{"product_id":"9781405124492","title":"Social Movements in Health","description":"\u003ch3\u003eSociology of Health and Illness Monographs\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSocial Movements in Health\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhil Brown | Stephen Zavestoski\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Sociology \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book represents the first collection of research on health social movements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul class=\"noindent\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eDemonstrates that health social movements are an innovative and powerful form of political action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together the study of health and illness with social movement theory in order to establish a basis for the study of health social movements.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers disease-based movements focused on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and breast cancer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso addresses issue-based movements such as the pro-choice movement, the movement for complementary and alternative medicine, and movements around stem cell research.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates the value of interdisciplinary approaches to studying health social movements.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003ePhil Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Brown University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNo Safe Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: Toxic Waste, Leukemia, and Community Action\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eIllness and the Environment: A Reader in Contested Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Zavestoski\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of San Francisco. His work has appeared in journals such as \u003ci\u003eScience, Technology and Human Values, Journal of Health and Social Behavior, Sociology of Health and Illness, Social Science Computer Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOrganization and Environment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 April 2005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405124492\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44385459536012,"sku":"9781405124492","price":39.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405124492.jpg?v=1780142994","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405124492","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}