
Pharmaceuticals and Society Pharmaceuticals and Society
Critical Discourses and Debates Critical Discourses and Debates
Herausgeber: Williams, Simon J; Davis, Peter; Gabe, Jonathan
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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 l...
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.