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Disclosure in Health and Illness (Paperback)
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Disclosure in Health and Illness (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness
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Disclosure is a frequently used but rarely interrogated concept in
health and social welfare. Abuse, disability, sexuality and health
status can be 'disclosed' to peers and professionals, and on some
occasions, disclosure is a requirement and not a choice. This
innovative collection examines the new social and political
implications of disclosure practices in health and illness. We make
our identities and our connections with others by sharing life
stories, experiences and innermost desires and are often asked to
disclose facts about our lives, bodies and minds, at times with
unintended consequences. Yet how and what, why and when people
'disclose' - and perceive, question and expose - and in what ways,
has rarely received critical analytic attention. The contributors
take up these problems by foregrounding the many shades of
disclosure: from the secret, through the telling of diagnosis, to
the more prosaic sharing of narratives from everyday life. The
processes and implications of disclosing are addressed in areas
such as: illness trajectories and end-of-life decisions; ethical
research practices; medical procedures; and interpersonal
relationships. Exploring the idea of disclosure as a moral
imperative and a social act, this book offers a diverse range of
empirical case studies, social theories and methodological insights
to show how dominant and normative understandings of social
relationships and their obligations shape our understanding of acts
of disclosure, enquiry and exposure. It will be of interest to
students and academics with an interest in narrative studies,
medical anthropology, bioethics, health psychology, health studies
and the sociology of health and illness.
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