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Routledge Challenging Medicine by Routledge - Medical Sociology Book

Name: Challenging Medicine by Routledge - Medical Sociology Book
Brand: Routledge
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Explore the complexities of modern healthcare with Challenging Medicine by Routledge. This topical and controversial book offers a lively re-appraisal of current changes within the health service. It provides a deep analysis of how these shifts affect the status and professional practice of healthcare workers. Modern medicine stands as a powerful institution. While highly-developed drugs and advanced surgical techniques promise to relieve suffering, improve quality of life, and extend life-span, the system faces significant challenges. This text examines the tension between medical advancement and the high costs imposed on governments, insurance companies, and individuals. Readers will gain insight into why modern medical systems can sometimes appear insensitive to the specific needs of the people they serve. This book is an essential resource for those studying the social sciences, medical anthropology, and the evolving landscape of professional healthcare practice.

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Analyzes current changes to the health service and their direct effects on the status of health professionals.

Provides a re-appraisal of modern medicine as a powerful institution within society.

Examines the relationship between advanced surgical techniques, drug development, and patient life-span.

Discusses the economic impact of medical care on governments, insurance providers, and individual patients.

Explores the social tensions between medical advancements and the personal needs of patients.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0415389534
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 16 December 2005
Listed Since: 19 February 2007

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