The sociology of medical screening: past, present and future.

نویسندگان

  • Natalie Armstrong
  • Helen Eborall
چکیده

Medical screening raises fundamental issues for sociological inquiry, but at present a well-developed sociology of medical screening is lacking. This special issue on the sociology of screening brings together an exciting collection of new work that tackles medical screening from a variety of theoretical and methodological approaches. In this opening paper, we begin by explaining what we mean by screening, and why we believe screening merits sociological attention. Secondly, we reflect on the sociology of screening to date and provide an introduction for those new to this area. We then provide an overview of the papers in this collection, highlighting links and contrasts between papers. We conclude by reflecting on sociology's potential contribution to wider debates about screening, and propose future research directions.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Sociology of health & illness

دوره 34 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012