Illness and culture in the postmodern age /

The author of this book argues that postmodern illness is created at the interconnection of biology and culture. Morris analyzes the distinctive experience of illness in our time, taking cultural studies into a new area called 'biocultural' studies.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Morris, David B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1998.
Temas:
Diseases > Social aspects.
Social medicine > Philosophy.
Postmodernism.
Social medicine.
Ethnology.
Medicine > Philosophy.
Disease > psychology
Sociology, Medical
Ethnology
Anthropology, Cultural
Philosophy, Medical
Social Medicine
Sociologie de la santé.
Postmodernisme.
Sociologie médicale.
Ethnologie.
Médecine > Philosophie.
Médecine sociale.
social anthropology.
ethnology.
44.06 medical sociology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Social medicine
Medicine > Philosophy
Diseases > Social aspects
Postmodernism
Social medicine > Philosophy
Ziekten.
Cultuur.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The author of this book argues that postmodern illness is created at the interconnection of biology and culture. Morris analyzes the distinctive experience of illness in our time, taking cultural studies into a new area called 'biocultural' studies.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (345 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-333) and index.
ISBN:9780520926240
0520926242
0585308810
9780585308814
0520214412
9780520214415

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