Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology.

Robert Dingwall, Christian Heath, Stacey Margaret, Margaret Reid

Introduction 1. Images of Pregnancy in Antenatal Literature 2. Old Age as a Problem 3. Therapeutic Optimism and Treatment of the Insane 4. The Reproduction of Medical Knowledge 5. Social Control Rituals in Medicine 6. Everyday and Medical Knowledge in Categorising Patients 7. Magical Elements in Orthodox Medicine 8. When Was Your Last Period? 9. Policy and Practice in Paramedical Organisation Contributors