Medicine in Modern Society

Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe

An American obsession: science, medicine, and homosexuality in modern society

that). But in earlier times, castration made a man essentially null and void in terms of the economy of genders. That is, he was no longer a man, no longer a citizen, and no longer able to participate in some religious practices. This contrast between ancient and modern gender relations and their signifiers is captured in the opening anecdote where 48-year-old Taylor's 29-year-old girlfriend bo...

Acupuncture in modern society.

For at least 2,500 years, acupuncture has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine. However, recently as more people in western countries are diagnosed with chronic disease poorly treated with modern medical therapies, many are turning to acupuncture and other forms of alternative medical treatments. Based on the theory of harmonious flowing qi being the basis of good health, acupu...

Phatic technologies in modern society

A phatic technology’s purpose is to establish, develop and maintain personal and social relationships. The invention and development of phatic technologies, and their influence on human society, have been accelerating rapidly in the past decade, exemplified by the growth of social networking technologies based on the Internet. To understand this acceleration we propose to analyse the phenomenon...

Mental Health in Modern Society

more profitably to an amplification of the authors' views on Part II (Continuing Problems) and Part III (Sources of Help in Treatment and Prevention). The latter in particular compels the interest of the reader by its imaginative suggestions as to the integration of various aspects of mental health; the practising physician, the social worker, the psychologist, the minister of religion, and the...