Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Abstract; References; Chapter 2 Disruption; Abstract; The Bad News Gesture; Innocence Interrupted; The Puzzle of Fatigue; References; Chapter 3 Incantation; Abstract; Techno-Security; Beating Death; References; Chapter 4 Collective Disruption; Abstract; Collective Illness; Networks Lost and Found; The Dependencies of Illness; References; Chapter 5 Sickness Work; Abstract; Feeling Your Way; Training; Healthcare Chores; Sickness Skills; Night Work; Chapter 6 Control; Abstract; Necessary Redundancies; Hiding and Habituation

Exploring BordersReferences; Chapter 7 The Outside World; Abstract; Gravity and Levity in the Hospital; The Optimism of Illness; The Silence of Illness; Keeping Silent; References; Chapter 8 Legitimation; Abstract; Unreliability; Legitimation Work; Illness as Construct; Reference; Chapter 9 Epilogue; Abstract; Bibliography; Index