Mary Ann Elston
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 260451 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Mary Ann Elston |
| PRENOMES | Mary Ann |
| SOBRENOME | Elston |
| ASSINATURA | ELSTON M A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Royal Holloway University of London |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 21 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 105 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 21 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1979 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
Michael Bury (1945–2025)
Becoming Turāth
In Egypt today, turāth (often translated as "heritage", "legacy", or "tradition") is a pivotal concept for the Muslim religious scholars (ʿulamāʾ) of al-Azhar, the preeminent institution of Sunni learning located in Cairo. Although scholarly interest in turāth has grown in recent years, this literature has focused primarily on articulations of the concept at the hands of the Arab intelligentsia without attention to the ʿulamāʾ. To address this la…
Violence in general practice
This article focuses on the extent to which violence against family doctors in England is experienced in gendered terms. It draws on data from two studies: a postal survey of 1,300 general practitioners (GPs) (62% response rate) and in-depth interviews with 26 doctors who have been assaulted or threatened; and 13 focus groups with primary care teams and 19 in-depth interviews with GPs who had expressed an interest in the topic of violence against…
From patient deference towards negotiated and precarious informality
This article contributes to sociological debates about trends in the power and status of medical professionals, focussing on claims that deferent patient relations are giving way to a more challenging consumerism. Analysing data from a mixed methods study involving general practitioners in England, we found some support for the idea that an apparent 'golden age' of patient deference is receding. Although not necessarily expressing nostalgia for s…
Private and Public Ageing in the UK
Sociological discussions of the menopause have focused largely on the ways in which women's experiences are socially and culturally shaped, with second wave feminists resisting a biomedical model of the menopause as a deficiency disease. Yet in emphasizing the social and cultural meaning, little attention has been given to women's experiences of the menopause as an embodied transition. This article presents findings from a qualitative data analys…
We are nurses, we are supposed to care for people’
This paper explores the interpretive negotiation of professional values by nurses working in a large public‐sector organisation in the UK, namely the NHS Direct (NHSD). Reported are findings from a number of case studies of NHSD, undertaken in response to calls for more research into so‐called professional call centre settings
We Don't Have to Take This’
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers in the UK are said to be increasingly aware of the ‘risks of the job’ as a result of mounting verbal abuse, threats and assaults from patients and their relatives. In the late 1990s the UK government introduced a policy of ‘zero tolerance’, which it claimed was designed to minimize the risk of such violence. Current policy refers to the need to be tough on offenders and encourage a culture of respect.…
Medicalisation
Beyond the mask
Accounts of ageing often employ the metaphor of a mask and suggest that individuals are motivated to present a youthful image. Drawing on interview data, we reveal that women aged 51-57 years distinguish between what we call 'public' and 'private' body ageing, both of which have an impact on age-resistance. Public ageing is visible, arising from physical changes in body appearance. These changes have the potential for concealment through age-resi…
The promotion of private health insurance and its implications for the social organisation of healthcare
This paper examines some of the implications of the process of privatisation of a national healthcare system for the delivery, organisation and, ultimately, the outcome of services. Through a case study of obstetric care in Chile, we illuminate the relationships between the macro-level of political decisions, the meso-level of the organisations through which government reforms were enacted, and the micro-level of clinical practice. We show that, …
Violence against doctors
Violence against doctors provides an illuminating context for studying medicalisation and its limits in the management of deviance. The paper examines the emergence of such violence as a policy issue in England, with particular reference to general practitioners (GPs) in the National Health Service. Recent guidance exhorts doctors to exercise 'zero tolerance' with respect to acts of violence. The emphasis is on risk management and protecting vict…
Live and/or let die
This paper considers social aspects of living at home with a terminal illness: a process referred to as social dying . Women's friendship dyads, where one of the women is dying and both are aware of the prognosis, are used to observe this process. Social dying among friends took place in mundane but complex social settings and understandings were negotiated within ongoing relationships. Even impending death had to be seen in the context of other …
