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Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
Steven Epstein
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Description for Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
Paperback. Argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 424 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: MBGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
With Inclusion , Steven Epstein argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Formal concern with this issue, Epstein shows, is a fairly recent phenomenon. Until the mid-1980s, scientists often studied groups of white, middle-aged men - and assumed that conclusions drawn from studying them would apply to the rest of the population. But struggles involving advocacy groups, experts, and Congress led to reforms that forced researchers to diversify the population from which they drew for clinical research. While the prominence of these inclusive practices ... Read more
With Inclusion , Steven Epstein argues that strategies to achieve diversity in medical research mask deeper problems, ones that might require a different approach and different solutions. Formal concern with this issue, Epstein shows, is a fairly recent phenomenon. Until the mid-1980s, scientists often studied groups of white, middle-aged men - and assumed that conclusions drawn from studying them would apply to the rest of the population. But struggles involving advocacy groups, experts, and Congress led to reforms that forced researchers to diversify the population from which they drew for clinical research. While the prominence of these inclusive practices ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226213101
SKU
V9780226213101
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About Steven Epstein
Steven Epstein is professor of sociology and director of the Science Studies Program at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge and coauthor of Learning by Heart: AIDS and Schoolchildren in America's Communities.
Reviews for Inclusion: The Politics of Difference in Medical Research (Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning)
Epstein's use of theory to demonstrate how public policies in the health profession are shaped makes this book relevant for many academic disciplines.... Highly recommended. - Choice A balanced analysis of the positive and negative effects of institutional changes on groups that are traditionally underrepresented in biomedical research. - New England Journal of Medicine