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100 1 _aChamberlain, John Martyn.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Sociology of Medical Regulation
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAn Introduction /
_cby John Martyn Chamberlain.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2012.
300 _aXI, 184 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aPreface -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Medical Governance in the Risky Age of the Surveillance Society -- Chapter 2: Biomedicine, Medicalization and Risk -- Chapter 3: Doctors, Patients, Managers and the State -- Chapter 4: Sociological Deconstructions I: Critiquing Medical Autonomy and Altruism -- Chapter 5: Sociological Deconstructions II: Governmentality and Restraification -- Chapter 6: Restratification and Revalidation: United Kingdom and International Perspectives -- Chapter 7: Restratification and the Hearing of Fitness to Practice Cases -- Chapter 8: Epilogue: Sociology, Medical Governance and Citizenship.
520 _aThis book provides a comprehensive examination of the complex issues surrounding the regulation of the medical profession. It offers up-to-date information on the current legislative framework and institutional arrangements surrounding the regulation in the United Kingdom. Well organized and written in an accessible way, it offers an insight into key sociological theories surrounding medical regulation. It gives a historically situated analysis of the contemporary relationship between medicine, the state and the public, and an overview of relevant social scientific research. Case studies highlight the practical or applied circumstances in which issues can occur. Readers will gain insight into possible future directions for medical governance.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aMedical ethics.
650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aSociology, general.
650 2 4 _aHistory of Medicine.
650 2 4 _aTheory of Medicine/Bioethics.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4896-5
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