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Medicine as culture : illness, disease and the body in Western societies / Deborah Lupton

Lupton, Deborah,i1963- [Verfasser]

2nd ed.

London [u.a.] : Sage Publications, 2003

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (202 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) and index

978-1-4129-3280-6 ; 1-4129-3280-7 ; 0-7619-4029-4

MS 6000

 

Körper  Medizinsoziologie  Medizin  Kultursoziologie 

 

Provides a broad overview of the ay medicine is experienced, percieved and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the sociology of health and illness, the author directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a socio-cultural perspective.