Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies

by Deborah Lupton

Book Overview

Provides a broad overview of the ay medicine is experienced, percieved and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the sociology of health and illness, the author directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a socio-cultural perspective. Author from Charles Sturt University.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761940308
• ISBN13: 9780761940302
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Sage Publications (CA)
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.4"