{"product_id":"habermas-critical-theory-and-health-graham-scambler-9780415191814","title":"Habermas, Critical Theory and Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe contribution of the German sociologist and philosopher Jurgen Habermas has proved seminal for attempts to understand the nature of social change in the context of global capitalism. This book provides an accessible introduction to his work and shows how his theories can be fruitfully applied to a wide range of topics in the sociology of health and illness including: \u003cbr\u003e * lay health knowledge\u003cbr\u003e * doctor-patient interaction\u003cbr\u003e* health care decision-making\u003cbr\u003e * health inequalities\u003cbr\u003e * new social movements in health\u003cbr\u003e * health care rationing\u003cbr\u003e * the Foucault perspective.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHabermas, Critical Theory and Health\u003c\/em\u003e will open up both new issues and new lines of empirical enquiry which will be of special interest to teachers and students of social theory and the sociology of health and illness and offers healthcare professionals new perspectives on their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Scambler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415191815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415191814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.78h x 5.70w x 0.68d","brand":"Graham Scambler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48112748495103,"sku":"9780415191814","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c055a2a3-8499-417e-90fe-a3a3aa2e009a.jpg?v=1769610675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/habermas-critical-theory-and-health-graham-scambler-9780415191814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}