The Sociology of Medicine: Viewpoints and Perspectives

1966 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 237 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Mechanic
Keyword(s):  
Sociology Of Medicine

An Idiosyncratic Sociology of Medicine Text

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 567-568
Author(s):  
Allan V. Horwitz
Keyword(s):  
Sociology Of Medicine

Unresolved Questions of German Medicine and Medical History in the Past and Present

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 407-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Kater
Keyword(s):  
Significant Influence ◽  
Weimar Republic ◽  
Third Reich ◽  
Second Empire ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Past ◽  
Victim Status ◽  
The Third Reich

While in recent years a great deal has been written to clarify Germany's medical past, the picture is not yet complete in several important respects. In the realm of the sociology of medicine, for example, we still do not know enough about physicianpatient relationships from, say, the founding of the Second Empire to the present. On the assumption, based on the meager evidence available, that this relationship had an authoritarian structure from the physician on downward, did it have anything to do with the shape of German medicine in the Weimar Republic and, later, the Third Reich? Another relative unknown is the role of Jews in the development of medicine as a profession in Germany. Surely volumes could be written on the significant influence Jews have exerted on medicine in its post-Wilhelmian stages, as well as the irreversible victim status Jewish doctors were forced to assume after Hitler's ascension to power

Lo sviluppo della Sociologia della salute: rassegna dei contesti e delle fasi, dei temi e del suo futuro in India

2012 ◽  
pp. 95-122
Author(s):  
Mohammad Akram
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Medical Sociology ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Sociology Of Health ◽  
Independent Branch

Health is multi-dimensional and its determinants are not just bio-medical, but also socio-cultural and politico-administrative. Sociology of health developed in twentieth century as a specialized branch of sociology to address the widening health needs of human population. Sociology of health in India passed through several phases and complemented as well incorporated disciplines often identified as medical sociology and sociology of medicine. Parsonian system theory, interactionist perspective, conflict approach, phenomenological approach and empiricism have lasting impact on various researches conducted in India in last six decades. This paper is analytical in nature and focuses on four aspects: (i) development of sociology of health as an independent branch of sociology; (ii) three phases of its development in India; (iii) contexts and popular themes; and (iv) its future.

Sociology of medicine:freedom to be yourself – both a doctor and a sociologist (Based on an interview with Andrey V. Reshetnikov,an Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences)

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-101
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Reshetnikov ◽  
Nadezhda V. Prisyazhnaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Professional Community ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Scientific School ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
Russian Academy Of Sciences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

The article is the quintessence of a detailed conversation, that is, an interview by the author with an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, the founder of modern sociology of medicine in Russia, and the Director of the Institute of Social Sciences of Sechenov University Andrey V. Reshetnikov. The interview was officially conducted on the occasion of the academician A.V. Reshetnikovs birthday. However, other reasons for conducting this interview were as follows: the increased interest of the professional community in the history of the formation of the sociology of medicine a young but already established branch of big sociology the need for researchers to discuss the theory as a tool for learning the fundamental principles of the development of modern society; and the need to determine strategic guidelines and coordinate the vectors of scientific research in line with the discipline. At the same time, the tireless, painstaking work of Andrey Veniaminovich on the development of the scientific school of the sociology of medicine, the formation of a team of like-minded people, and the strengthening of Russian and international relations between medical sociologists are inspiring examples of the realization of a professional vocation.

Development of Sociology of Health: a review of the contexts and phases, themes and future in India

2012 ◽  
pp. 89-115
Author(s):  
Mohammad Akram
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Medical Sociology ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
Interactionist Perspective ◽  
Sociology Of Health ◽  
Independent Branch

Health is multi-dimensional and its determinants are not just bio-medical, but also socio-cultural and politico-administrative. Sociology of health developed in twentieth century as a specialized branch of sociology to address the widening health needs of human population. Sociology of health in India passed through several phases and complemented as well incorporated disciplines often identified as medical sociology and sociology of medicine. Parsonian system theory, interactionist perspective, conflict approach, phenomenological approach and empiricism have lasting impact on various researches conducted in India in last six decades. This paper is analytical in nature and focuses on four aspects: (i) development of sociology of health as an independent branch of sociology; (ii) three phases of its development in India; (iii) contexts and popular themes; and (iv) its future.

scholarly journals Eliot Freidson: progression and constraints in the biography of an intellectual

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 941-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Pereira Neto
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Biography ◽  
Sociology Of Medicine ◽  
The Many ◽  
Singular Trajectory

Eliot Freidson (1923-2005) is considered one of the founders of the sociology of medicine. Both his critics and admirers in the sociological and medical fields recognize his work as an international benchmark. This paper analyzes Freidson's intellectual biography without concentrating on his ideas or their transformation over the course of time. The emphasis is on the personal constraints that marked his intellectual career within a broader context, with the many different opportunities and choices. It establishes the intersection between the singular trajectory of an intellectual, and the structures, processes and events in which he was immersed and which he changed by his actions.

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