Williams / Calnan Modern Medicine

Lay Perspectives And Experiences
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-134-21926-1
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 270 Seiten

Do lay people view modern medicine as a fountain of hope or a font of despair? What are their experiences of modern medical care and technology, and how do their views and experiences differ across different social groups? Combining theoretical insights with a range of qualitative and ethnographic research, this volume examines lay experiences and evaluation of medicines and drugs, chronic illness and life-saving technology, and reproductive technologies. It also considers the growing popularity of complementary therapies as a potential challenge to orthodox medicine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Simon J.

Calnan, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1 Introduction: modern medicine and the lay populace - theoretical perspectives and methodological issues, Simon Williams and Michael Calnan; lay evaluation of scientific medicine and medical care, Michael Calnan and Simon Williams. Part 2 Medicines and drugs: lay views of drugs and medicines - orthodox and unorthodox accounts, Nicky Britten; risking tranquilliser use - cultural and lay dimensions, Jon Gabe and Michael Bury; percpetions and use of anti-hypertensive drugs among cultural groups, Myfanwy Morgan. Part 3 Chronic illness and modern medicine: the critical moment - time, information and expertise in the experience of patients receiving coronary bypass surgery, Alan Radley; narratives of normality - end-stage renal patient's experience of their transplant options, Uta Gerhardt; a "failure" of modern medicine? lay perspectives on a pain-relief clinic, Gillian Bendelow. Part 4 Women and reproductive technology: pain and relief in labour - issues of control, Lynda Rajan; the new reproductive technologies - the views of women undergoing treatment, Elaine Denny. Part 5 "Complementary" therapies and law "re- skilling" in late modernity: using complementary therapies - a challenge to orthodox medicine?, Ursula Sharma; conclusions - modern medicine and the lay populace in late modernity, Simon J. Williams and Michael Calnan.