunities for future sociological work in eight areas: gender; race; the body and embodiment; political economy; organizations, occupations, and work; medical sociology; law and society; and social movements. Sociologists have much to contribute to characterizing and understanding abortion, particularly following the 2022 US Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion. The discipline also has much to learn from studying abortion as a case. With its multifaceted social and political status and intersections with key areas of sociological interest, abortion offers a generative case for advancing sociological concepts, subfields, and constructs. While not exhaustive, our review aims to spark interest and inquiry, showcasing how a topic that spurs strong opinions can also catalyze sociological insights. more...
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24. Sociology in Medical Undergraduate Education: A Survey in Greece
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Pelagia Soultatou, Trisevgeni Trantali, Constantinos-Chrysovalantis Patithras, and Charalampos Economou
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sociology of health ,medical sociology ,medical education ,curriculum ,Greece ,Special aspects of education ,LC8-6691 ,Medicine - Abstract
The integration of sociology into medical education is essential for cultivating a nuanced understanding of the complex interplay between social determinants and health outcomes. This national cross-sectional survey utilized a qualitative, descriptive research approach to examine the inclusion of sociology as a course in the undergraduate curricula of medical schools in Greek higher education. Data collection and analysis were conducted through a comprehensive review of the syllabi from all seven medical schools in Greece. The analysis revealed that none of the seven undergraduate medical curricula include sociology as a discrete course. Social medicine is offered as a discrete course in three out of the seven programs, whereas sociological concepts are present in the majority of the medical curricula (six out of seven). A significant gap in the integration of sociology as a discrete course within Greek medical graduate education is revealed. To better equip future medical doctors with sociological lenses towards medical practice, a more comprehensive integration of sociology into medical training is recommended. more...
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25. Genetic subjectivities of prospective fathers: men's attitudes toward epigenetics.
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Kearney, Matthew
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MEN'S attitudes , *HEREDITY , *SOCIAL medicine , *MEDICAL history taking , *EPIGENETICS - Abstract
This study investigates prospective fathers' reaction to epigenetics and its implications for heredity. Mounting scientific evidence that epigenetic changes transmit through fathers, not just mothers, makes it important to learn how men regard their inheritance conceptually and its relevance for their behavior. This study features in-depth interviews with 31 prospective fathers in Canada. About one-third of respondents had heard of epigenetics, but only one had substantial knowledge. After a non-technical explanation, virtually all found epigenetics plausible, though to varying degrees and with varying mental models of how epigenetic inheritance would work. Nearly all expressed a strong desire to follow whatever behaviors would improve the health of their future children, even lifestyle changes, thus re-aligning responsible fatherhood with new scientific findings. This demonstrates the new concept of genetic subjectivity: socially conditioned attitudes and normative agency based on genetic science. Implications for the ontology of gendered inheritance and social relations are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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26. Flexible Austerity: Negotiating the Unequal Effects of Resource Shortages in Racialized Organizations.
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Brewer, Alexandra
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HEALTH services accessibility , *RESOURCE allocation , *SOCIOECONOMIC disparities in health , *MEDICAL societies , *INVENTORY shortages , *RACISM , *RACE , *BLACK people , *ATTITUDES of medical personnel , *NARCOTICS , *DRUGS , *HEALTH equity , *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) - Abstract
Resource shortages unfold unequally, often affecting the most socially disadvantaged people and exacerbating preexisting inequalities. Given that most resources are obtained through organizations, what role do organizational processes play in amplifying inequalities during shortages? I argue that workers engage in a practice I term flexible austerity. Flexible austerity describes how resource shortages become opportunities for decision-makers to more readily rationalize unequal resource allocation. I develop this concept by drawing on an ethnography of an urban academic hospital and leveraging data from before and during a nationwide shortage of medical intravenous (IV) opioids. I show that prior to this shortage, clinicians disproportionately assessed Black patients' pain as "undeserving" of IV opioids, but they allocated these resources liberally because they felt constrained by evidence-based clinical best practices guidelines. During the shortage, clinicians constructed resource scarcity as necessitating austerity practices when treating Black patients, yet they exercised flexibility with White patients. This widened care disparities in ways that may have been detrimental to Black patients' health. Based on these findings, I argue that resource shortages amplify inequalities in organizations because they provide new "colorblind" justifications for withholding resources that allow workers to link ideas of deservingness to allocation decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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27. Yüze Kozmetik Müdahale Pratik Alanında Tıp-Piyasa-Siyaset İlişkiselliği.
