Playing doctor : television, storytelling, and medical power / Joseph Turow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turow.

Contributor:

Joseph.

Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine on television.

Medical television programs.

Medicine--Public opinion.

Medicine.

Physicians--Public opinion.

Physicians.

Medicine--United States--Societies, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

New and expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book is a history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped these perceptions. This expanded edition includes a new introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow uses recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary television doctor shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, House, and Scrubs to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence of medical shows."--Publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1. "Internes Can't Take Money"

2. "No Compromise with Truth"

3. The Gentleman and the Bull

4. "Oh . . . Doctor!"

5. Witchcraft

6. Narrowed Options

7. Doctor Knows Best

8. Long Hair, High Tech, and Mod

9. Sexism, Stiffs, and Speed

10. A Different Spin

11. "Suicide Is Painless"

12. Chasing the Spirit of M*A*S*H

13. "Our Walls Are Cleaner"

14. Splinters of ER

15. "We Just Treat 'Em"

Time Line: Prime-Time Network Doctor Series

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Illustrations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

1-282-88298-8

9786612882982

0-472-02757-3

OCLC:

671656072