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*British Sociological Association
London Medical Sociology Group Meeting
Wednesday 18th April 6pm
**Paul Higgs (University College London)**
Old people and sickness: some thoughts on the interface between medical
sociology and social gerontology
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*Abstract*
Considerable attention has been given in medical sociology to topics
such as chronic illness, disability, biotechnology as well as the
sociology of the body. What is striking is the absence of a clear
engagement with social gerontology and the way in which social
gerontologists look at health within old age. It is also true that with
a few exceptions, social gerontology rarely engages with many of the
insights of medical sociology. This paper seeks to describe this
situation and show how changes within later life are pushing both
positions into looking at the same phenomena. The paper concludes by
arguing that both medical sociology and social gerontology stand to
benefit from this encounter but only if they are able to adjust their
assumptions about what topics fall within their remits.
*Venue*
King's College London
Franklin Wilkins Building
Room 1.16
Stamford Street
London SE1 8WA
nearest train/tube station: Waterloo
Everyone is welcome to attend the LMSG meeting. The group has no formal
membership.
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