Technology, Health, and the Patient Consumer in the Twentieth Century

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Rachel Elder (Research Associate) Thomas Schlich (Professor in the History of Medicine)

Technology, Health, and the Patient Consumer in the Twentieth Century

Rachel Elder (Research Associate), Thomas Schlich (Professor in the History of Medicine)

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Manchester University Press
01 February 2025

Medical sociology; History of medicine; History of science; History of engineering & technology

Series: Social Histories of Medicine

Technology and consumerism are two characteristic phenomena in the history medicine and healthcare, yet the connections between them are rarely explored by scholars.

In this edited volume, the authors address this disconnect, noting the ways in which a variety of technologies have shaped patients' roles as consumers since the early twentieth century. Chapters examine key issues, such as the changing nature of patient information and choice, patients' assessment of risk and reward, and matters of patient role and of patient demand as they relate to new and changing technologies. They simultaneously investigate how differences in access to care and in outcomes across various patient groups have been influenced by the advent of new technologies and consumer-based approaches to health. The volume spans the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, spotlights an array of medical technologies and health products, and draws on examples from across the United States and United Kingdom.

Edited by: Rachel Elder (Research Associate), Thomas Schlich (Professor in the History of Medicine)
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781526171146
ISBN 10: 1526171147
Series: Social Histories of Medicine
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 01 February 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Rachel Elder is Research Associate in the Department of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University. Thomas Schlich is James McGill Professor in the History of Medicine and Department Chair of the Department of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University.