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ERGUR, Ali, SARAL, Cansu, AKKAYA, Buse, and TUNAY, Ceren
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The health sector in Turkey has been restructured according to the capitalistic rationale, because of the transformation of public service into market relation by the neoliberal economics. In parallel with this process, the medical specialties, whose boundaries are presumably drawn according to scientific criteria, have become questionable because of conflicts of authority, especially in the procedures with a high exchange value, with a competitive character, tending to become market commodities. The structured authority borders of the medical specialties constitute an indefinite field both in the scientific sense and in practice. The definition of health in terms of the competitive market triggered the rise of reciprocal authority border transgressions by the medical specialties which were once limited within their fields. Authority conflicts between medical specialties exist in different parts of the body. Yet, the procedures that have cosmetic drives cause more accentuated conflicts. Based on these, we conducted research to understand the experiences of the representatives of Dermatology, E.N.T., Plastic Surgery having the authority to intervene in the face, concerning the authority border transgressions. Consequently, we discovered a highly complicated and uncertain field. We diagnosed the uncertainty of the field not as an unwanted or unpredictable consequence, but as the very rationale of functioning of the health market. This article discusses the complex relational character of the field of practice of the intervention on the face, including a series of economic and political actors involved, where uncertainty is the founding principle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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28. The Health Benefits of Extended Union Membership Among Women: A Family Status Perspective.
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Ross, Clifford
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LABOR unions ,EMPLOYEES ,HEALTH insurance ,SOCIAL medicine ,MARITAL status - Abstract
Workers in labor unions have better access to high-quality health insurance plans, better pensions, and higher wages leading to increased lifetime earnings likely leading to better health. Additionally, much of the gendered hiring, promotion, and wage discrimination faced by women in the workplace is dependent on social characteristics (marital status and/or their status as a mother). While many of the benefits associated with union membership can potentially buffer the gendered workplace inequalities that lead to poorer health outcomes, unions have been largely ignored in health disparities literature. Using 28 waves of data (N = 3,409) from The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979, this study creates a lifetime "union tenure" variable, tests its relationship to midlife physical and mental health, and tests ways in which motherhood and marital status may moderate this relationship. Findings suggest that long-term union membership is associated with better physical health among mothers but does not have a significant benefit for women without children. Further, in fully controlled models, this relationship is not dependent on marital status and both married and unmarried mothers see a union tenure health benefit. This study provides insight into how union membership may play a role in improving the midlife health of working mothers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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29. Editorial: Health and illness interactions
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Tracey Collett, Gayle Letherby, Louise Owusu-Kwarteng, and Tanisha Spratt
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medical sociology ,sociology of health and illness ,social interaction ,experience of healthcare ,professions of healthcare ,Sociology (General) ,HM401-1281 - Published
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30. Folk Devils and Moral Panics in the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tartari, Morena, Scarcelli, Cosimo Marco, and Rinaldi, Cirus
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Folk devil ,Moral panic ,COVID-19 ,Coronavirus ,Pandemic ,Public Health ,Media ,Popular Culture ,History ,Media studies ,Medical sociology ,Sociology: death and dying ,Health, illness and addiction: social aspects ,Human biology ,Anthropology ,Social and cultural anthropology - Abstract
Folk Devils and Moral Panics in the COVID-19 Pandemic analyses the phenomena of moral panics surrounding so-called folk devils in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this volume, internationally recognised moral panic scholars from disciplines including sociology, media studies, criminology, and cultural studies examine case studies of moral panics related to the COVID-19 pandemic. These analyses consider the different social, political, economic, organisational, and cultural contexts within which such moral panics emerged and assess how the concept of moral panic can be deployed to offer novel insights into sociocultural responses to the outbreak. By utilising both classical approaches to moral panic analysis and more recent trends, chapters discuss the utility of the concept of moral panic that is, for the first time, applied to a global-scale event like the COVID-19 pandemic. This volume will be of interest to students and scholars in the social sciences with an interest in moral panics, responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the media and popular culture. more...
