Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION -- chapter 2 HEALTH SCARES AND MORAL PANICS -- chapter 3 THE REGULATION OF LIFESTYLE -- chapter 4 SCREENING -- chapter 5 THE POLITICS OF HEALTH PROMOTION -- chapter 6 THE EXPANSION OF HEALTH -- chapter 7 THE PERSONAL IS THE MEDICAL -- chapter 8 THE CRISIS OF MODERN MEDICINE -- chapter 9 CONCLUSION
Summary
This book exposes the dangers of the explosion of health awareness for both patients and doctors. The author argues that we need to establish a clear boundary between the worlds of medicine and politics
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-187) and index
