Medicine as culture: illness, disease and the body in Western societies
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Main Author: Lupton, Deborah (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Sage Publications 2003
Edition:2nd ed
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-193) and index
Theoretical perspectives on medicine and society -- The body in medicine -- Representations of medicine, illness and disease in elite and popular culture -- The lay perspective on illness and disease -- Power relations and the medical encounter -- Feminisms and medicine
Provides a broad overview of the ay medicine is experienced, percieved and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the sociology of health and illness, the author directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a socio-cultural perspective
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (202 p.)
ISBN:1412932807
9781412932806

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