Robert J Aronowitz

Robert Arowitz

Robert Allan Aronowitz (born December 12, 1953) is an American physician, Professor of Medical History at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of Making Sense of Illness ...

Making Sense of Illness: Science, Society and Disease (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine)

Making Sense of Illness is a fascinating investigation into the social and clinical factors that determine what constitutes a "legitimate" illness in the twentieth century. By examining six case studies of diseases that have emerged within the past fifty years--from what we now consider to be "strai...

Three Shots at Prevention: The HPV Vaccine and the Politics of Medicine's Simple Solutions

In 2007, Texas governor Rick Perry issued an executive order requiring that all females entering sixth grade be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), igniting national debate that echoed arguments heard across the globe over public policy, sexual health, and the politics of vaccination....

Unnatural History: Breast Cancer and American Society (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine)

In the early nineteenth century in the United States, cancer in the breast was a rare disease. Now it seems that breast cancer is everywhere. Written by a medical historian who is also a doctor, Unnatural History tells how and why this happened. Rather than there simply being more disease, breast ca...

[ Making Sense of Illness: Science, Society and Disease[ MAKING SENSE OF ILLNESS: SCIENCE, SOCIETY AND DISEASE ] By Aronowitz, Robert A. ( Author )May-28-1999 Paperback

Unnatural History: Breast Cancer and American Society by Aronowitz, Robert A. [Cambridge University Press, 2007] [Hardcover] (Hardcover)

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Risky Medicine: Our Quest to Cure Fear and Uncertainty

Will ever-more sensitive screening tests for cancer lead to longer, better lives? Will anticipating and trying to prevent the future complications of chronic disease lead to better health? Not always, says Robert Aronowitz in Risky Medicine. In fact, it often is hurting us. Exploring the transformat...

Biography - Aronowitz, Robert A. (1953-): An article from: Contemporary Authors Online

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