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Book cover for Sociology of Diagnosis, a book by PJ McGann, David Hutson, Barbara Katz Rothman, Barbara Katz Rothman Book cover for Sociology of Diagnosis, a book by PJ McGann, David Hutson, Barbara Katz Rothman, Barbara Katz Rothman

Sociology of Diagnosis

2011 ᛫


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  • Page count

    400 pages

  • Category

    Medical Diagnosis

  • Publisher

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Summary


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.