From vanRuyven@voeding.tno.nl Fri May 2 08:31:17 1997 Received: from frontier.tno.nl (frontier.tno.nl [134.221.1.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id IAA22670 for ; Fri, 2 May 1997 08:31:11 -0600 (MDT) Received: from hvva01.voeding.tno.nl by frontier.tno.nl (4.1/1.55) id AA06391; Fri, 2 May 97 16:31:01 +0200 Received: from PC23.VOEDING.TNO.NL by hvva01.voeding.tno.nl (MX V4.1 AXP) with SMTP; Fri, 02 May 1997 16:29:29 EDT Received: by PC23.VOEDING.TNO.NL with Microsoft Mail id <01BC5716.77C30DA0@PC23.VOEDING.TNO.NL>; Fri, 2 May 1997 16:32:46 +-200 Message-Id: <01BC5716.77C30DA0@PC23.VOEDING.TNO.NL> From: "Mw. M. van Ruyven" To: "'MEDSOC@CSF.COLORADO.EDU'" Subject: Introduction to abstract journal Alcohol Research Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 16:32:45 +-200 To all readers of this discussion list With the consent of the owner of this list, I would like to introduce a new abstract journal Alcohol Research, specified below. For those interested: inspection copies are available from the Alcohol Research Office. Thank you for your interest, Monique van Ruyven Alcohol Research Office TNO Nutrition and Food Research Institute, Netherlands Email: alcohol-research@voeding.tno.nl Alcohol Research is a new international abstract journal reviewing the most outstanding articles in the scientific literature on the biomedical and psychosocial aspects of alcohol use and misuse. The journal aims at contributing to a balanced view on the risks and benefits of alcohol consumption. Alcohol Research provides a readily accessible overview of recent literature for academic researchers, health care professionals and researchers and policy makers in government and industry. 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From Phil_Brown@brown.edu Fri May 2 17:41:23 1997 Received: from brown.edu (brown.edu [128.148.128.9]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id RAA13187 for ; Fri, 2 May 1997 17:41:21 -0600 (MDT) Received: from PPP-85-25.BU.EDU (PPP-85-25.BU.EDU [128.197.8.173]) by brown.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id TAA08530 for ; Fri, 2 May 1997 19:41:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 19:41:14 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199705022341.TAA08530@brown.edu> X-Sender: Phil_Brown@postoffice.brown.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: medsoc@csf.colorado.edu From: Phil_Brown@brown.edu (Phil Brown) Subject: research help for Canadian colleague A Canadian colleague has a request for help with a reserach questionnaire. I am forwarding his request to MEDSOC in the hopes that some people may have some ideas for him. Reply directly -to him- not to the whole list. His email address is at the end. -Phil ------------ I'm a Canadian sociologist working in a clinical epidemiology unit. We are about to survey amercian and canadian emergency physicians about their attitudes toward radiographic clinical decision rules. The use of these rules have been shown in prospective implementation studies to reduce the the ordering of xrays without missing fractures. I believe that for the American emergency physicians, there may be considerable economic incesntive to use the rules in managemed care institutions to save money and disincentive to use the rule in insitutions generating profit from the ordering xrays. Unfortunately none of us know enough about he US health system to know what we want to ask respondents. This is the question we have come up with, does the question seem reasonable and are the response categories appropriate? In what type of hosptial do you practice Emergency mediicine? private for profit private not for profit managed care owned (eg HMO) municipla (city or county) private not for profit public academic medical center private academic medical center federal Governement (eg military, VA) other__________________ Some of my colleagues have suggested asking the respodnet to estimate the % of emergency department patients insured by: public/federal payer, state payer, managed care, private insurance, unisured Is this a better approach? Would respodents know this? Should we ask if the respondent is salaried or fee for service? Any thoughts you might have or suggestions about who I should contact who might be helpful are greatly appreciated. ian graham Clincial Epidemiology Unit Ottawa Civic Hosptia ph:613-798-5555 x8273 fax:613-761-5492l igraham@civich.ottawa.on.ca Phil Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Brown University Box 1916 Providence RI 02912 (401) 863-2633 (secretary 863-2367) fax (401) 863-3213 From Phil_Brown@brown.edu Sun May 4 19:28:14 1997 Received: from brown.edu (brown.edu [128.148.128.9]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id TAA25355 for ; Sun, 4 May 1997 19:28:12 -0600 (MDT) Received: from PPP-76-31.BU.EDU (PPP-76-31.BU.EDU [128.197.7.211]) by brown.