Gender and the Social Construction of Illness
- ISBN-10
- 0759102384
- ISBN-13
- 9780759102385
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-01-01
- Publisher
- Rowman Altamira
- Authors
- Judith Lorber, Lisa Jean Moore
Description
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. 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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