Gender and the Social Construction of Illness (Hardcover, Second Edition)

Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.

General

Imprint:	AltaMira Press,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Gender Lens
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	Judith Lorber • Lisa Jean Moore
Dimensions:	238 x 151 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	Second Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7591-0237-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Epidemiology & medical statistics Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General
LSN:	0-7591-0237-6
Barcode:	9780759102378

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