Medicine as culture [electronic resource] : illness, disease and the body / Deborah Lupton.
2012
RA418 .L74 2012eb
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Medicine as culture [electronic resource] : illness, disease and the body / Deborah Lupton.
Author
Lupton, Deborah.
Edition
3rd ed.
ISBN
9781446258637 (electronic bk.)
144620894X
1446208958
9781446208946
9781446208953
144620894X
1446208958
9781446208946
9781446208953
Publication Details
Los Angeles : Sage, 2012.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xii, 195 p.)
Call Number
RA418 .L74 2012eb
Summary
Medicine as Culture has become the classic text for the sociology of health and illness, combining perspectives drawn from a wide variety of disciplines including sociology, anthropology, social history and cultural studies. The books teases out how medicine and health care are sociocultural constructions, ranging from mass media and high cultural representations of illness, disease, and health care workers to the power dynamics of the doctor-patient relationship. The Third Edition has been updated to cover new and emerging areas of interest including: the role of computerized communication.
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Includes bibliographical references (p.[168]-190) and index.
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