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA19646 for ; Sun, 4 May 1997 21:28:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 21:28:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199705050128.VAA19646@brown.edu> X-Sender: Phil_Brown@postoffice.brown.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: medsoc@csf.colorado.edu From: Phil_Brown@brown.edu (Phil Brown) Subject: British Sociological Association Annual Conference Eric - Please put this in the next MSN (edit for length if you have to) Thanks -Phil >BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION >ANNUAL CONFERENCE 6-9 APRIL 1998 >at the UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH > >MAKING SENSE OF THE BODY: THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE > >CALL FOR PAPERS > >The sociological exploration of the body is the theme for the 1998 conference. > The body is central to understanding social action whether it is addressed > explicitly or implicitly. However despite a notable growth in the development > of sociological debates on bodies, sociology as a discipline continues to find > its study problematic. This conference aims to promote reflection on the > body by sociology and related disciplines. > >Given the breadth of theoretical debates on the relationship between the > body and society it is timely to consolidate and reflect on the place of the > body in sociological work. The body has been the site and topic for much >theoretical but less empirical work. The conference will provoke further > theoretical debate, the development and exchange of empirical work and > lead to a broad consideration of the relationship between theory, research > and practice. > >We are inviting proposals for papers from as broad a range of contributors > as possible. We particularly encourage proposals arising from feminist > research and research on age, class, disability, race and ethnicity, gender >and sexuality. We also hope that the papers will reflect work carried out > world-wide. > >Potential themes include: >* the body and the labour process * the body in disability studies >* legal bodies: the state and citizenship * the body and mind: beliefs, practices and religion >* locating the body: place, space and time * cultural representations of the body >* race, ethnicity and the body * bodies at leisure and in sport >*the body in health and illness * the body in science, technology and medicine >* sexuality and gendered bodies * researching the body: methodological debates >* the body and power: regulation and resistance* the body in sociological theory > >Other suggestions will be welcomed > >As well as formal papers, we shall be organising a variety of other > sessions, for example, workshops, displays, posters, roundtable > discussions, and would welcome proposals for these. We are also > inviting speakers for the plenary sessions. As usual, there will be > an open stream for papers not addressing the conference theme, >and other events usually associated with the BSA conference. > Each stream will have a co-ordinator who will organise the sessions. > >Please send abstracts (250 words) by 30th September 1997 to: > 1998 BSA Conference, BSA, Unit 3G, Mountjoy Research Centre, > Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3UR, UK. > The organisers reserve the right to refuse papers. > >The conference organising team: >Kathryn Backett-Milburn, University of Edinburgh >Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh >Linda McKie, University of Aberdeen >Nick Watson, University of Edinburgh > >contact: Sarah Cunningham-Burley >Department of Public Health Sciences >University of Edinburgh >Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG > >Tel: 0131-650-3217 Fax: 0131-650-6090 >e.mail: Sarah.C.Burley@ed.ac.uk > > Phil Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Brown University Box 1916 Providence RI 02912 (401) 863-2633 (secretary 863-2367) fax (401) 863-3213 From Phil_Brown@brown.edu Sun May 4 19:31:06 1997 Received: from brown.edu (brown.edu [128.148.128.9]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id TAA25401 for ; Sun, 4 May 1997 19:31:04 -0600 (MDT) Received: from PPP-76-31.BU.EDU (PPP-76-31.BU.EDU [128.197.7.211]) by brown.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA19673 for ; Sun, 4 May 1997 21:31:01 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 4 May 1997 21:31:01 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199705050131.VAA19673@brown.edu> X-Sender: Phil_Brown@postoffice.brown.