The Sociology of Medical Science and Technology
1. Assessing the Social Impact of Genetic Biotechnologies: Evan Willis (La Trobe University Australia). 2. The Abortion Pill RU486: A Case of Organizational and Technological Change: Sharon Tabberer (Anglia Polytechnic University). 3. a Strange Bedfellowsa in the Laboratory of the NHS? An Institutional and Methodological Analysis of the new Science of Health Technology Assessment in the United Kingdom: Alex Faulkner (University of Bristol). 4. Th…
Introduction
In the shadow of medicine
Social/Economic Status and Disease
In recent decades, there has been remarkable growth in scientific research examining the multiple ways in which racism can adversely affect health. This interest has been driven in part by the striking persistence of racial/ethnic inequities in health and ...Read More
Women Physicians
The domestication of women
Shorter Notices
For Her Own Good; 150 Years of the Experts' Advice to Women/The Women's Health Movement
Reclaiming our bodies
Medicalisation
Violence against doctors
Violence against doctors provides an illuminating context for studying medicalisation and its limits in the management of deviance. The paper examines the emergence of such violence as a policy issue in England, with particular reference to general practitioners (GPs) in the National Health Service. Recent guidance exhorts doctors to exercise 'zero tolerance' with respect to acts of violence. The emphasis is on risk management and protecting vict…
From patient deference towards negotiated and precarious informality
This article contributes to sociological debates about trends in the power and status of medical professionals, focussing on claims that deferent patient relations are giving way to a more challenging consumerism. Analysing data from a mixed methods study involving general practitioners in England, we found some support for the idea that an apparent 'golden age' of patient deference is receding. Although not necessarily expressing nostalgia for s…
Introduction
We are nurses, we are supposed to care for people’
This paper explores the interpretive negotiation of professional values by nurses working in a large public‐sector organisation in the UK, namely the NHS Direct (NHSD). Reported are findings from a number of case studies of NHSD, undertaken in response to calls for more research into so‐called professional call centre settings
The promotion of private health insurance and its implications for the social organisation of healthcare
This paper examines some of the implications of the process of privatisation of a national healthcare system for the delivery, organisation and, ultimately, the outcome of services. Through a case study of obstetric care in Chile, we illuminate the relationships between the macro-level of political decisions, the meso-level of the organisations through which government reforms were enacted, and the micro-level of clinical practice. We show that, …
Private and Public Ageing in the UK
Sociological discussions of the menopause have focused largely on the ways in which women's experiences are socially and culturally shaped, with second wave feminists resisting a biomedical model of the menopause as a deficiency disease. Yet in emphasizing the social and cultural meaning, little attention has been given to women's experiences of the menopause as an embodied transition. This article presents findings from a qualitative data analys…
Beyond the mask
Accounts of ageing often employ the metaphor of a mask and suggest that individuals are motivated to present a youthful image. Drawing on interview data, we reveal that women aged 51-57 years distinguish between what we call 'public' and 'private' body ageing, both of which have an impact on age-resistance. Public ageing is visible, arising from physical changes in body appearance. These changes have the potential for concealment through age-resi…
We Don't Have to Take This’
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers in the UK are said to be increasingly aware of the ‘risks of the job’ as a result of mounting verbal abuse, threats and assaults from patients and their relatives. In the late 1990s the UK government introduced a policy of ‘zero tolerance’, which it claimed was designed to minimize the risk of such violence. Current policy refers to the need to be tough on offenders and encourage a culture of respect.…
Reclaiming our bodies
For Her Own Good; 150 Years of the Experts' Advice to Women/The Women's Health Movement
Shorter Notices
The domestication of women
Women Physicians
Social/Economic Status and Disease
In recent decades, there has been remarkable growth in scientific research examining the multiple ways in which racism can adversely affect health. This interest has been driven in part by the striking persistence of racial/ethnic inequities in health and ...Read More
In the shadow of medicine
Introduction
Live and/or let die
This paper considers social aspects of living at home with a terminal illness: a process referred to as social dying . Women's friendship dyads, where one of the women is dying and both are aware of the prognosis, are used to observe this process. Social dying among friends took place in mundane but complex social settings and understandings were negotiated within ongoing relationships. Even impending death had to be seen in the context of other …
