The relationship between power and illness is the subject of
limited discussion despite it being one of the most important
issues in health-related policies and services. In an effort to
correct this, Contesting Illness engages critically with processes
through which the meanings and effects of illness shape and are
shaped by specific sets of practices. Featuring original
contributions by researchers working in a number of disciplines,
this collection examines intersections of power, contestation, and
illness with the aid of various critical theoretical frameworks and
methodological approaches.
The contributors explore experiences of illness, diagnosis, and
treatment, and analyse wider discursive and policy contexts within
which people become ill and engage with health care systems. Though
each essay is unique in its approach, they are linked together by a
shared focus on contestation as a conceptual tool in considering
the relationship between power and illness. Rather than focus on a
single example, the contributors address different contested
illnesses (chronic fatigue syndrome and environmental illness, for
instance) as well as the contested dimensions of illnesses that are
accepted as legitimate such as cancer and autism. Contesting
Illness offers valuable insights into the assumptions, practices,
and interactions that shape illness in the twenty-first
century.
Contributors Jan AngusPia H. BA1/4low Peter ConradJoyce
DavidsonHelen GremillionMaren KlawiterJoshua KelleySteve
Kroll-SmithKatherine LippelPamela MossMichael OrsiniMichael J.
PrinceAnnie PottsMary Ellen PurkisSharon Dale StoneCheryl
StultsKatherine TeghtsoonianJane M. Ussher Catherine van Mossel
General
| Imprint: |
University of Toronto Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Canada |
| Release date: |
February 2008 |
| First published: |
2008 |
| Editors: |
Pamela Moss
• Kathy Teghtsoonian
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
368 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8020-9512-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-8020-9512-7 |
| Barcode: |
9780802095121 |
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