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: medsoc@csf.colorado.edu From: Phil_Brown@brown.edu (Phil Brown) Subject: British Sociological Association conference "Making Sense of the Body" Hi, all You may be interested in the BSA conference in April 1998: BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE 6-9 APRIL 1998 at the UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH MAKING SENSE OF THE BODY: THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE CALL FOR PAPERS The sociological exploration of the body is the theme for the 1998 conference. The body is central to understanding social action whether it is addressed explicitly or implicitly. However despite a notable growth in the development of sociological debates on bodies, sociology as a discipline continues to find its study problematic. This conference aims to promote reflection on the body by sociology and related disciplines. Given the breadth of theoretical debates on the relationship between the body and society it is timely to consolidate and reflect on the place of the body in sociological work. The body has been the site and topic for much theoretical but less empirical work. The conference will provoke further theoretical debate, the development and exchange of empirical work and lead to a broad consideration of the relationship between theory, research and practice. We are inviting proposals for papers from as broad a range of contributors as possible. We particularly encourage proposals arising from feminist research and research on age, class, disability, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality. We also hope that the papers will reflect work carried out world-wide. Potential themes include: * the body and the labour process * the body in disability studies * legal bodies: the state and citizenship * the body and mind: beliefs, practices and religion * locating the body: place, space and time * cultural representations of the body * race, ethnicity and the body * bodies at leisure and in sport *the body in health and illness * the body in science, technology and medicine * sexuality and gendered bodies * researching the body: methodological debates * the body and power: regulation and resistance* the body in sociological theory Other suggestions will be welcomed As well as formal papers, we shall be organising a variety of other sessions, for example, workshops, displays, posters, roundtable discussions, and would welcome proposals for these. We are also inviting speakers for the plenary sessions. As usual, there will be an open stream for papers not addressing the conference theme, and other events usually associated with the BSA conference. Each stream will have a co-ordinator who will organise the sessions. Please send abstracts (250 words) by 30th September 1997 to: 1998 BSA Conference, BSA, Unit 3G, Mountjoy Research Centre, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3UR, UK. The organisers reserve the right to refuse papers. The conference organising team: Kathryn Backett-Milburn, University of Edinburgh Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh Linda McKie, University of Aberdeen Nick Watson, University of Edinburgh contact: Sarah Cunningham-Burley Department of Public Health Sciences University of Edinburgh Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG Tel: 0131-650-3217 Fax: 0131-650-6090 e.mail: Sarah.C.Burley@ed.ac.uk Phil Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Brown University Box 1916 Providence RI 02912 (401) 863-2633 (secretary 863-2367) fax (401) 863-3213 From Annette_Schwabe@dcf.state.fl.us Mon May 5 08:07:58 1997 Received: from notesmta.dcf.state.fl.us ([204.194.36.150]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id IAA19666 for ; Mon, 5 May 1997 08:07:57 -0600 (MDT) From: Annette_Schwabe@dcf.state.fl.us Received: by notesmta.dcf.state.fl.us(Lotus SMTP MTA v1.05 (274.9 11-27-1996)) id 8525648E.004DDA83 ; Mon, 5 May 1997 10:10:22 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: INTERNET-MAIL To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu, Phil_Brown@brown.edu Message-ID: <8525648E.004DD7DE.00@notesmta.dcf.state.fl.us> Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 09:55:29 -0400 Subject: Re: research help for Canadian colleague Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII I second the idea of asking providers about their patient mix in terms of payer type and proportion "indigent" and uninsured. These providers should have, via