Debating Biology (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
332
Utgivningsdatum
2003-06-01
Förlag
Routledge
Medarbetare
Williams, Simon
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations
Dimensioner
234 x 158 x 23 mm
Vikt
460 g
Antal komponenter
1
Komponenter
49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam
ISBN
9780415279031

Debating Biology

Sociological Reflections on Health, Medicine and Society

av Gillian Bendelow, Lynda Birke, Simon Williams
Häftad,  Engelska, 2003-06-01
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Relations between the biological and social sciences have been hotly contested and debated over the years. The uses and abuses of biology, not least to legitimate or naturalize social inequalities and to limit freedoms, have rightly been condemned. All too often, however the style of debate has been reductionist and ultimately unfruitful. As we enter an age in which ultr-Darwinian forms of explanation gather momentum and the bio-tech revolution threatens a 'Brave New World' of possibilities, there is urgent need to re-open the dialogue and rethink these issues in more productive ways. Debating Biology takes a fresh look at the relationship between biology and society as it is played out in the arena of health and medicine. Bringing together contributions from both biologists and sociologists, the book is divided into five themed sections: - Theorising Biology draws on a range of critical perspectives to discuss the case or 'bringing back' the biological into sociology. - Structuring Biology focuses on the interplay between biological and social factors in the 'patterning' of health and illness. - Embodying Biology examines the relationship between the lived body and the biological body - Technologizing Biology takes up the multiple relations between biology, science and technology. - Reclaiming Biology looks at the broader ethical and political agendas. Written in an accessible and engaging style, this timely volume will appeal to a wide audience within and beyond the social sciences, including students, lecturers and researchers in health and related domains.
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Gillian Bendelow, Lynda Birke, Simon Williams

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This is a pioneering and timely collection. Biologists and sociologists have long talked past each other - often generating more heat than light. But Debating Biology shows that the disciplines can be combined in exciting and productive ways. Such collaboration is essential if the condition of humans - and other animals - is to be improved - Peter Dickens, Universities of Cambridge and Essex 'This is a pioneering and timely collection. Biologists and sociologists have long talked past each other - often generating more heat than light. But Debating Biology shows that the disciplines can be combined in exciting and productive ways. Such collaboration is essential if the condition of humans - and other animals - is to be improved' - Peter Dickens, Universities of Cambridge and Essex

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Gillian Bendelow, Lynda Birke, Simon Williams

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Contributors, Introduction: Debating biology, PART I Theorizing biology: Critical perspectives, PART II Structuring biology: Inequalities in health, PART III Embodying biology: Corporeal matters, PART IV Technologizing/medicalizing biology: A Brave New World?, PART V Reclaiming biology: (Bio)ethics and beyond, Index

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