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This document summarizes an article that analyzes emerging problems in social studies of health and science. It argues for grounding investigations in concrete historical forms of social suffering. This requires a multi-scale approach considering: 1) individual suffering and illness experienced through social interactions; 2) institutional expert translations of suffering into disease; and 3) political rationales by local/global stakeholders that influence health environments. While examples are from mental
- Author
- Nicolas Vera
- Language
- EN