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EMBODYING HEALTH IDENTITIES
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| By: |
Allison James, Jenny Hockey |
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Paperback |
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£38.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1403914737 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781403914736 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE USA |
| Pub. date: |
22 November, 2006 |
| Pages: |
216 |
| Description: |
Drawing on a range of recent literature in the field, this innovative book brings together and develops a range of sociological, anthropological and health policy perspectives on health and illness. Interdisciplinary but comprehensive in its approach, it is important reading for all students interested in, or involved with, health and illness. |
| Synopsis: |
How do we know we are ill? Are health, illness and disability universal categories? How important is the body in our understanding of health? These crucial questions are just some of the issues tackled in this comprehensive and insightful new book. Embodying Health Identities offers a fundamental account of the sociology of health, exploring the relationship between health and identity through a focus on embodiment. Bringing together existing literature with new cutting edge theories, the authors investigate the implications of the body on our experiences of health and illness and its role in how health, illness and identity relate to each other. The text begins by outlining the key concepts of health and illness, and then continues with an exploration of the social factors which impact on health and a consideration of the journey of illness, from causation to treatment, across the life course. Throughout the text, theoretical arguments are effectively illustrated with contemporary examples taken from every day life and a diverse range of cultures. Written by two reputed authors in the field, this accessible text offers stimulating and refreshing reading for all students of the sociology and anthropology of health. |
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216 p. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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