Communicating health and illness /

Communicating health and illness /

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Author / Creator:	Gwyn, Richard, PhD.
Imprint:	London : SAGE, 2002.
Description:	1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait
Language:	English
Subject:	Communication in medicine. Health in mass media. Attitude to Health. Communications Media. Linguistics. Physician-Patient Relations. Communication in medicine. Health in mass media. Electronic book. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11150551

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ISBN:	9781412932301 1412932300 9781446219553 1446219550 9786610370009 6610370001 0761964746 0761964754 9780761964742 9780761964759
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Language / Script:	Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	This accessible book provides a cogent review of the literature on discourse analysis as it pertains to medical and health matters. It demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Introducing original research from his own studies, Richard Gwyn focuses on language and communication issues.
Other form:	Print version: Gwyn, Richard, 1956- Communicating health and illness. London ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2002 0761964746 9780761964742

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Summary:	`There has been a pressing need for a book like this for some time. Gwyn cogently reviews the literature on discourse analysis as it pertains to medical and health matters. Introducing original research from his own studies allows him to vividly illustrate just how important it is to understand the role played by discourse. Students of health communication and the sociology of health and illness will find this book integral to their studies′ - Deborah Lupton<br> <br> <p>In this book, Richard Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focusing on language and communication issues he demonstrates that it is possible to observe and analyze patterns in the ways in which health and illness are represented and articulated by both health professionals and lay people.</p> <p> Communicating Health and Illness: </p> <p>Explores culturally validated notions of health and sickness and the medicalization of illness.</p> <p>Surveys media representations of health and illness</p> <p>Considers the metaphoric nature of talk about illness</p> <p>Contributes to the ongoing debate in relation to narrative based medicine.</p>
Physical Description:	1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781412932301 1412932300 9781446219553 1446219550 9786610370009 6610370001 0761964746 0761964754 9780761964742 9780761964759
Access:	Legal Deposit;