the hospital or local governmental health agency, relatively easy access to a breakdown of recipient/patient mix. I am not sure that asking providers to get those data would enhance your return rate, but you could put in a comment such as "based on your hospital's reporting data or your best estimate." Also, you ,as the surveyors, could get the data from local governmental reporting agencies by provider. For example, the Agency for Health Care Administration in the state of Florida might have data like that for the entire state, and there are likely corresponding instituitions in each of the other states. Best of luck. Annette Schwabe annette_schwabe@dcf.state.fl.us ______________________________ Reply Separator ____________________________ _____ Subject: research help for Canadian colleague Author: Phil_Brown@brown.edu at INTERNET-MAIL Date: 5/2/1997 7:41 PM A Canadian colleague has a request for help with a reserach questionnaire. I am forwarding his request to MEDSOC in the hopes that some people may have some ideas for him. Reply directly -to him- not to the whole list. His email address is at the end. -Phil ------------ I'm a Canadian sociologist working in a clinical epidemiology unit. We are about to survey amercian and canadian emergency physicians about their attitudes toward radiographic clinical decision rules. The use of these rules have been shown in prospective implementation studies to reduce the the ordering of xrays without missing fractures. I believe that for the American emergency physicians, there may be considerable economic incesntive to use the rules in managemed care institutions to save money and disincentive to use the rule in insitutions generating profit from the ordering xrays. Unfortunately none of us know enough about he US health system to know what we want to ask respondents. This is the question we have come up with, does the question seem reasonable and are the response categories appropriate? In what type of hosptial do you practice Emergency mediicine? private for profit private not for profit managed care owned (eg HMO) municipla (city or county) private not for profit public academic medical center private academic medical center federal Governement (eg military, VA) other__________________ Some of my colleagues have suggested asking the respodnet to estimate the % of emergency department patients insured by: public/federal payer, state payer, managed care, private insurance, unisured Is this a better approach? Would respodents know this? Should we ask if the respondent is salaried or fee for service? Any thoughts you might have or suggestions about who I should contact who might be helpful are greatly appreciated. ian graham Clincial Epidemiology Unit Ottawa Civic Hosptia ph:613-798-5555 x8273 fax:613-761-5492l igraham@civich.ottawa.on.ca Phil Brown, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Brown University Box 1916 Providence RI 02912 (401) 863-2633 (secretary 863-2367) fax (401) 863-3213 From jcalabro@osf1.gmu.edu Tue May 6 15:41:51 1997 Received: from osf1.gmu.edu (osf1.gmu.edu [129.174.1.13]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id PAA17646 for ; Tue, 6 May 1997 15:41:46 -0600 (MDT) Received: from osf1.gmu.edu by osf1.gmu.edu (5.65v4.0/1.1.8.2/07Sep94-1001AM/GMUv3) id AA01920; Tue, 6 May 1997 17:41:37 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970506181129.006bbc6c@osf1.gmu.edu> X-Sender: jcalabro@osf1.gmu.edu Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 18:11:29 -0400 To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu From: "Jeanne A.B. Calabro" Subject: Re: research help for Canadian colleague Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" A better reservoir of data regarding proportion of payment source would be the CDC's Center for Health Statistics, which gathers data from each state reporting agency, and reports in tables downloadable from its WWW stie. This data is broken down by type of hospital, by state, and aggregated into national data as well. If however, you want descriptive data for each emergency room or each hospital, the state or national-level data is not specific enough, because institutions themselves, and institutions in different areas of a state vary widely, and an average would not do. A non-profit in a city would vary from a non-profit in a rural area, of the same state, for example. In that case, the CDC Center for Health Statistics has compiled recently a database of data where the unit of analysis is an emergency room visit. Their study was conducted using a sample of hospitals in a sample of states. If your study happens to select one of the