The Sociology of Medical Science and Technology
1. Assessing the Social Impact of Genetic Biotechnologies: Evan Willis (La Trobe University Australia). 2. The Abortion Pill RU486: A Case of Organizational and Technological Change: Sharon Tabberer (Anglia Polytechnic University). 3. a Strange Bedfellowsa in the Laboratory of the NHS? An Institutional and Methodological Analysis of the new Science of Health Technology Assessment in the United Kingdom: Alex Faulkner (University of Bristol). 4. Th…
Violence against doctors
Violence against doctors provides an illuminating context for studying medicalisation and its limits in the management of deviance. The paper examines the emergence of such violence as a policy issue in England, with particular reference to general practitioners (GPs) in the National Health Service. Recent guidance exhorts doctors to exercise 'zero tolerance' with respect to acts of violence. The emphasis is on risk management and protecting vict…
Medicalisation
Beyond the mask
Accounts of ageing often employ the metaphor of a mask and suggest that individuals are motivated to present a youthful image. Drawing on interview data, we reveal that women aged 51-57 years distinguish between what we call 'public' and 'private' body ageing, both of which have an impact on age-resistance. Public ageing is visible, arising from physical changes in body appearance. These changes have the potential for concealment through age-resi…
The promotion of private health insurance and its implications for the social organisation of healthcare
This paper examines some of the implications of the process of privatisation of a national healthcare system for the delivery, organisation and, ultimately, the outcome of services. Through a case study of obstetric care in Chile, we illuminate the relationships between the macro-level of political decisions, the meso-level of the organisations through which government reforms were enacted, and the micro-level of clinical practice. We show that, …
We are nurses, we are supposed to care for people’
This paper explores the interpretive negotiation of professional values by nurses working in a large public‐sector organisation in the UK, namely the NHS Direct (NHSD). Reported are findings from a number of case studies of NHSD, undertaken in response to calls for more research into so‐called professional call centre settings
We Don't Have to Take This’
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers in the UK are said to be increasingly aware of the ‘risks of the job’ as a result of mounting verbal abuse, threats and assaults from patients and their relatives. In the late 1990s the UK government introduced a policy of ‘zero tolerance’, which it claimed was designed to minimize the risk of such violence. Current policy refers to the need to be tough on offenders and encourage a culture of respect.…
Private and Public Ageing in the UK
Sociological discussions of the menopause have focused largely on the ways in which women's experiences are socially and culturally shaped, with second wave feminists resisting a biomedical model of the menopause as a deficiency disease. Yet in emphasizing the social and cultural meaning, little attention has been given to women's experiences of the menopause as an embodied transition. This article presents findings from a qualitative data analys…
From patient deference towards negotiated and precarious informality
This article contributes to sociological debates about trends in the power and status of medical professionals, focussing on claims that deferent patient relations are giving way to a more challenging consumerism. Analysing data from a mixed methods study involving general practitioners in England, we found some support for the idea that an apparent 'golden age' of patient deference is receding. Although not necessarily expressing nostalgia for s…
Violence in general practice
This article focuses on the extent to which violence against family doctors in England is experienced in gendered terms. It draws on data from two studies: a postal survey of 1,300 general practitioners (GPs) (62% response rate) and in-depth interviews with 26 doctors who have been assaulted or threatened; and 13 focus groups with primary care teams and 19 in-depth interviews with GPs who had expressed an interest in the topic of violence against…
Becoming Turāth
In Egypt today, turāth (often translated as "heritage", "legacy", or "tradition") is a pivotal concept for the Muslim religious scholars (ʿulamāʾ) of al-Azhar, the preeminent institution of Sunni learning located in Cairo. Although scholarly interest in turāth has grown in recent years, this literature has focused primarily on articulations of the concept at the hands of the Arab intelligentsia without attention to the ʿulamāʾ. To address this la…
Michael Bury (1945–2025)
Sociology (15 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Psychology (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Law (7 obras) · Gender Studies (6 obras) · Social science (5 obras) · Context (archaeology (4 obras) · Epistemology (4 obras) · Law (4 obras)