{"product_id":"self-medication-and-society-paperback-softback","title":"Self-Medication and Society - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe question of recourse to self-medication arises at the intersection of two partly antagonistic discourses: that of the public authorities, who advocate the practice primarily for economic reasons, and that of health professionals, who condemn it for fear that it may pose a danger to health and dispossess the profession of expertise. This books examines the reality of self-medication in context and investigates the social treatment of the notion of autonomy ever present in the discourses promoting this practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on fieldwork conducted in France, the author examines the material, cognitive, symbolic and social dimensions of the recourse to self-medication, considering the motivations and practices of the subjects and what these reveal about their relationship with the medical institution, while addressing the question of open access to medicines – a subject of heated debate between the actors concerned on themes such as competence, knowledge and responsibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rigorous analysis of the strategies adopted by individuals to manage the risks of medicines and increase their efficacy, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Medication and Society\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to sociologists and anthropologists with interests in health, illness, the body and medicine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45547749540078,"sku":"9780367595821","price":67.19,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367595821.jpg?v=1720253801","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/self-medication-and-society-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}