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Health, Culture and Society

Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary Applications

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Authors:
  1. Elizabeth Ettorre

    1. University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

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  2. Ellen Annandale

    1. University of York, York, United Kingdom

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  3. Vanessa M. Hildebrand

    1. Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

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  4. Ana Porroche-Escudero

    1. Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

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  5. Barbara Katz Rothman

    1. Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA

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  • Offers an exciting interdisciplinary exploration from leading international experts in health, sociology, anthropology, and gender studies

  • Traces the history of key concepts from both sociology and anthropology and takes a critical approach

  • Discusses the relationship between Self, Body and Society and how this concept is applied to Health

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Why Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary Applications?

    • Elizabeth Ettorre, Ellen Annandale, Vanessa M. Hildebrand, Ana Porroche-Escudero
    Pages 1-11

  3. Society, Differentiation and Globalisation

    • Ellen Annandale
    Pages 13-36

  4. Self, Normativity and Embodiment

    • Elizabeth Ettorre
    Pages 37-74

  5. Production, Reproduction and Consumption

    • Ellen Annandale
    Pages 75-102

  6. Kinship, Blood and Alliances

    • Ana Porroche-Escudero
    Pages 103-135

  7. Power, Control and Surveillance

    • Elizabeth Ettorre
    Pages 137-177

  8. Gift Giving, Reciprocity, and Exchange

    • Vanessa M. Hildebrand
    Pages 179-211

  9. Afterword

    • Barbara Katz Rothman
    Pages 213-221

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 223-235
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About this book

This book traces the history of formative, enduring concepts, foundational in the development of the health disciplines. It explores existing literature, and subsequent contested applications. Feminist legacies are discussed with a clear message that early sociological and anthropological theories and debates remain valuable to scholars today. Chapters cover historical events and cultural practices from the standpoint of ‘difference’; formulate theories about the emergence of social issues and problems and discuss health and illness in light of cultural values and practices, social conditions, embodiment and emotions. This collection will be of great value to scholars of biomedicine, health and gender.

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“This terrific book is overdue and sorely needed. After half a century of medical sociology and anthropology, revisiting and revisioning their conceptual legacies is vital. Contested key concepts have been modified to enable their continued analytic utility. Here, we grasp their trajectories of development, related debates, and prior research applications. Placed in productive conversation with one another, they provide ambitious, rich and useful resources for moving both fields forward as biomedicine expands transnationally.” (Adele E. Clarke, Professor Emerita of Sociology & History of Health Sciences, University of California, San Francisco)

“This unique book offers a timely analysis of key concepts used in health research. The authors describe the tacit theoretical frameworks and assumptions in contemporary health and medical sociology and medical anthropology. They emphasize the complexity of the conceptual frameworks and challenge the reader to engage in a critical reading of the classical texts.” (Elianne Riska, Professor of Sociology, emerita, University of Helsinki, Finland)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

    Elizabeth Ettorre

  • University of York, York, United Kingdom

    Ellen Annandale

  • Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, USA

    Vanessa M. Hildebrand

  • Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom

    Ana Porroche-Escudero

  • Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA

    Barbara Katz Rothman

About the authors

Elizabeth Ettorre is Professor Emerita of Sociology, University of Liverpool, UK. 


Ellen Annandale is Professor of Sociology, York University, UK.


Ana Porroche-Escudero is a Research Associate, Lancaster University, UK.


Vanessa M. Hildebrand is Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Case Western Reserve University, USA. 


Barbara Katz Rothman is a Professor of Sociology, Baruch College and Graduate Center, CUNY, USA.







Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Health, Culture and Society

  • Book Subtitle: Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary Applications

  • Authors: Elizabeth Ettorre, Ellen Annandale, Vanessa M. Hildebrand, Ana Porroche-Escudero, Barbara Katz Rothman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60786-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60785-6Published: 28 July 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86933-9Published: 12 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60786-3Published: 19 July 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 235

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medical Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Medical Sociology, Feminist Anthropology

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