A New Medical Pluralism: Complementary Medicine, Doctors, Patients And The State

by Sarah Cant, Ursula Sharma

Overview

This comparative text examines the rise of non-orthodox medicine and theorizes the changing nature of health care in modern societies. It engages with sociological debates on modernity and postmodernity, anthropological work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781857285116
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/1998
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Roehampton Institute London and University of Derby

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 A new medical pluralism?; Chapter 2 The nature of user demand: from patient to consumer?; Chapter 3 From “alternative” to “complementary”: revival and transformation; Chapter 4 Biomedical responses to alternative medicine; Chapter 5 Government responses: the refiguring of expertise; Chapter 6 Collaboration between doctors and alternative therapists: integration or medical dominance?; Chapter 7 Conclusion: do we have a new medical pluralism?;