{"product_id":"the-role-of-complementary-and-daniel-callahan-9781589010161","title":"The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Accommodating Pluralism","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the debate over complementary and alternative medicine-from acupuncture and chiropractic treatments to homeopathy and nutritional supplements--is how to scientifically measure the effectiveness of a particular treatment. Fourteen scholars from the fields of medicine, philosophy, sociology, and cultural and folklore studies examine that debate, and the clash between growing public support and the often hostile stance of clinicians and medical researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProponents and critics have different methodologies and standards of evidence--raising the question of how much pluralism is acceptable in a medical context--particularly in light of differing worldviews and the struggle to define medicine in the modern world. The contributors address both the methodological problems of assessment and the conflicting cultural perspectives at work in a patient's choice of treatment. Sympathetic to CAM, the contributors nonetheless offer careful critiques of its claims, and suggest a variety of ways it can be taken seriously, yet subject to careful scrutiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Callahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1589010167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589010161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.57d","brand":"Daniel Callahan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200825082111,"sku":"9781589010161","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_352f9bbe-3316-4957-bf75-7a44fa490334.jpg?v=1756787952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-role-of-complementary-and-daniel-callahan-9781589010161","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}