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Developments in health, science and technology have long provided
fertile analytical ground for social science disciplines. This book
focuses on the critical and enduring importance of core concepts in
anthropology and sociology for interrogating and keeping pace with
developments in the life sciences. The authors consider how
transformations in medical and scientific knowledge serve to
reanimate older controversies, giving new life to debates about
relations between society, culture, knowledge and individuals. They
reflect on the particular legacies and ongoing relevance of
concepts such as 'culture', 'society', 'magic', 'production',
'kinship', 'exchange' and 'the body'. The chapters draw on the work
of key historical and contemporary figures across the social
sciences and include a range of illustrative case studies to
explore topics such as transplant medicine, genetic counselling,
cancer therapy, reproductive health and addiction. Of particular
interest to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, and
science and technology studies, this volume will also be a valuable
resource for those working in the fields of health and medicine.
Developments in health, science and technology have long provided
fertile analytical ground for social science disciplines. This book
focuses on the critical and enduring importance of core concepts in
anthropology and sociology for interrogating and keeping pace with
developments in the life sciences. The authors consider how
transformations in medical and scientific knowledge serve to
reanimate older controversies, giving new life to debates about
relations between society, culture, knowledge and individuals. They
reflect on the particular legacies and ongoing relevance of
concepts such as 'culture', 'society', 'magic', 'production',
'kinship', 'exchange' and 'the body'. The chapters draw on the work
of key historical and contemporary figures across the social
sciences and include a range of illustrative case studies to
explore topics such as transplant medicine, genetic counselling,
cancer therapy, reproductive health and addiction. Of particular
interest to students and scholars of anthropology, sociology, and
science and technology studies, this volume will also be a valuable
resource for those working in the fields of health and medicine.
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