hospitals from this Emergency Room study, much of your data may already be available, and this could shrink your instrument to only the additional data you would want to collect. As Annette Schwabe pointed out, this may improve your return rate. It may also improve the reliability as this data was collected over a sufficient time span. The Center for Health Statistics has finished analyzing this dataset and results were reported in its recent book of tables, as well as in several special reports, all available by mail or from their web site. The survey instrument they used is also downloadable from their web site as are several interim reports, and the study is entitled Emergency Room study, or something like that. Best of all, in its book of tables, there is an appendix listing all reporting agencies they collect data from, along with contact info. You can also contact the Center for Health Statistics directly for guidance, information and perhaps even some relevant instruments and datasets. I would give you the URL of the CDC Center for Health Statistics, but the bookmark file is on my other computer. Just do a search on "CDC and Center for Health Statistics". Good luck, Jeanne A.B. Calabro _____________________________________________________________________________ Jeanne A.B. Calabro Home Phone: 703/450-5460 104 Norwood Place E-mail: jcalabro@osf1.gmu.edu Sterling, Virginia 20164-8503 Affiliation: Brandeis University ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sociology changes the world." Personal opinion _____________________________________________________________________________ From DHHA@MVS.CC.ROCHESTER.EDU Sun May 18 05:35:35 1997 Received: from db1.cc.rochester.edu (db1.cc.rochester.edu [128.151.233.1]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id FAA18936 for ; Sun, 18 May 1997 05:35:33 -0600 (MDT) Received: from UORMVS.BITNET (MAILER@UORMVS) by DBV (PMDF V5.0-6 #15773) id <01IJ09NZCLIO8WW38Y@DBV> for MEDSOC@CSF.COLORADO.EDU; Sun, 18 May 1997 07:37:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 07:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Dean Harper Subject: the raffle To: MEDSOC@CSF.COLORADO.EDU Message-id: <01IJ09NZDO3M8WW38Y@DBV> Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT The EIGHTH ANNUAL BOOK RAFFLE, which benefits the Leo G. Reeder Award for Distinguished Contribution to Medical Sociology, and the Best Dissertation Award will be conducted at ASA meetings in Toronto. Don't wait! Buy your tickets now. Only $2 per Chance 3 chances for $5 The drawing will be held at the Medical Sociology Business Meeting. You can get your tickets by sending a check to Dean Harper Sociology University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627 Why not send me a check for $20 and buy a dozen. From vvinson@cwis.unomaha.edu Mon May 26 08:13:14 1997 Received: from cwis.unomaha.edu (cwis.unomaha.edu [137.48.1.5]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id IAA04049 for ; Mon, 26 May 1997 08:13:12 -0600 (MDT) Received: from localhost (vvinson@localhost) by cwis.unomaha.edu (8.8.5/U.N.O) with SMTP id JAA05064 for ; Mon, 26 May 1997 09:13:11 -0500 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 09:13:10 -0500 (CDT) From: VALERIE VINSON To: MEDSOC@csf.colorado.edu Subject: research help Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Hi, My name is Valerie Vinson and I am iin the process of writing my thesis. My topic or thesis is looking at the underutilization of the healthcare system by Afro-Americans(Blacks). Can anyone one provide me with some references and/or bib material Valerie Vinson MS Candidate University Ne-Omaha vvinson@unomaha.edu From VNAVARRO@PHNET.SPH.JHU.EDU Mon May 26 08:16:41 1997 Received: from PHNET.SPH.JHU.EDU (phnet.sph.jhu.edu [128.220.54.251]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id IAA04135 for ; Mon, 26 May 1997 08:16:39 -0600 (MDT) Received: from SHPH-Message_Server by PHNET.SPH.JHU.EDU with Novell_GroupWise; Mon, 26 May 1997 10:17:33 -0400 Message-Id: Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 10:21:32 -0400 From: Vincente Navarro To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu Subject: research help -Reply Sorry -- my office is closed during the week of May 26-30, 1997 and I will not be able to answer your mail until Monday, June 2. I will try to reply as soon as I can -- thank you. From mschmitz@rci.rutgers.edu Tue May 27 06:36:33 1997 Received: from erebus.rutgers.edu (erebus.rutgers.edu [165.230.116.132]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id GAA24780 for ; Tue, 27 May 1997 06:36:32 -0600 (MDT) Received: from bootp (delacroix.rutgers.edu [165.230.34.153]) by erebus.rutgers.edu (8.6.12+bestmx+oldruq+newsunq/8.6.12) with SMTP id IAA15714 for ; Tue, 27 May 1997 08:16:18 -0400 From: "Mark Schmitz" Message-Id: <970527071955.ZM2151@bootp> Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 07:19:54 -0400 In-Reply-To: VALERIE VINSON "research help" (May 26, 9:13am) References: To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: research help Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Valerie, The work of David Williams would be a good start, if you haven't met with his stuff already. Have fun, Mark Williams, D.R., & Collins, C. 1995. "US Socioeconomic and racial differences in health." Annual Review of Sociology 21:349-386. Williams, D.R., Lavizzo-Mourey, R., & Warren, R.C. 1994. "The concept of race and health status in America." Public Health Reports 109:26-41. -- Mark Schmitz, Ph.D. Institute for Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research Rutgers University 30 College Ave. New Brunswick, NJ 08903 office: (908)932-6929 fax: (908)932-6872 mschmitz@rci.rutgers.edu From Barbara_A._Haley@hud.gov Tue May 27 09:47:15 1997 Received: from hud.gov (hudgate.hud.gov [198.200.153.4]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id JAA04177 for ; Tue, 27 May 1997 09:47:13 -0600 (MDT) From: Barbara_A._Haley@hud.gov Received: by hud.gov (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA24826; Tue, 27 May 97 11:50:43 EDT Received: from hudsmtphq.hud.gov(170.97.1.9) by hudgate via smap (V1.0mjr) id sma024696; Tue May 27 11:50:27 1997 Received: from ccMail by hudsmtphq.hud.gov (SMTPLINK V2.11.01) id AA864758354; Tue, 27 May 97 11:40:49 EST Date: Tue, 27 May 97 11:40:49 EST Message-Id: <9704278647.AA864758354@hudsmtphq.hud.gov> To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: research help Valerie, Utilization of health services is one of the topics covered in my forthcoming book: American Health Care in Transition: A Guide to the Literature. It contains references to 975 journal articles, using the annotated bibliography format. Greenwood Press is publishing the book. The production editor promises me that it will be out in June. My editor should know how you can get an early copy. She is Cynthia Harris, at (203) 226-3571. Good luck with your thesis! Barbara From jcalabro@osf1.gmu.edu Tue May 27 21:12:47 1997 Received: from osf1.gmu.edu (osf1.gmu.edu [129.174.1.13]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id VAA05177 for ; Tue, 27 May 1997 21:12:44 -0600 (MDT) Received: from osf1.gmu.edu by osf1.gmu.edu (5.65v4.0/1.1.8.2/07Sep94-1001AM/GMUv3) id AA21252; Tue, 27 May 1997 23:12:39 -0400 Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19970528001242.00692868@osf1.gmu.edu> X-Sender: jcalabro@osf1.gmu.edu Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 00:12:42 -0400 To: "MEDSOC listserv" From: "Jeanne A.B. Calabro" Subject: Funded PhD Place (Medical Sociology) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I am sending this along in case someone is interested > ***** >>Subject: Funded PhD Place (Medical Sociology) >>X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN >> >>Could you please pass this on to anyone who may be interested (e.g. >>finals students, research assistants, etc). >> >>ADVERT - Funded PhD place (urgent deadline for applications Tuesday >>10th June 1997.) >> >>RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP >>MRC MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY UNIT, >>UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW >>GLASGOW >>SCOTLAND >> >>Lay perceptions of inequalities in health: aetiology and salience of >>class and gender differences >> >>Supervisors: Kate Hunt (MRC) and Jenny Kitzinger (Glasgow University) >> >> >>Applications are invited for an MRC PhD Studentship in Medical >>Sociology. >> >>There has been much interest in health inequalities in the 1980s and >>1990s, but, although there is a some research on lay perceptions of >>health, little is known about lay perceptions of inequalities in >>health. 