Communicating health and illness

Communicating health and illness / Richard Gwyn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gwyn, Richard, 1956-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE, 2002.
Subjects:	Communication in medicine. Health in mass media. Health attitudes. Mass media. Linguistics. Physician and patient. mass media. linguistics. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. Physician and patient Mass media Linguistics Health attitudes Communication in medicine Health in mass media Kulturvergleich Krankheit Gesundheit Patient Konversationsanalyse Soziologie Arzt Arts-patiënt-relatie. Communicatie. Ziekte. Massamedia. Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding.
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Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Key to Transcription Symbols; Introduction; Chapter 1
The Body, Disease and Discourse; Chapter 2
'Lay' Talk about Health and Illness; Chapter 3
Power, Asymmetry and Decision Making in Medical Encounters; Chapter 4
The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares; Chapter 5
Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery; Chapter 6
Narrative and the Voicing of Illness; Conclusion; References; Index.