Gender and the Social Construction of Illness

by Lisa Jean Moore and Judith Lorber

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759102384
• ISBN13: 9780759102385
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"