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Calabro Home Phone: 703/450-5460 104 Norwood Place E-mail: jcalabro@osf1.gmu.edu Sterling, Virginia 20164-8503 Affiliation: Brandeis University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Sociology changes the world." Personal opinion ________________________________________________________________________ From HERNANDEZ@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU Tue May 27 23:05:07 1997 Received: from binah.cc.brandeis.edu (binah.cc.brandeis.edu [129.64.1.3]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id XAA09200 for ; Tue, 27 May 1997 23:05:06 -0600 (MDT) Received: from BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU by BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU (PMDF V5.1-5 #17138) id <01IJDULKK0YOQQNY8B@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU> for MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu; Wed, 28 May 1997 01:05:03 EST Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 01:05:03 -0500 (EST) From: "P. Rafael Hernandez" Subject: Which Journals Weight the Most To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu Message-id: <01IJDULKKALUQQNY8B@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU> X-VMS-To: IN%"MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu" X-VMS-Cc: HERNANDEZ MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Hello, I am in the process of preparing a research proposal and need your help. Would you please share with us in a ranking format of the journals in a. medical sociology; and, b. sociology of mental health that you consider are the most influential. During the process of writing the proposal we have created a list of these journals. I will appreciate if you could share your opinion with us by ranking and naming the journals that you consider are influential in both of these areas. I will collect the information and if other are interested in the results I would be more than happy to share the tabulated results. Thank you for your help and for your time in considering this request. P. Rafael Hernandez Department of Sociology and The Florence Heller Graduate School Brandeis University From mblegen@blue.weeg.uiowa.edu Wed May 28 07:20:03 1997 Received: from mail-hub1.weeg.uiowa.edu (mail-hub1.weeg.uiowa.edu [128.255.56.31]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id HAA27875 for ; Wed, 28 May 1997 07:20:01 -0600 (MDT) Received: from green.weeg.uiowa.edu (mblegen@green.weeg.uiowa.edu [128.255.56.25]) by mail-hub1.weeg.uiowa.edu (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA21936 for ; Wed, 28 May 1997 08:20:00 -0500 Received: from localhost by green.weeg.uiowa.edu (8.7.6/client-1.3) id IAA101670; Wed, 28 May 1997 08:19:59 -0500 Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 08:19:59 -0500 (CDT) From: Mary Blegen X-Sender: mblegen@green.weeg.uiowa.edu To: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Subject: Re: Which Journals Weight the Most In-Reply-To: <01IJDULKKALUQQNY8B@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In my opinion, the following are top of the line in general and then within focus areas. In General 1. Journal of Health and Social Behavior 2. Social Science in Medicine Then to journals that lap over health related social issues and other fields - Health CAre Providing 1. Medical Care 2. Journal of Health Promotion 3. Jr. of Behavioral Medicine (not sure if this is accurate title) Health Care Organizations 1. Health SErvices Research 2. Journal of Applied Psychology 3. Journal of Nursing Administration Public/Community Health 1. Journal of Rural Health 2. Public Health Nursing 3. Journal of Public Health From soa01cfs@gold.ac.uk Wed May 28 07:57:21 1997 Received: from gold.ac.uk (scorpio.gold.ac.uk [158.223.1.1]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id HAA29065 for ; Wed, 28 May 1997 07:57:13 -0600 (MDT) Received: from localhost by gold.ac.uk id OAA11041; Wed, 28 May 1997 14:57:06 +0100 Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 14:57:06 +0100 (BST) From: Clive Seale To: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Subject: Re: Which Journals Weight the Most In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII A note from a British participant: I'd place Social Science and Medicine and Sociology of Health and Illness as my top two. Clive Seale Department of Sociology Goldsmiths College Lewisham Way London SE14 6NW Phone: 0171 919 7729 (direct) 0171 919 7707 (office) Fax: 0171 919 7713 From tac98@dial.pipex.com Wed May 28 14:18:49 1997 Received: from typhoon.dial.pipex.net (typhoon.dial.pipex.net [158.43.128.27]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id OAA11188 for ; Wed, 28 May 1997 14:18:43 -0600 (MDT) Received: from ao046.du.pipex.com (193.130.254.46) by typhoon.dial.pipex.net (8.8.2/UUNET PIPEX simple 1.29) id VAA27408; Wed, 28 May 1997 21:18:33 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <338CA088.769D@dial.pipex.com> Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 21:15:52 +0000 From: Ron Iphofen MIME-Version: 1.0 To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Re: Which Journals Weight the Most