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Pharmaceuticals and Society

Pharmaceuticals and Society

Critical Discourses and Debates

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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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janvier 2009, 168 pages, Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs, Anglais
Wiley
978-1-4051-9084-8

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