The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking
the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of
social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to
comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics and society
in our times.
Health, Risk and Vulnerability investigates the personal and
political dimensions of health risk that structure everyday thought
and action. In this innovative book, international contributors
reflect upon the meaning and significance of risk across a broad
range of social and institutional contexts, exploring current
issues such as:
- the 'escalation of the medicalization of life', involving the
pathologization of normality and blurring of the divide between
clinical and preventive medicine
- the tendency for mental health service users to be regarded as
representing a risk to others rather than being 'at risk' and
vulnerable themselves
- the development of health care systems to identify risk and
prevent harm
- women's reactions to 'high risk' screening results during
pregnancy and how they communicate with other women about risk
- men and the use the internet to reconstruct their social and
sexual identities
Charting new terrain in the sociology of health and risk, and
focusing on the connections between them, Health, Risk and
Vulnerability offers new perspectives on an important field of
contemporary debate and provides an invaluable resource for
students, teachers, researchers, and policy makers.
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