The Annual Review of Japanese Health and Medical Sociology  
No. 12 (12-1)[May 2001]


Preface

Program Objectives at the 2001 Year’s Meeting of
   the Japanese Society of Health and Medical Sociology・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Yoshihiko YAMAZAKI・・・・・1

Special Issue 1: Health and Medical Professionals in the 21st Century

Today’s Professions: Are They Withering?・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Hideichiro NAKANO・・・・・3
Transformation of the Medical Profession・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Susumu NAKANO・・・・・9
Review on Contemporary Challenge in Nursing History・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Noriko NAKAJIMA・・・・・14

Special Issue 2: Planning and Practice of 21 Japan Health Promotion

The Concept and Practice of Health Promotion in a Rural Area・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Keiko HIGUMA・・・・・20
The Concept and Practice of Health Promotion at City Area: A Case of Gifu City
   ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Shozo MATSUURA, Ikuko SAKURAI, Masato IMAI・・・・・25

Review Article

Outcome-based Physician-patient Communication: A review of the Literature・・・・・・Kaoru NAKAGAWA・・・・・32

Original Article

Experience of Caring Demented Parents in Retrospective:
   On those in leadership at a self-help group for the cares・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Minako SHIMEGI・・・・・47

Research Note

Issues of New Social Welfare System That Shifts from Placement to Contract in Implementation
   ―An Approach to Sen’s Capability・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Yasuhiro YUUKI・・・・・58
Decentralization and Public Health Service・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Yutaka DAI・・・・・69
Methodological Discussions in
   Recent Social Research Textbooks・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Toru MAMADA, Kazuhiro NAKAYAMA・・・・・76
What is “The Team Medical-Care”?: From the Viewpoint of Medical Staffs・・・・・・・・Miwako HOSODA・・・・・88
Mcdonaldization of Infertility: As a Case of Medicalization of Reproduction・・・・Chiaki SHIRAI・・・・・102
Pregnant Women’s Attitude on having
   Prenatal Diagnosis and Practitioners’ Participation・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Setsuko SUGANO・・・・・115
Toward the reconsidering of caring profession: From the research in A hospital’s nurses・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Sayo MITSUI・・・・・127
The Examination on Validity of Teaching Method in the Clinical Teaching Setting:
   Communication Analysis between the Clinical Instructor - Nursing Student
   ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Mari KUBOTA, Chizuko NAKATANI, Mizue SHIROMARU・・・・・140

Information

Future Research for Occupational Stress among Hospice/Palliative Care Nurses
   ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・Ayako OKOCHI, Yoshihiko YAMAZAKI, Yukiyo MURASHIMA・・・・・152

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