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Embodying Health Identities

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Embodying Health Identities

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2006-11-22
Publication Date:
2007-01-15
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1403914737
ISBN13:
9781403914736
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
312 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
12 cm
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