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Drawing on the latest international sociological research, this monograph takes a critical look at contemporary developments, discourses and debate on pharmaceuticals and society. Key issues covered include: Pharmaceuticals and medicalisation The science and politics of drug development, testing and regulation Constructions of pharmaceuticals in professional and popular culture The meaning and use of medications in everyday life Pharmaceuticals, consumerism and citizenship Innovation and expectations regarding pharmaceutical futures Pharmaceuticals and the Internet Written in a lively, accessible style, with many engaging and important insights from key international figures in the field, this timely and topical monograph will appeal to a truly interdisciplinary audience of students, academics, researchers, professionals, practitioners and policy makers with an in interest in pharmaceuticals and society.

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Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
1405190841
ISBN-13
9781405190848
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Jonathan Gabe
Publication Name
Pharmaceuticals and Society : Critical Discourses and Debates
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
168 Pages

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9in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
9.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
3
Lc Classification Number
Ra418.5
Reviews
?Well researched and easily digestible, this book is recommended for anyone wishing to gain further understanding of the interplay between pharmaceuticals and society.? ( Pharmaceutical Journal , November 2009), 'Well researched and easily digestible, this book is recommended for anyone wishing to gain further understanding of the interplay between pharmaceuticals and society.' ( Pharmaceutical Journal , November 2009)
Table of Content
1. The sociology of pharmaceuticals: progress and prospects: Simon J. Williams, Jonathan Gabe and Peter Davis. 2. From Lydia Pinkham to Queen Levitra: direct-to-consumer advertising and medicalisation: Peter Conrad and Valerie Leiter. 3. Waking up to sleepiness: Modafinil, the media and the pharmaceuticalisation of everyday/night life: Simon J. Williams, Clive Seale, Sharon Boden, Pam Lowe and Deborah Lynn Steinberg. 4. Pharma in the bedroom . . . and the kitchen. . . . The pharmaceuticalisation of daily life: Nick J. Fox and Katie J. Ward. 5. Sociology of pharmaceuticals development and regulation: a realist empirical research programme: John Abraham. 6. Sex, drugs, and politics: the HPV vaccine for cervical cancer: Monica J. Casper and Laura M. Carpenter. 7. New forms of citizenship and socio-political inclusion: accessing antiretroviral therapy in a Rio de Janeiro favela: Fabian Cataldo. 8. Over-the-counter medicines: professional expertise and consumer discourses: Fiona A. Stevenson, Miranda Leontowitsch and Catherine Duggan. 9. In whose interest? Relationships between health consumer groups and the pharmaceutical industry in the UK: Kathryn Jones. 10. The great ambivalence: factors likely to affect service user and public acceptability of the pharmacogenomics of antidepressant medication: Michael Barr and Diana Rose. 11. Shifting paradigms? Reflections on regenerative medicine, embryonic stem cells and pharmaceuticals: Steven P. Wainwright, Mike Michael and Clare Williams. Index.
Copyright Date
2008
Topic
Sociology / General, Industries / Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology
Lccn
2008-043813
Dewey Decimal
362.29/90941
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Business & Economics, Social Science

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