Diagnosis as cultural practice /

Diagnosis as cultural practice /

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Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2005.
Description:1 online resource (x, 307 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:Language, power and social process ; 16
Language, power, and social process ; 16.
Subject:
Diagnosis.
Diagnosis -- Cross-cultural studies.
Cross-Cultural Comparison.
Diagnosis.
Cross-cultural studies.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11197625
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Other authors / contributors:Duchan, Judith F.
Kovarsky, Dana.
ISBN:9783110199802
3110199807
3110184664
3110184672
1282073133
9781282073135
9786612073137
6612073136
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Diagnosis isn't what it seems. It is usually treated as a label, arrived at by professionals, to explain a problem and to point to treatment. This view of diagnosis fits "the medical model". Authors in this book view diagnosis as a process, not a label. Diagnosis involves a negotiation of power relationships as well as of professional accountability. The chapters reveal how today's professionals and non-professionals use diagnosis to explain medical problems and also to explore h.
Other form:Print version: Diagnosis as cultural practice. Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, ©2005 3110184664 9783110184662

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