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It is now accepted that many of the determinants of health and health care are social. This volum...

It is now accepted that many of the determinants of health and health care are social. This volum...

Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the ap...

In examining the social and psychological aspects of epilepsy, the author takes not only the pers...

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Professor Margaret Archer is a leading critical realist and major contemporary social theorist. T...

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