References: Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------23ED78C86137" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------23ED78C86137 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My order for general medical sociology journals would be: 1) Social Science and Medicine 2) Journal of Health and Social Behaviour 3) Sociology of Health and Illness Ron --------------23ED78C86137 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="SIGRI.SIG" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ron Iphofen Health Studies Research Division University of Wales, Bangor Archimedes Centre, Technology Park Wrexham, Clwyd LL13 7YP UK Tel: 01978 316311 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------23ED78C86137-- From ivyb@yorku.ca Wed May 28 16:45:08 1997 Received: from sunspot.ccs.yorku.ca (sunspot.ccs.yorku.ca [130.63.236.88]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with ESMTP id QAA15921 for ; Wed, 28 May 1997 16:45:05 -0600 (MDT) Received: from localhost (ivyb@localhost) by sunspot.ccs.yorku.ca (8.8.4/8.6.11) with SMTP id SAA00956; Wed, 28 May 1997 18:45:02 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: sunspot.ccs.yorku.ca: ivyb owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 18:45:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Ivy Bourgeault X-Sender: ivyb@sunspot.ccs.yorku.ca To: "P. Rafael Hernandez" cc: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Subject: Re: Which Journals Weight the Most In-Reply-To: <01IJDULKKALUQQNY8B@BINAH.CC.BRANDEIS.EDU> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Dear Dr. Hernandez: I am a bit new to the publication scene, being a recent Ph.D. grad but I tend to like articles from Social Science and Medicine, Sociology of Health and Illness, Research in the Sociology of Health Care, Women's Health and International Journal of Health Services. Hope the opinion helps. Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Ph.D. SSHRC & NHRDP Postdoctoral Fellow Centre for Health Studies & Department of Sociology York University 4700 Keele Street Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3 (416) 736-2100 ext. 20715 (416) 736-5986 ivyb@yorku.ca From david.coburn@utoronto.ca Thu May 29 06:52:11 1997 Received: from bureau6.utcc.utoronto.ca (bureau6.utcc.utoronto.ca [128.100.132.16]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id GAA21160 for ; Thu, 29 May 1997 06:52:10 -0600 (MDT) Received: from muahost ([128.100.236.108]) by bureau6.utcc.utoronto.ca with SMTP id <160077(4)>; Thu, 29 May 1997 08:51:58 -0400 Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 11:02:40 -0400 From: David Coburn Subject: Re: MEDSOC digest 46 To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Re: Journals 1. Sociology of health and illness 2. (tied) social science and medicine 2. (tied) international journal of health services 4. journal of health politics, policy and law 5. journal of health and social behaviour Reading preferences depend upon one's areas of interest. For example, some years ago there was discussion about the (overly) quantitative/stress nature of the journal of health and social behaviour. My own interests are in the health professions and the political economy of health care. In fact, none of the above is really theoretically interesting apart from #1. Most theory in the sociology of health has to come from elsewhere i.e., from sociology journals in general. In particular I find American Journals very applied, British Journals less so, hence a bit more interesting. Anyone interested in a (new) Cdn journal might try Health and Canadian Society. regards dc David Coburn Tel:(416) 978-7513 Dept. of Behavioural Science FAX:(416) 978-2087 University of Toronto Toronto, Canada M5S 1A8 e-mail: david.coburn@utoronto.ca  From hwilliams@vms1.cc.uop.edu Thu May 29 09:36:03 1997 Received: from vms1.cc.uop.edu (vms1.cc.uop.edu [138.9.1.2]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id JAA02971 for ; Thu, 29 May 1997 09:36:01 -0600 (MDT) From: hwilliams@vms1.cc.uop.edu Received: by vms1.cc.uop.edu (MX V4.2 VAX) id 47; Thu, 29 May 1997 08:35:55 PST Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 08:35:54 PST Reply-To: hwilliams@uop.edu To: MedSoc@csf.colorado.edu CC: hwilliams@vms1.cc.uop.edu Message-ID: <009B4F93.C937B764.47@vms1.cc.uop.edu> Subject: Re: Which Journals Weight the Most I would have to agree with most of the suggestions re. med soc journals. I would add (in the interest of interdisciplinary work) that I have found Medical Anthropology and Medical Anthropology Quarterly to be a good additional resource, especially re. crosscultural material. Harvey Williams University of the Pacific