Medicine as culture : illness, disease and the body in Western societies /
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Author / Creator: | Lupton, Deborah. |
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
Imprint: | London : SAGE, 2003. |
Description: | 202 p. ; 25 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4970149 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 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
- Conclusion