The sociology of diagnosis: a brief guide

This incisive brief guide critically examines the role of medical diagnoses in social life, shining light on both health and disease. Annemarie Goldstein Jutel shows that diagnosis is not simply the labelling of natural disease, but rather is an agreement about what counts as sickness, with far-reac...

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1. Verfasser: Jutel, Annemarie Goldstein 1958- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA Edward Elgar Publishing 2024
Zusammenfassung:This incisive brief guide critically examines the role of medical diagnoses in social life, shining light on both health and disease. Annemarie Goldstein Jutel shows that diagnosis is not simply the labelling of natural disease, but rather is an agreement about what counts as sickness, with far-reaching social consequences
Beschreibung:viii, 112 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781035331666