- Andrews, G., Adams, J., Segrott, J. & Lui, C. (2012) ‘The profile of complementary and alternative medicine users and reasons for complementary and alternative medicine use’, pages 231-237 in Adams, J, Andrews, G., Barnes, J., Magin, P., & Broom, A. (eds) Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine: an international reader. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Broom, A. (2014) ‘The sociology of complementary and alternative medicine’ pages 423-438 in Germov, J. (ed) Second Opinion: an introduction to health sociology, 5th edition, Melbourne, Victoria: Oxford University Press. (this link will take you to the reading list. Use the tab ‘Texts’ to locate Germov, and then this chapter – chapter 22)
If you would like to read more about the ideology of ‘Healthism’ try these readings:
- Crawford, R. (1980) ‘Healthism and the medicalization of everyday life’, International journal of health services, 10(3): 365-388.
- Cheek, J. (2008) ‘Healthism: A new conservatism?’, Qualitative Health Research, 18(7): 974-982.
Week 1: Complementary medicine – its products and its practitioners.
Week 2: Utilisation of CAM
Week 3: Explaining the Popularity of Complementary Medicines
If you would like to read more about the ideology of ‘Healthism’ try these readings:
Week 4: Debates about Complementary Medicine: the relationship between Complementary Medicine and Orthodox Medicine
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