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Medical Sociology is now an established subdiscipline in both medicine and sociology. This book traces the intellectual and institutional evolution of the field in relation to antecendents of the past 2000 years and developments in American sociology and medicine since the turn of the century. Drawing on his own experience as a participant and witness, Bloom provides an engaging account of the ongoing search for knowledge about the relationship between illness, medicine, and society.

Introduction

3

(8)

PART I. Medical Sociology before 1940

The Origins: Medicine as Social Science, Public Health, and Social Medicine

11

(12)

American Sociology before 1920: From Social Advocacy to Academic Legitimacy

23

(16)

Between the World Wars

39

(24)

The University of Chicago

63

(20)

Regional and Intellectual Influences

83

(28)

PART II. Medical Sociology, 1940-1980

First Steps toward Social Identity: Effects of the War and level Its Aftermath on Medical Sociology

111

(20)

Postwar Medical Sociology: The Founders at Major Universities, 1945-1960

131

(24)

The Role of NIMH, 1946-1975

155

(26)

Becoming a Profession: The Role of the Private Foundations

181

(34)

From Ad Hoc Committee to Professional Association: The Section on Medical Sociology, 1955-1980

215

(32)

PART III. The Current Status of Medical Sociology

An Era of Change, 1980-2000

247

(38)

Notes

285

(50)

Index

335

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The Word As Scalpel A History of Medical Sociology

The Word As Scalpel A History of Medical Sociology

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