CfP: Issue on Medicine and Health (Romanian Journal of Sociological Studies - The Institute of Sociology - Romanian Academy)
Romanian
Journal of Sociological Studies (published by the Institute of
Sociology – Romanian Academy - and by the Romanian Association of
Sociology) invites articles for a special issue which will focus on
Sociology of Medicine and Health.
Contribution exploring any context
of health and medicine in social contexts are welcomed. The journal
welcomes high-quality research and analyses from diverse theoretical and
methodological approaches.
The
journal is particularly interested in new approaches of medicine, body,
health and illness that have the potential to increase the body of
knowledge on the subject and generate future studies.
Contributions may include, but are not limited to:
1. The sociological analysis of medical organizations and institutions;
2. The production of medical knowledge and selection of methods;
3. The actions and interactions of healthcare professionals;
4. The social or cultural effects of medical practices.
5. Aspects of sociological pathology;
6. Patterns of global and/or cross-national changes in health care systems.
7. Medical technology, body and health.
Contributions
can be original empirical (qualitative or quantitative) research,
literature reviews, theoretical or methodological contributions,
integrative reviews, meta-analyses, comparative studies.
The articles
should have between 6-8.000 words, with an abstract of 250 words and
five key-words and they should adhere at RJSS Style. Please send the
articles with the message’s title “For the special issue of RJSS on
Medicine and Health”.
The deadline of submitting the articles is January 1, 2017.