The Social Transformation Of American Medicine
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine is a book written by Paul Starr
and published by Basic Books
in 1982. It won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
as well as the Bancroft Prize
.
Capers Jones
wrote,
Paul Starr
Paul Starr is a Pulitzer Prize-winning professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University. He is also the co-editor and co-founder of The American Prospect, a notable liberal magazine which was created in 1990...
and published by Basic Books
Basic Books
Basic Books is a book publisher founded in 1952 and located in New York. It publishes books in the fields of psychology, philosophy, economics, science, politics, sociology, current affairs, and history.-History:...
in 1982. It won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction has been awarded since 1962 for a distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author that is not eligible for consideration in another category.-1960s:...
as well as the Bancroft Prize
Bancroft Prize
The Bancroft Prize is awarded each year by the trustees of Columbia University for books about diplomacy or the history of the Americas. It was established in 1948 by a bequest from Frederic Bancroft...
.
Capers Jones
Capers Jones
Capers Jones is a specialist in software engineering methodologies, and is often associated with the function point model of cost estimation. He also collects data on software quality, software risks, and software best practices. His many computer science publications have been widely used by many...
wrote,
- Paul Starr's book detailed the attempts of the American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical AssociationThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
to improve academic training of physicians, establish a canon of professional malpractice to weed out quackQuackA quack is a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess.Quack may also refer to:* Quack , an independent-comics series published by Star Reach in the 1970s...
s, and to improve the professional status of physicians.