Gender and the Social Construction of Illness |
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| Author:
| Lorber, Judith |
| Series title: | Gender Lens Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8039-5813-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $296.00 |
Book Description:
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In this timely and perceptive volume, Judith Lorber considers the interface between gender as a social institution on the one hand, and western medicine as a social institution on the other. Focusing on belief that illnesses are considered to be physical, Judith Lorber brings a feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics which have pervaded the study of both gender and medicine in recent times.
In this timely and perceptive volume, Judith Lorber considers the interface between gender as a social institution on the one hand, and western medicine as a social institution on the other. Focusing on belief that illnesses are considered to be physical, Judith Lorber brings a feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics which have pervaded the study of both gender and medicine in recent times.