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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Sociology of medicine."”.
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Choices made under reproductive uncertainty: acceptance or rejection of amniocentesis by women at genetic reproductive risk
… to accept or reject amniocentesis. A sample of 199 acceptors and 50 rejectors of amniocentesis was recruited from pregnant females at genetic reproductive risk (due to advanced maternal age or hereditary genetic disorders) attending a genetic counseling clinic in a large midwestern university …
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The development of sociology first degree courses at English universities, 1907-1972
A descriptive historical account of the development of sociology first degree courses at English universities, 1907-1972, begins with the background to the endowment, in 1907, of the first chairs of sociology, at the London School of Economics. The archives of the School, and of the University of …
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A Fat Chance in Health: Examining the relationship between 'obesity' discourses, fatness, and conceptions of health
… disease, and a focus on reducing rates of ‘obesity’ on the premise of lowering the incidence of these other diseases. As such, governments, non-governmental organisations, and various industries have funnelled billions of dollars into researching, controlling, and attempting to tackle …
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Physician and patient interactions : the role of beliefs and values in directing clinical conversations.
… beliefs and values influence the content of their conversations with patients. After an introductory chapter, chapter two primarily provides an overview of the data and the religious beliefs and practices of physicians in the United States. Physicians in the United States tend to be more …