Medical sociologist

Medical sociologist

Medical Sociologist a practitioner of medical sociology. Medical sociologists work within different sociological traditions, including symbolic interactionist, social constructionist traditions, and use a variety of qualitative and quantitative sociological methods. In the UK, major centres for medical sociology include the Universities of Manchester, Glasgow, and Nottingham.


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