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Sociology of Diagnosis (Hardcover)
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Sociology of Diagnosis (Hardcover)
Series: Advances in Medical Sociology
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Diagnosis is central to medical practice, medical knowledge and
research, medicalization dynamics, and health and illness
experience. Embedded in social relations, diagnoses reflect and
shape social dynamics and cultural concerns. Diagnoses are integral
to resource allocation, form the basis for identities, and may
become a focal point of turf battles and contested authority. Some
diagnoses are willingly embraced, whereas others are strenuously
resisted. Some diagnoses come and go as fashions; others persist. A
sociological approach to diagnosis therefore occupies a complex
intersection of diverse subfields including medical sociology,
sociology of knowledge, mental health, deviance, social control,
sociology of science, social movements, the body, sexualities,
gender, and health and illness. This volume explores the breadth of
diagnosis and diagnoses through empirical reports, conceptual work,
and theoretical statements from diverse perspectives. Reflecting
the multi-faceted nature of the emerging field, the book is
arranged in five sections: Frameworks, Context, Contestation,
Identity, and Social Control. Sociology of Diagnosis thus provides
both a starting point for discussion and means with which to
organize the nascent conceptual landscape.
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