Gender and the Social Construction of Illness

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Health, Health Care Issues
Cover of the book Gender and the Social Construction of Illness by Judith Lorber, Lisa Jean Moore, Purchase College, State University of New York, AltaMira Press
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Author: Judith Lorber, Lisa Jean Moore, Purchase College, State University of New York ISBN: 9780759116559
Publisher: AltaMira Press Publication: August 20, 2002
Imprint: AltaMira Press Language: English
Author: Judith Lorber, Lisa Jean Moore, Purchase College, State University of New York
ISBN: 9780759116559
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication: August 20, 2002
Imprint: AltaMira Press
Language: English

Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.

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Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.

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