Social studies of health, illness and disease : perspectives from the social sciences and humanities / edited by Peter L. Twohig and Vera Kalitzkus.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Kalitzkus, Vera.

Twohig, Peter.

Conference Name:

Making Sense of Health, Illness and Disease Conference (4th : 2005 : Mansfield College, (University of Oxford))

Series:

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 49.

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public health--Anthropological aspects--Congresses.

Public health.

Social medicine--Congresses.

Social medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The studies of the human being in health and illness and how he can be cared for is concerned with more than the biological aspects and thus calls for a broader perspective. Social sciences and medical humanities give insight into the context and conditions of being ill, caring for the ill, and understanding disease in a respective socio-cultural frame. This book brings together scholars from various countries who are interested in deepening the interdisciplinary discourse on the subject. This book is the outcome of the 4th global conference on “Making Sense of: Health, Illness and Disease,” held at Mansfield College, Oxford, in July 2005. This volume will be of interest to students in the medical humanities, researchers as well as health care provider who wish to gain insight into the various perspectives through which we can understand health, illness and disease. It has been brought to our attention that in a chapter in this volume “Media Treatment of Organ Donation: A Case Study in Switzerland” By Peter J. Schulz direct reference and citation of the works of other scholars is often inconsistent and in some cases totally lacking. While we do not believe that it was the intention of the author of the article to misappropriate other persons’ material, we do admit that the chapter does not meet standards currently expected of an academic publication. We regret any misappropriation of another author's language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions in our publications and will remain vigilant to prevent this recurring in the future. We give notice that the chapter has been retracted and will not appear in any future editions of the book. Brill, February 2016

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction / Vera Kalitzkus and Peter L. Twohig

Shifting Views of Self: Impact of Chronic Illness Diagnosis on Young Emerging Adult Women / Amy Rutstein-Riley

Cancer and the Idea of the Self: Philosophy, Memoir, and Medical Trauma / Marlene Benjamin

Desirability and Its Discontents: Young People’s Responses to Media Images of Health, Beauty and Physical Perfection / Joe Grixti

Writing Size Zero: Figuring Anorexia in Contemporary World Literatures / Isabelle Meuret

Devils, Serpents, Zebras: Metaphors of Illness in Contemporary Swedish Literature on Eating Disorders / Katarina Bernhardsson

Writing Over the Illness: The Symbolic Representation of Albinism / Charlotte Baker

Genetics, Disability and Symbolic Harm / Elisabeth Gedge

Alcoholism: ‘Correction’ and the Changing Notions of ‘Recovery’ / Donavan Rocher

Perceptions of Pain in Contemporary Zimbabwean Literature: Personal Public Narratives in Yvonne Vera’s The Stone Virgins / Zoë Norridge

Metaphors of Injury: Women Make Sense of Pelvic Pain / Victoria M. Grace and Sara MacBride-Stewart

Barriers to Talking About Chronic Pain: Insiders’ Views on Illness, Self and Responsibility / Stella Howden

Standardising Semen: Online Personalities and the Negotiation of Health / Susan Rogers

Media Treatment of Organ Donation: A Case Study in Switzerland / Peter J. Schulz.

Notes:

This book is the outcome of the fourth global conference on "Making sense of health, illness and disease" held at Mansfield College, Oxford in July 2005.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

94-012-0591-4

1-4356-5489-7

OCLC:

244788498

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401205917 DOI