This paper proposes a re-thinking of the relationship between sociology and the biological sciences. Tracing lines of connection between the history of sociology and the contemporary landscape of biology, the paper argues for a reconfiguration of this relationship beyond popular rhetorics of 'biologization' or 'medicalization'. At the heart of the paper is a claim that, today, there are some po...

sociology is a multi-paradigm science. the main components of the paradigm include epistemic system, theoretical schools, raised patterns, research strategies, research methods and techniques, and facts under investigation. to be able to reach a satisfactory achievement, sociology has to obtain two main components, i.e. to be part of a paradigm and institutional autonomy. iranian sociology of t...

This study has as central thematic the healthcare need of the aged. It was established as aims: to understand the expectations of the aged one who experiences nursing actions in primary health care and to point out at healthcare need of the aged one in this context. It was developed through the theoretical and methodological approach of the phenomenological sociology of Alfred Schutz. It was us...

Anna-Lena Almqvist, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University. Data drawn from Welfare and Solidarity in Postindustrial Europe study managed from the Department of Sociology, Umeå University, Sweden; Department of Social Sciences, Roskilde University, Denmark and Department of Sociology, Copenhagen University, Denmark. Financial support for the study received from the Swe...

There is an extensive literature within anthropology, sociology and psychology about lay concepts of determinants of health and illness. Many of these studies have used single sex or social class samples, often in narrow age bands, and many are qualitative in approach. We asked respondents in a health survey to say how important (on a five-point scale) they thought seven potential influences on...

Background This narrative review explores the ways in which drawing on theories and methods used in sociological work on footwear and identity can contribute to healthcare research with podiatrists and their patients, highlighting recent research in this field, implications for practice and potential areas for future development.Traditionally, research within Podiatry Services has tended to ado...