Gender and the Language of Illness

by Clive Seale, Jonathan Charteris-Black, Mark Dugopolski, et al.

Book Overview

Acknowledgements Gender and the Language of Illness Methods for Investigating Gender and Language Men's Traditional Discourse of Illness: Distancing and Avoidance A Feminine Discourse of Illness: Transformation and Modality Emotional Disclosure: Socio-Economic Classification, Age and Gender Experience of Support: Gender, Social Class and Age Illness Type and Gender Conclusion Appendix 1 - Men's Key Concepts (full matched sample) Appendix 2 - Women's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349307904
• ISBN13: 9781349307906
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 247 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"