Sarah Nettleton's The Sociology of Health and Illness has become a cornerstone text,
popular with students and academics alike for its rigorous and accessible overview of the …

'ownership'of certain concepts commonly used in sociology but may not self-identify as
sociologists. Boundary disputes and efforts to (re) draw and police the boundaries between …

There has been a huge growth in pharmaceuticals since the 1980s, giving the companies
that make medicines ever greater importance, economically, politically and socially. In face …