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Throughout the US & elsewhere in the Western world since WWII, there has been a growing interest in medicine. As early as the 1930's, popular accounts of sci'fic development began to interest lay readers in Med care & innovation. The signif involvement of soc & behavioral sci'ts in Med educ & res began a decade ago & has increased rapidly. It has become apparent that the understanding of health & disease requires a holistic frame of reference in which the psychol'al, soc, & cultural aspects of HB are appropriately related to the biological nature of man & the physical environment in which he lives. Emphasis upon the holistic approach to Med sci & upon comprehensive health care has moved medicine to seek the services of soc sci'ts, notably in connection with public health, preventive medicine, & psychiatry. As conceptualization & methodology in the soc sci's have matured, soc sci'ts have increasingly tended to interest themselves in applied fields & have come to grasp the significance of health & medicine as a major focus of organized HB. Med sci, soc sci, & popular interest merge to formulate contemporary approaches & norms in health care. AA.

Throughout the United States and elsewhere in the Western world since World War II, there has been a grow ing interest in medicine. As early as the 1930's, popular accounts of scientific developments began to interest lay readers in medical care and innovation. The significant involvement of social and behavioral scientists in medical education and research began a decade ago and has increased rapidly. It has become apparent that the understanding of health and disease requires a holistic frame of reference in which the psychological, social, and cultural aspects of human behavior are appropriately related to the biological nature of man and the physical environ ment in which he lives. Emphasis upon the holistic approach to medical science and upon comprehensive health care has moved medicine to seek the services of social scientists, notably in connection with public health, preventive medicine, and psychiatry. And, as conceptualization and methodology in the social sciences have matured, social scientists have increasingly tended to interest themselves in applied fields and have come to grasp the significance of health and medicine as a major focus of organized human behavior. Thus, medical science, social science, and popular interest merge to formulate con temporary approaches and norms in health care.—Ed.

Introduction to Yoshihiko Uchida -- The Origin and Development of Uchida's Social Science -- Civil Society and the Metabolic Relationship Between Human Beings and Nature -- Science and Inquiry in Hajime Kawakami -- Invisible Hand and Manipulative Hand -- In Closing: How to Live in a Society Organized Around the Division of Labor.

Abstract This paper introduces key current themes in social sciences of energy that look beyond conventional concerns with energy consumers. Close, detailed studies of energy practices at all levels can offer insights into the ways that energy systems are enmeshed in social, legal, cultural, economic and political frameworks that pre-empt expectations about energy production, distribution and consumption. By bringing a sociological and anthropological focus onto the energy industries themselves, social sciences can offer new theoretical perspectives, reveal the political relations that accompany energy flows, and offer new ways to think about the potentials for current and future energy systems.

"This accessible book introduces the story of 'social science, ' with coverage of history, politics, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, and geography. Eller explains the origin, evolution, methods, main figures in each discipline, as well as the literature, concepts, and theories. The chapters also feature a range of contemporary examples, with consideration given to how the disciplines address present-day issues."--Back cover

Introduction : The impact of innovations in biotechnology on social cohesion / Michael D. Mehta -- The impact of agricultural biotechnology on social cohesion / Michael D. Mehta -- Agricultural biotechnology and developing countries : issues of poverty alleviation, food security, and sustainable development / Jacqueline E.W. Broerse and Joske F.G. Bunders -- Legitimation crisis : food safety and genetically modified organisms / Christopher K. Vanderpool, Toby A. Ten Eyck, and Craig K. Harris -- Genetically modified foods in Norway : a consumer perspective / Margareta Wandel -- Commercializing Iceland : biotechnology, culture, and the information society / Kyle Eischen -- Biotechnology and social control : the Canadian DNA data bank / Neil Gerlach -- Biotechnology as modern museums of civilization / Annette Burfoot and Jennifer Poudrier -- The production, diffusion, and use of knowledge in biotechnology : the discovery of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes / Robert Dalpé, Louise Bouchard, and Daniel Ducharme