The Social Construction of Disease

From Scrapie to Prion

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, History, Ailments & Diseases, Diseases, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology
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Author: Kiheung Kim ISBN: 9781134237128
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 22, 2006
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Kiheung Kim
ISBN: 9781134237128
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 22, 2006
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

A historical exploration of scientific disputes on the causation of so-called ‘prion diseases’, this fascinating book covers diseases including Scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).

Firstly tracing the twentieth-century history of disease research and biomedicine, the text then focuses on the relations between scientific practice and wider social transformations, before finally building upon the sociologically informed methodological framework.

Incisive and thought-provoking, The Social Construction of Disease provides a valuable contribution to that well-established tradition of social history of science, which refers primarily to the theoretical works of the sociology of scientific knowledge.

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A historical exploration of scientific disputes on the causation of so-called ‘prion diseases’, this fascinating book covers diseases including Scrapie, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).

Firstly tracing the twentieth-century history of disease research and biomedicine, the text then focuses on the relations between scientific practice and wider social transformations, before finally building upon the sociologically informed methodological framework.

Incisive and thought-provoking, The Social Construction of Disease provides a valuable contribution to that well-established tradition of social history of science, which refers primarily to the theoretical works of the sociology of scientific knowledge.

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