Main description:

This is a new and outstanding contribution to understanding the working life of junior doctors. It opens out the field of research in sociology and inserts junior medical doctor culture right into medical sociology and professional medical education by its innovative use of Pierre Bourdieu's sociological framework and the concept of habitus. This volume challenges many of the myths of the medical cultural experiences and socializing forces that are an integral part of early medical training.

Contents:

Examining Medicine with New Lenses.- Theoretical Dissection of Medicine: Practice.- Putting It All Together: The Culture of Junior Doctors.- Medical Habitus.- Future of Medical Habitus: Medical Identity.