Publications

The convergence of the processes of media saturation (saturation of society with media) and the mediatisation of many spheres of public life entail changes in the functioning of Polish society. Subjected to permanent stimulation, the individual increasingly imagines...

The book is about the relationship between doctor and patient. It is a special relationship because it triggers a multitude of projections, transfers and feelings. Knowing about them makes it easier to deal with them. Doctors and patients will find in the book what rules need to be followed in order to...

The book deals with various problems related to the set of mutual relations taking shape between two people. One is the therapist, equipped with the competence necessary for the practice of his profession, the other is the person undergoing treatment, who recognises...

"The book is devoted to a broad issue - the doctor-patient relationship, including conditions that not only foster better communication, but also provide the prerequisites for mutual understanding between doctor and patient and their cooperation leading to...

Trust, by providing guidance, is essential for decision-making or cooperation. Furthermore, it reduces uncertainty, mobilises subjectivity, increases openness and kindness towards others. Trust in the doctor additionally plays a therapeutic role, which helps patients...

"The study prepared is a modern textbook in the sociology of medicine intended for students of medicine, nursing and other medical professions with direct contact with the sick, as well as for doctors already practising. The study combines...

"The book will help improve the doctor's communication with the patient. It comes out of the medical community and appeals not only to the deeply humanistic paradigm of medicine, points out the value of collaboration and the benefits of a healthy relationship with patients, but shows how to cultivate...

The book not only provides a body of knowledge on patient communication skills, which seems to be neglected in the medical community. Its structure resembles an example of a well laid out approach to the patient, each chapter describing a course of...

The sociology of medicine (more broadly defined as the sociology of health, illness and medicine) is one of the most dynamic, thriving and promising sub-disciplines of general sociology. The aim of this article is to present the interdisciplinary nature...

This essay focuses on the social phenomenon of medicalisation practices conceived as practices of power. Already at the outset, it is worth pointing out the fact that the medicalisation processes of Western society were of interest to Michel Foucault primarily from...

The issues of the paper entitled. ''Health and Illness. Selected Problems in the Sociology of Medicine'' is interesting, well-structured and for the most part based on the results of new, also foreign research. In this respect, the book can be regarded as a successful continuation of ...

One could venture to say that every person, when reflecting on his or her life, asks how it is good for him or her. He evaluates the various situations he has found himself in, the experiences he has had, the relationships he has had with others, his do- ings, and he has a certain ...

At the deepest level, each person experiences his or her life in an individual and distinctive way. He has his own unique interpretation of it. But sometimes, in order to better understand his experiences, especially the difficult ones, he needs support or even information,...

"How to live?" - this question posed to Prime Minister Donald Tusk by a pepper grower from the municipality of Klwów electrified public opinion in our country. Years later, it returns, and everyday life suggests answers. These, in turn - selective and usually degenerate - define the trajectories of...

Soma is the first part of a triptych answering the question "How to live?". In this part, the editors have invited experts to share their knowledge with the Readers in an accessible way. The monograph is an intellectual journey into realms that elude...