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Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Sociological Agenda
Robert Dingwall (Ed.)
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Description for Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Sociological Agenda
Paperback. Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity. Editor(s): Dingwall, Professor Robert; Hoffman, Lily M.; Staniland, Karen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: MBS; MJCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 146 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the pressing sociological concerns they confront us with, from cross-border coordination of public health governance to geopolitical issues of development and social equity.
- Focuses on vital sociological issues raised by resurgent disease pandemics
- Detailed analysis of case studies as well as broader, systemic factors
- Contributions from North America, Europe and Asia provide international perspective
- Bold, agenda-setting treatment of a high-profile topic
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781118553718
SKU
V9781118553718
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99-15
About Robert Dingwall (Ed.)
Robert Dingwall is a consulting sociologist and part-time Professor of Sociology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He is a widely published author and editor in the fields of medical sociology, law and society, and science and technology. A former UK government adviser on ethical aspects of national pandemic planning, and consultant to Roche Pharmaceuticals, he co-edited the Handbook of Qualitative ... Read more
Reviews for Pandemics and Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Sociological Agenda
“Overall, I feel that this book does an excellent job of providing an accessible yet sophisticated collection of studies on a hitherto understudied topic in the sociology of health and illness. I am hopeful that this volume will encourage further scholarship into the sociology of pandemics, which will itself become an established area in its own right.” (Sociology of Health ... Read more