PMID: 11898905Mar 20, 2002Paper

Towards a sociology of CAM and nursing

Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery
Philip Tovey, Jon Adams

Abstract

Over recent years a sporadic, but not insignificant, sociology of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has begun to emerge. However, to date, the systematic sociological study of the apparent affinity between CAM, nursing as a profession and its practitioners has been absent from it. In this paper we argue for the need for a rigorous sociology of nursing and CAM and set out a provisional framework through which this might be operationalized. Three broad themes, as well as cross-cutting issues, are outlined. The way in which the challenges of CAM are mediated at the level of the individual and the profession are pivotal to analysis. An understanding of this mediation is crucial both as a means of extending knowledge, and as a means of engaging with complex issues such as the role of evidence, and the equity of provision, that are likely to accompany any extension of CAM mainstreaming.

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Nov 13, 2004·Journal of Health Organization and Management·Philip Tovey, Nicola Manson
Sep 7, 2004·Journal of Advanced Nursing·Wendy Maddocks-Jennings, Jenny M Wilkinson
Nov 2, 2011·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Christine V Little
Mar 20, 2002·Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery·Denise Rankin-Box
Aug 12, 2014·Australian Journal of Primary Health·I-Hao ChengSophia Samuel

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