Medicine as culture : illness, disease and the body in Western societies /: illness, disease and the body in Western societies. (2003)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Deborah Lupton.
• Other Names: Lupton, Deborah
• Contents: Theoretical perspectives on medicine and society -- The body in medicine -- Representations of medicine, illness and disease in elite and popular culture -- The lay perspective on illness and disease -- Power relations and the medical encounter -- Feminisms and medicine.
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: London Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 2003
• Extent: 1 online resource (202 pages)
• Subjects: 306.4/61; Social medicine; Medical anthropology; Social Medicine; Anthropology, Cultural; Médecine sociale; Anthropologie médicale; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture; Medical anthropology; Social medicine; Geneeskunde; Culturele aspecten; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781412932806; 1412932807
• Related ISBNs: 9780761940296; 0761940294; 9780761940302; 0761940308
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-193) 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.