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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:37:30 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sociology of Health and Illness Virtual special issues: what they are and how you can apply to guest-edit one A ?virtual special issue? is a collection of articles that have appeared in the journal that have made a major contribution to a particular field within the sociology of health and illness. The collection is advertised widely and appears on the journal web site: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/shil_enhanced/virtual_index.asp Examples include: ? Virtual Special Issue 1: Death, dying and bereavement (Clive Seale) Editorial by Clive Seale ? Virtual Special Issue 2: Feminism and the sociology of gender, health and illness (Hannah Bradby) ? Virtual Special Issue 3: Illness, biography and narrative (Julia Lawton) ? Virtual Special Issue 4: Sociological perspectives on genetics, genomics and ?post-genomics? (Richard Tutton and Nina Hallowell) A virtual special issue can contain both theoretical and empirical papers, representing a variety of research methods and locations. It aids both researchers and teachers and encourages readers to explore further papers in the journal It is different from the annual monograph that we publish, in that it reflects past strengths of the journal?s archive of articles, although a virtual special issue can contain papers that have appeared in SHI monographs. Potential future topics for virtual special issues Authors publishing in Sociology of Health and Illness have made particularly strong contributions in several areas over the years. Additionally, the topics covered by SHI monographs may provide potential topics for virtual special issues. While the monograph papers themselves may contain pieces deemed suitable for inclusion in the virtual special issue, significant papers on these topics will also have appeared elsewhere in the journal. Some potential virtual special issue topics are, therefore: The experience of illness The medical profession Professionalism and interprofessional relations Interaction in health care settings Medicalisation Health care policy and organisation Health inequalities Gender and health Ethnicity and health Bioethics Medical and health care work Social movements and health Health and the media (or/and internet / e-health) Mental health Medical science and technology Medical knowledge Risk and health Emotional work in health care settings Death and terminal care Ethnographic work in the journal Conversation analytic work in the journal Another methodological theme in the journal However, we are open to other suggestions. At the end of this document is a list of the most common keywords used by SHI authors. This gives a further guide to which topics have received most interest from authors in the journal over the years. The role of the editor is to (a) select articles for inclusion in the virtual special issue from the journal?s content archive (b) write an editorial introduction in which the reasons for the selection are explained and the significance of the work for the development of the chosen field is shown. The editorial introductions to virtual special issues will not be peer reviewed, but they offer editors the opportunity to provide a critical overview of the field and therefore to be recognised as an authority in that subject. Editorial introductions can be of widely varying length, depending on the inclinations of the editor and the requirements of the topic. Hyperlinks to the papers included will be provided at appropriate points in the text. To propose a topic for a virtual special issue we ask for the following (send to Clive Seale. email: [log in to unmask] ) A brief outline of the rationale for the proposed virtual special issue and a proposed list of papers for potential inclusion. This will be assessed by the editorial team. If the proposal is agreed, the editorial office will support the virtual special issue editor(s) in forming the collection. The draft editorial introduction and the final selection of articles will be read and studied by the editors who will provide supportive feedback. The final decision on whether to post a completed virtual issue on the journal?s website will rest with the editorial team. Appendix: The most popular keywords chosen by authors in SHI Individual / lay level ? BIOGRAPHICAL DISRUPTION ? IDENTITY, SELF, NARRATIVES ? EXPERIENCE ? KNOWLEDGE, LAY KNOWLEDGE, BEHAVIOR, ATTITUDES ? BODY, EMBODIMENT, THE BODY ? RISK, RISK ASSESSMENT, RISK FACTORS, TRUST ? EMOTIONS ? RESPONSIBILITY, EMPOWERMENT, AGENCY ? STRESS Particular health / illness experiences / statuses ? CHRONIC ILLNESS ? INFERTILITY, PREGNANCY, MIDWIFERY, ABORTION ? MOTHERS, MOTHERHOOD ? BREAST CANCER, CANCER, PROSTATE CANCER ? PAIN ? CORONARY HEART DISEASE, HEART DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE ? CYSTIC FIBROSIS ? STROKE ? ASTHMA ? AIDS, HIV, HIV INFECTION ? DISABILITY, IMPAIRMENT ? MORTALITY, DEATH, HOSPICE ? MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL ILLNESS, PSYCHIATRY ? DEPRESSION ? STIGMA Health related behaviour ? DRUG USE, DRUGS ? SMOKING ? SEX ? PROSTITUTES, PROSTITUTION ? PREVENTION Social divisions/ groups ? WOMEN, GENDER, MEN, SEX DIFFERENCES, MEN'S HEALTH, GENDER DIFFERENCES, MASCULINITY ? GAY MEN ? INEQUALITIES, SOCIAL CLASS, HEALTH INEQUALITIES, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INEQUALITY, POVERTY ? ADOLESCENTS, ADOLESCENCE, CHILDREN, CHILDHOOD ? ETHNICITY, RACE ? FAMILY Health care organisation, policy ? CARE, HEALTH CARE ? MANAGEMENT ? GENERAL PRACTICE, PRIMARY CARE, GENERAL PRACTITIONERS ? NHS, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ? POLICY, POLITICS, HEALTH POLICY, GOVERNANCE ? NEGOTIATED ORDER, HOSPITAL ? RATIONING ? MANAGED CARE Medical profession / other health care professions / professions ? MEDICAL PROFESSION, PROFESSIONS, PROFESSIONALISATION, MEDICAL DOMINANCE, PROFESSIONALS, PROFESSIONAL DOMINANCE, PROLETARIANIZATION ? MEDICINE ? PHYSICIANS, DOCTORS ? NURSES, NURSING ? EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE, EXPERTISE Encounters, resistance, power ? DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP, CONSULTATION, ENCOUNTER ? SOCIAL CONTROL ? POWER, RESISTANCE ? MEDICALISATION, MEDICALIZATION ? FOUCAULT, GOVERNMENTALITY Methods ? NARRATIVE, ACCOUNTS ? ETHNOGRAPHY ? DISCOURSE, DISCOURSE ANALYSIS ? CONVERSATION ANALYSIS ? QUALITATIVE RESEARCH Other ? UNITED STATES, ENGLAND, BRITAIN, NETHERLANDS, FINLAND, AUSTRALIA ? SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY ? GENETICS ? WORK ? CULTURE ? MEDIA, INTERNET, MASS MEDIA ? ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE, COMPLEMENTARY, COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE ? BIOETHICS, ETHICS ? SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ? 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