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31. Biomedical Innovation in Fertility Care
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Perrotta, Manuela
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Add-ons ,Commercialization ,Ethnography ,Evidence ,IVF ,Medical sociology ,Regulation ,Science and technology studies ,Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments ,Health systems and services ,Impact of science and technology on society - Abstract
Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book delves into the complex and controversial realm of fertility care. It analyses the clash between evidence-based medicine and market dynamics in fertility treatments, with a unique focus on "add-on" treatments. It reveals how these contentious treatment options are now common practice and how they lead to an emerging market for hope. With an interdisciplinary approach, this is an essential resource for readers in the fields of science and technology studies and medical sociology. more...
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32. Making Mental Health
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Roberts-Pedersen, Elizabeth
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mental health ,psychiatry ,contemporary clinical literature ,historical clinical literature ,psychiatric ,medical humanities ,health ,Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints ,Psychotherapy ,Health, Relationships and Personal development ,Midwifery ,Psychological methodology ,Health psychology ,Medical sociology ,Nursing - Abstract
Making Mental Health: A Critical History historicises mental health by examining the concept from the ‘madness’ of the late nineteenth century to the changing ideas about its contemporary concerns and status. It argues that a critical approach to the history of psychiatry and mental health shows them to constitute a dual clinical-political project that gathered pace over the course of the twentieth century and continues to resonate in the present. Drawing on scholarship across several areas of historical inquiry as well as historical and contemporary clinical literature, the book uses a thematic approach to highlight decisive moments that demonstrate the stakes of this engagement in Anglo-American contexts. By tracing the (unfinished) history of institutions, the search for cures for psychiatric distress, the growing interest of the nation-state in mental health, the history of attempts to globalise psychiatry, the controversies over the politics of diagnostic categories that erupted in the 1960s and 1970s, and the history of theorising about the relationship between the psyche and the market, the book offers a comprehensive account of the evolution of mental health into a commonplace concern. Addressing key questions in the fields of history, medical humanities, and the social sciences, as well as in the psychiatry disciplines themselves, the book is an essential contribution to an ongoing conversation about mental distress and its meanings. more...
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- 2024
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33. Genome Finland
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Helén, Ilpo, Snell, Karoliina, Tarkkala, Heta, and Tupasela, Aaro
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Nordic welfare state ,Data economy ,Biobanking ,Informed consent ,Biomedical research and innovation ,Genomics ,History of medicine ,Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology ,Sociology ,Medical sociology - Abstract
Genome Finland tells a story of genomic medicine in Finland from the study of rare Finnish diseases in the 1960s and 1970s to the implementation of personalized medicine in the 2020s. The main focus is on the 21st century – the period after the Human Genome Project – and on the establishment of new infrastructures to support genomic medicine, such as biobanks. The book opens up the reasoning and discussions as well as the settings and events through which Finnish medical genetics reached the top level of international biomedicine in the late 1990s, biobanks and biobank research evolved during the 2000s and 2010s, and large transnational public-private partnership projects utilising massive amounts of genome and patient data started to dominate also Finnish research into the 2020s. In particular, Genome Finland examines and exposes the connections between biomedical science, ‘knowledge-based’ economy and business, and innovation policy in Finland during the past decades. more...
