A Note on the Fate of Postmodern Theory and its Failure to Meet the Basic Requirements for Success in Medical Sociology

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-296

  Cockerham, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Baudrillard; Durkheim; Medical sociology; Parsons; Postmodern theory; Weber

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249154370     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.sth.8700108     Document Type: Article

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