GillettJames Gillett is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Health, Aging, and Society at McMaster University. A sociologist by training, his current research and teaching interests are in the cultural representations of health and illnessand the approaches that people take toward their health and health care. An experienced and accomplished author, he is involved in research projects focused on AIDS activism, health in the media, animals and health, and sport and physical activity. Gavin J. Andrews is a professor in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society at McMaster University. His wide-ranging research and teaching interests including the dynamics between space/place and aging, holistic medicine, health care education and work, fitness cultures, and popular cultures. Mat Savelli is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Health, Aging, and Society at McMaster University. He works broadly on the history and sociology of health and medicine. In particular, his work addresses the ways in which concepts of normality and abnormality have been constructed across time and place. Specific areas of interest include health and medicine (especially psychiatry and mental health) in Eastern Europe, the global health movement, and pharmaceuticals. Read More Read Less