ABSTRACT
Do lay people view modern medicine as a fountain of hope or a font of despair? What are their experiences of modern medical care and technology, and how do their views and experiences differ across different social groups? Combining theoretical insights with a range of qualitative and ethnographic research, this volume examines lay experiences and evaluation of medicines and drugs, chronic illness and life-saving technology, and reproductive technologies. It also considers the growing popularity of complementary therapies as a potential challenge to orthodox medicine.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |46 pages
Introduction
part |70 pages
Medicines and drugs
part |69 pages
Chronic illness and modern medicine
part |41 pages
Women and reproductive technology
part |36 pages
Complementary therapies and lay re-skilling in late modernity