Medical Sociology (Book).

Prologue: Sociology, Medicine and Medical Sociology

Do all disciplines fret over the state of their own intellectual and policy-relevant health? Is it a symptom of our hyper-reflexive and confessional times that collective anxiety has to be rehearsed over the track record, and present and projected performance of a group of scholars? Medical sociology’s lengthy reflections on the state of its own practice are recognizable as part of a more gener...

Book Review The Economic Sociology of Capitalism

Comparative economists have gradually concluded that success or failure in transition to democratic capitalism is a matter of institutions, not geography or leadership or outside assistance. However, why do some countries exhibit pro-growth institutions, with little corruption or rent seeking? And how can we explain the relative successes of very different forms of capitalism, such as the USA, ...

Medical Sociology and Sociological Theory

Research Agenda in Medical Sociology

sociology in medicine; introducing a model in medical education

Letter to editor