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This accessible book provides a cogent review of the literature on discourse analysis as it pertains to medical and health matters. It demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Introducing original research from his own studies, Richard Gwyn f...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gwyn, Richard, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : SAGE, 2002.
Subjects:
Communication in medicine.
Health in mass media.
Health attitudes.
Mass media.
Linguistics.
Physician and patient.
Attitude to Health
Communications Media
Linguistics
Physician-Patient Relations
Mass Media
Communication en médecine.
Santé dans les médias.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Médias.
Linguistique.
Relations médecin-patient.
mass media.
linguistics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Physician and patient
Mass media
Health attitudes
Communication in medicine
Health in mass media
Kulturvergleich
Krankheit
Gesundheit
Patient
Konversationsanalyse
Soziologie
Arzt
Arts-patiënt-relatie.
Communicatie.
Ziekte.
Massamedia.
Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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