The rise in chronic illness and comorbidity in Western society has resulted in an increasing
emphasis on self‐care initiatives. In the United Kingdom this is exemplified by the Expert …

The Lived Body takes a fresh look at the notion of human embodiment and provides an ideal
textbook for undergraduates on the growing number of courses on the sociology of the body …

Since the 1970s, a perspective that may loosely be termed 'the medicalisation critique'has
been a central stance in sociological writings on the medical profession. In this chapter, I …

The aim of this literature review is to explore stigma as experienced by individuals with
mental health problems, focusing primarily on schizophrenia. The concept of stigma has …

Governmentality, Biopower, and Everyday Life synthesizes and extends the disparate
strands of scholarship on Foucault's notions of governmentality and biopower and grounds …

In recent years, physiotherapists have been increasingly interested in defining their
professional identity. At the heart of this interest lies a fundamental question about the role …

We are facing an epidemic of work stress. But why should problems at work which
previously led to industrial disputes and political activity now be experienced as a cause of …

This book has had a long gestation. This gestation period was mainly due to my nomadic
meandering through diŸerent corners of academia, from the linguistics of literacy, to (social) …

* What are the main theories, methods and applications relevant to the study of health and
illness from a psychological perspective?* In what ways can contemporary health …

The very obnoxious practice of masterbation [sic] which is the cause of insanity in many
cases, and which aggravates the disease, is very common amongst the inmates of the …