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Unternehmungsnetzwerke : Konstitution und Strukturation

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Organisation, Macht und Ökonomie : Mikropolitik und die Konstitution organisationaler Handlungssysteme

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From bioethics to a sociology of bio-knowledge

Petersen, Alan - In: Social Science & Medicine 98 (2013) C, pp. 264-270

an alternative normative approach; namely, a sociology of bio-knowledge focussing on human rights. The article discusses … potential alternative bases for a normative sociology of bio-knowledge, before presenting the elements of the proposed human … of critical scholarship, particularly the emergent sociology of human rights, science and technology studies, Foucaultian …

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Consultation and illness behaviour in response to symptoms: A comparison of models from different disciplinary frameworks and suggestions for future research directions

Wyke, Sally; Adamson, Joy; Dixon, Diane; Hunt, Kate - In: Social Science & Medicine 86 (2013) C, pp. 79-87

We all get ill and social scientific interest in how we respond – the study of illness behaviour – continues unabated. Existing models are useful, but have been developed and applied within disciplinary silos, resulting in wasted intellectual and empirical effort and an absence of...

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Using documents to investigate links between implementation and sustainability in a complex community intervention: The PRISM study

Willis, Karen; Small, Rhonda; Brown, Stephanie - In: Social Science & Medicine 75 (2012) 7, pp. 1222-1229

The increasing imperative to find what works in health services has meant a rise in research trialing interventions deemed ‘complex’. While the strength of these interventions comes from taking a ‘whole of problem’ approach using multiple and inter-linking strategies, ways of examining...

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How organizational context affects bioethical decision-making: Pharmacists' management of gatekeeping processes in retail and hospital settings

Chiarello, Elizabeth - In: Social Science & Medicine 98 (2013) C, pp. 319-329

Social science studies of bioethics demonstrate that ethics are highly contextual, functioning differently across local settings as actors make daily decisions “on the ground.” Sociological studies that demonstrate the key role organizations play in shaping ethical decision-making have...

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The art of letting go: Referral to palliative care and its discontents

Broom, Alex; Kirby, Emma; Good, Phillip; Wootton, Julia; … - In: Social Science & Medicine 78 (2013) C, pp. 9-16

Accompanying patients from active treatment towards specialist palliative care is a complex sphere of clinical practice that can be fraught with interpersonal and emotional challenges. While medical specialists are expected to break ‘bad news’ to their patients and ease their transitions to...

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Exploring the feasibility of theory synthesis: A worked example in the field of health related risk-taking

Pound, Pandora; Campbell, Rona - In: Social Science & Medicine 124 (2015) C, pp. 57-65

The idea of synthesising theory is receiving attention within public health as part of a drive to design theoretically informed interventions. Theory synthesis is not a new idea, however, having been debated by sociologists for several decades. We consider the various methodological approaches...

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Rewriting abortion: Deploying medical records in jurisdictional negotiation over a forbidden practice in Senegal

Suh, Siri - In: Social Science & Medicine 108 (2014) C, pp. 20-33

Boundary work refers to the strategies deployed by professionals in the arenas of the public, the law and the workplace to define and defend jurisdictional authority. Little attention has been directed to the role of documents in negotiating professional claims. While boundary work over induced...

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