Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians
Annemarie Gol Jutel
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Description for Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians
Paperback. Sociology and pre-med students, especially those prepping for the new MCAT section on social and behavioral sciences, will appreciate the discussion questions, glossary of key terms, and CLASSIFY mnemonic. Editor(s): Jutel, Annemarie Goldstein; Dew, Kevin. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: MJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 254 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
Diagnosis, the classification tool of medicine, serves an important social role. It confers social status on those who diagnose, and it impacts the social status of those diagnosed. Studying diagnosis from a sociological perspective offers clinicians and students a rich and sometimes provocative view of medicine and the cultures in which it is practiced. Social Issues in Diagnosis describes how diagnostic labels and the process of diagnosis are anchored in groups and structures as much as they are in the interactions between patient and doctor. The sociological perspective is informative, detailed, and different from what medical, nursing, social work, and ... Read more
Diagnosis, the classification tool of medicine, serves an important social role. It confers social status on those who diagnose, and it impacts the social status of those diagnosed. Studying diagnosis from a sociological perspective offers clinicians and students a rich and sometimes provocative view of medicine and the cultures in which it is practiced. Social Issues in Diagnosis describes how diagnostic labels and the process of diagnosis are anchored in groups and structures as much as they are in the interactions between patient and doctor. The sociological perspective is informative, detailed, and different from what medical, nursing, social work, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421413006
SKU
V9781421413006
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Ref
99-50
About Annemarie Gol Jutel
Annemarie Goldstein Jutel is an associate professor at Victoria University of Wellington and author of Putting a Name to It: Diagnosis in Contemporary Society, published by Johns Hopkins. Kevin Dew is a professor of sociology at Victoria University of Wellington.
Reviews for Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians
The broad scope of Social Issues in Diagnosis makes this book not only useful for premed or medical students but also undergraduate courses in medical anthropology or public health. Medical Anthropology Quarterly Very useful, relevant, and easily approached text on an important subject.
Amanda Howe British Journal of General Practice The editors and contributors have offered a significant addition ... Read more
Amanda Howe British Journal of General Practice The editors and contributors have offered a significant addition ... Read more