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This international collection explores the relationships between
society, place, gender and health, and how these play out in
different parts of the world. The chapters work together in
examining the complex layering of social, economic and political
relations that frame women's health. The authors demonstrate that
women's health needs to be understood 'in place' if gains are to be
made in improving women's health and health care.
Historically organised at a local or national scale, the fields of
medicine and healthcare are being radically transformed by new
communication, transport and biotechnologies creating, in the
process, a genuinely globalised sphere of biomedical production and
consumption. This emerging market is characterised by the
circulation of bodily materials (tissues, organs and
bio-information), patients and expertise across what traditionally
have been relatively secure ontological and geographical borders.
Crossing both disciplinary and geographical boundaries, this volume
draws together a number of important contributions from
acknowledged leaders in three respective fields: the trade in
bodily commodities, biomedical tourism and migration of health care
professionals. It explores and maps out the key characteristics of
this emerging, although as yet poorly researched global trade,
questioning how, where and why bodies cross borders, whether this
exacerbates existing health inequalities and how these circulations
impact on healthcare services. Considered together, the chapters in
this volume invite comparisons of the ways in which body parts,
patients and medical professionals cross national borders,
elucidating common themes, concerns and issues. Contributors also
pose important questions about the ethical and legal implications
of the circulation of bodies across borders and evaluate current
and future strategies for regulation.
Historically organised at a local or national scale, the fields of
medicine and healthcare are being radically transformed by new
communication, transport and biotechnologies creating, in the
process, a genuinely globalised sphere of biomedical production and
consumption. This emerging market is characterised by the
circulation of bodily materials (tissues, organs and
bio-information), patients and expertise across what traditionally
have been relatively secure ontological and geographical borders.
Crossing both disciplinary and geographical boundaries, this volume
draws together a number of important contributions from
acknowledged leaders in three respective fields: the trade in
bodily commodities, biomedical tourism and migration of health care
professionals. It explores and maps out the key characteristics of
this emerging, although as yet poorly researched global trade,
questioning how, where and why bodies cross borders, whether this
exacerbates existing health inequalities and how these circulations
impact on healthcare services. Considered together, the chapters in
this volume invite comparisons of the ways in which body parts,
patients and medical professionals cross national borders,
elucidating common themes, concerns and issues. Contributors also
pose important questions about the ethical and legal implications
of the circulation of bodies across borders and evaluate current
and future strategies for regulation.
This international collection explores the relationships between society, place, gender and health, and how these play out in different parts of the world. The chapters work together in examining the complex layering of social, economic and political relations that frame women's health. The authors demonstrate that women's health needs to be understood 'in place' if gains are to be made in improving women's health and health care. eBook available with sample pages: 0203186028
This provocative and moving work explores concepts of body and
space to better understand the daily lives and struggles of women
with chronic illness. Moss and Dyck show how such women coping with
associated notions of illness, health, and being female restructure
their physical and social environments through the strategies they
choose to accommodate disabling illnesses such as chronic fatigue
syndrome, multiple sclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Strategies
might include disclosing or concealing illness from employers and
friends; seeking or rejecting emotional support through old friends
and new contacts; and pursuing or resisting specific diagnoses from
the biomedical community. Featuring a wealth of original research
and personal stories, Women, Body, Illness tells the tales of
chronically ill women forging networks of support, redefining
themselves, and challenging what it is to be ill."
This provocative and moving work explores concepts of body and
space to better understand the daily lives and struggles of women
with chronic illness. Moss and Dyck show how such women coping with
associated notions of illness, health, and being female restructure
their physical and social environments through the strategies they
choose to accommodate disabling illnesses such as chronic fatigue
syndrome, multiple sclerosis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Strategies
might include disclosing or concealing illness from employers and
friends; seeking or rejecting emotional support through old friends
and new contacts; and pursuing or resisting specific diagnoses from
the biomedical community. Featuring a wealth of original research
and personal stories, Women, Body, Illness tells the tales of
chronically ill women forging networks of support, redefining
themselves, and challenging what it is to be ill."
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