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Risking Antimicrobial Resistance

A collection of one-health studies of antibiotics and its social and health consequences

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Editors:
  1. Carsten Strøby Jensen

    1. Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  2. Søren Beck Nielsen

    1. Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  3. Lars Fynbo

    1. VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

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  • Offers a new perspective on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in society

  • Provides refreshingly different approaches to a major global health problem, using social scientific methodology and incorporating a one health theme

  • Explores the socio-cultural underpinnings of antibiotic resistance

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Risking Antimicrobial Resistance: A One Health Study of Antibiotic Use and Its Societal Aspects

    • Carsten Strøby Jensen, Søren Beck Nielsen, Lars Fynbo
    Pages 1-24

  3. Dealing with Explicit Patient Demands for Antibiotics in a Clinical Setting

    • Søren Beck Nielsen
    Pages 25-40

  4. Antibiotics in France and Italy: A Linguistic Analysis of Policies and Practices Compared to Danish Standards

    • Kirsten A. Jeppesen Kragh, Erling Strudsholm
    Pages 41-60

  5. Talk on Cough: Symptom, Sign and Significance in Acute Primary Care

    • Johanna Lindell
    Pages 61-77

  6. ‘To Prescribe or Not to Prescribe’ is Not the Only Question: Physician Attitudes Towards Antibiotics and Prescription Practices in Spain

    • Sandi Michele de Oliveira, Nieves Hernández-Flores, Vanesa Rodríguez-Tembrás
    Pages 79-93

  7. Governing the Consumption of Antimicrobials: The Danish Model for Using Antimicrobials in a Comparative Perspective

    • Carsten Strøby Jensen
    Pages 95-110

  8. My Life as a Pig: MRSA and the Control of Life in Contemporary Pig Production

    • Lars Fynbo
    Pages 111-126

  9. Social Stigmatization of Pig Farmers: Medical Perspectives on Modern Pig Farming

    • Carsten Strøby Jensen, Lars Fynbo
    Pages 127-141

  10. What is ‘Good Doctoring’ When Antibiotic Resistance is a Global Threat?

    • Inge Kryger Pedersen, Kim Sune Jepsen
    Pages 143-162

  11. Governing Risk by Conveying Just Enough (Un)Certainty: Rearticulating Good Doctoring as a Psy-Medical Competence

    • Mads Bank, Anne Rogne
    Pages 163-181

  12. The Antibiotic Challenge: Justifications for Antibiotic Usage in the World of Medicine

    • Kim Sune Jepsen, Inge Kryger Pedersen
    Pages 183-198

  13. Concluding Remarks on ‘Risking Antimicrobial Resistance’

    • Carsten Strøby Jensen, Søren Beck Nielsen, Lars Fynbo
    Pages 199-208

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 209-220
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About this book

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is predicted to be one of the greatest threats to public health in the twenty-first century. In this context, understanding the reasons why perceptions of antibiotic risk differ between different groups is crucial when it comes to tackling antibiotic misuse. This innovative volume gathers together chapters written by sociologists, psychologists and linguists with the common aim of examining the social factors that affect use of antibiotics among humans and animals. A unique focus on Denmark – one of the world’s most progressive countries when it comes to antibiotic regulation – as well as Europe more broadly, makes this book a valuable resource for regulatory deliberations on future antibiotic policy to effectively combat AMR.

Reviews

“The book effectively assesses antimicrobial resistance from the One Health perspective using studies from both the human and veterinary medical fields. … The book uniquely describes the reasons antimicrobials are used from the perspective of both human and veterinary medicine. … This well-written book could serve as a resource for understanding the social factors affecting antimicrobial use and consumption in humans and animals.” (Pamela A. Foral, Doody's Book Reviews, January 04, 2019) “This edited volume offers a new perspective on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. Focussing mostly on Denmark but also including comparisons with Italy, Spain, and France, the volume approaches antibiotic use and regulation from the dual angles of one health and social sciences research on risk.” (Dr Claas Kirchhelle, Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford, UK)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Carsten Strøby Jensen

  • Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Søren Beck Nielsen

  • VIVE – The Danish Center for Social Science Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Lars Fynbo

About the editors

Carsten Strøby Jensen is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
 
Søren Beck Nielsen is Associate Professor at the Department of Nordic Studies and Linguistics, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
 
Lars Fynbo is a researcher at VIVE—The Danish Centre for Social Science Research, Denmark.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Risking Antimicrobial Resistance

  • Book Subtitle: A collection of one-health studies of antibiotics and its social and health consequences

  • Editors: Carsten Strøby Jensen, Søren Beck Nielsen, Lars Fynbo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90656-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90655-3Published: 30 July 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08067-9Published: 21 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90656-0Published: 14 July 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Science and Technology Studies, Medical Sociology, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Health Psychology, Social Theory

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