Communicating health and illness. (2002)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Gwyn.
• Other Names: PhD, Gwyn, Richard
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Key to Transcription Symbols; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- The Body, Disease and Discourse; Chapter 2 -- 'Lay' Talk about Health and Illness; Chapter 3 -- Power, Asymmetry and Decision Making in Medical Encounters; Chapter 4 -- The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares; Chapter 5 -- Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery; Chapter 6 -- Narrative and the Voicing of Illness; Conclusion; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: London : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2002
• Extent: 1 online resource (182 pages), illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait
• Subjects: 306.461014; Communication in medicine; Health in mass media; Attitude to Health; Communications Media; Linguistics; Physician-Patient Relations; Communication en médecine; Santé dans les médias; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Communication in medicine; Health in mass media; Arts-patiënt-relatie; Communicatie; Ziekte; Massamedia; Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding; Kulturvergleich; Krankheit; Gesundheit; Arzt; Patient; Konversationsanalyse; Soziologie; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781412932301; 1412932300; 9781446219553; 1446219550
• Related ISBNs: 0761964746; 0761964754; 9780761964742; 9780761964759
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.