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- 2024
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34. Editorial: Health and illness interactions.
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Collett, Tracey, Letherby, Gayle, Owusu-Kwarteng, Louise, and Spratt, Tanisha
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- 2025
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35. Beyond Complicity or Allyship: Toward a New Understanding of Caregivers
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Tröndle, Judith, Pfahl, Lisa, and Traue, Boris
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- 2024
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36. Experiences, Interpretations, and Cultural Representations of Type 1 Diabetes and Their Effects on Individual Reproductive Trajectories
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Maietta, Justin T.
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- 2024
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37. Sense and Sensuality: A Call for a Crip Dialogue Moving Beyond the Language of “Sexual Health” and “Healthy Sexualities”
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Martino, Alan Santinele
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- 2024
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38. Family-Centered Decision-Making About Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Koreans
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Lee, Eun-Jeong, Qin, Sang, Baig, Arshiya A., Lee, Jeniffer Dongha, and Corrigan, Patrick W.
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- 2024
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39. Prelims
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40. Index
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41. Social Services and Support Structures for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Their Parents' Quality of Life in Cyprus
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Georgiou, Ioanna and Parlalis, Stavros K.
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- 2024
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42. The Meaning of Disability and Family in American Medicine: A Content Analysis of the Intersection of Disability and Family in the AMA's Proceedings From 1846 to 2022
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Waitkuweit, Kevin Hans
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- 2024
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43. The Commodification of Care: Precarious Custodial Relationships, Disability, and Settler-Colonialism
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Ineese-Nash, Nicole, Underwood, Kathryn, Hache, Arlene, and Douglas, Patty
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- 2024
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44. Disability, Family, Artistry: A Search for Balance and Access
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Joyce, Molly
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- 2024
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45. The Role of Emotion in Caregiving Information Processing and Sensemaking for Parents of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Hart, Zachary P.
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- 2024
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46. Household Structure, Loneliness, and Food Insufficiency Among Working-Age Adults With Disabilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sullivan, Darcy L., Kurth, Noelle K., Hall, Jean P., and Goddard, Kelsey S.
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- 2024
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47. Introduction to the Volume: Toward an Understanding of Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships
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Brown, Robyn Lewis and Ciciurkaite, Gabriele
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- 2024
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48. From the Coleman Case to Disability Justice: An Examination of Discrimination by Association
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Berthelot-Raffard, Agnès
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- 2024
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49. Speaking Out: Factors Influencing Black Americans’ Engagement in COVID-19 Testing and Research
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Newton, Veronica, Farinu, Oluyemi, Smith, IV, Herschel, Jackson, Monisha Issano, and Martin, Samantha D.
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- 2025
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50. Evolving landscape of American sociology professional concerns ethical practices and societal contributions
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Mahendra Prasad Pandey
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American sociology ,Professional concerns ,Ethical practices ,Societal impact ,Medical sociology ,Social sciences (General) ,H1-99 ,Sociology (General) ,HM401-1281 - Abstract
Abstract This review explores the pivotal role that American sociology plays in addressing professional concerns, ethical practices, and its broader societal impact. It provides an in-depth examination of the historical evolution of the discipline, its involvement with public sociology, and its significant contributions to social discourse and policy formulation. The review meticulously addresses professional concerns such as the division of labor within the field, the increasing corporatization of research endeavours, and the integration of advanced technology into sociological research. Ethical practices are scrutinized as well, focusing on research ethics, data privacy, and the principles of responsible conduct in research. Moreover, the review underscores the profound societal impact of American sociology in various areas, including medical sociology, internet research methodologies, and social welfare institutions. It also looks ahead to future directions for the discipline, highlighting the importance of public engagement, the growth of digital sociology, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations, and the continuous refinement of ethical frameworks. Through this comprehensive examination, the review aims to illuminate the essential contributions of American sociology to both the academic community and society at large, while also suggesting pathways for its future development and increased relevance. more...
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- 2024
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