ISBN:
0203991400
,
0415018056
,
0415116686
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 321 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Professions and the Public Interest : Medical Power, Altruism and Alternative Medicine
DDC:
305.5530941
Keywords:
Social medicine
;
Acupuncture History
;
Professions
;
Altruism
Abstract:
Part I: Sociology, Professions and the Public Interest: A Research Framework 1. The sociology of professions and the professional altruism ideal: a critical review 2. The development of a viable conception of the public interest 3. The role of professions: power, interests and causality Part II: An Empirical Application: The Response of the Medical Profession to Acupuncture in Britain 4. Alternative medicine: the case of acupuncture 5. Potential explanations for the rejection of acupuncture in Britain 6. Acupuncture and British medicine: the influence of professional power and interests 7. The
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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