This outstanding collection of essays by Renee C. Fox encompasses almost thirty years of original, pioneering research in the sociology of medicine. Based on fi
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A comprehensive collection of original essays by leading medical sociologists from around the world, fully updated to reflect contemporary research and global h
Updating and expanding substantially on her earlier work, Telling the Truth About Jerusalem, this new collection bridges the medical/social divide in an accessi