Mapping the Sociology of Health and Medicine

FRAN COLLYER Sociologist at the University of Sydney, Australia, National Convenor of the Health Section of The Australian Sociological Association, a member of the Health Governance Network, and former editor of the Health Sociology Review. She has previously published Public Enterprise Divestment: Australian Case Studies.

List of Illustrations Theoretical Frameworks and Beginnings Past and Present: Three National Sociologies of Health and Medicine Disciplines, Professions and Specialities The Study and its Methods National Trends in the Sociology of Health and Medicine Since 1990 Old Roads and New Pathways: Reflections, Conclusions and a Way Forward End Notes References Index and Glossary