Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems

Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems
ISBN-10
0415310059
ISBN-13
9780415310055
Category
Body, Human
Pages
332
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Psychology Press
Author
James MacLynn Wilce

Description

This book introduces a provocative new branch of social theory: the hypothesis that immunity and disease are in part socially constituted. It suggests that immune systems function not only as material entities but also as social symbols.

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