Name: Making Sense of Illness Paperback: Science, Society and Disease (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine) (en Inglés)
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Author: Aronowitz, Robert A.
ISBN: 9780521558259

portada Making Sense of Illness Paperback: Science, Society and Disease (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine) (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Robert A. Aronowitz

Editorial

Cambridge University Press

Año

1999

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

284

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

22.8 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm

Peso

0.39 kg.

ISBN

0521558255

ISBN13

9780521558259

N° edición

Categorías

Sistemas y servicios de la salud
Historia de la medicina

Making Sense of Illness Paperback: Science, Society and Disease (Cambridge Studies in the History of Medicine) (en Inglés)

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Making Sense of Illness is a fascinating investigation into the social and clinical factors that determine what constitutes a "legitimate" illness in the twentieth century. By examining six case studies of diseases that have emerged within the past fifty years--from what we now consider to be "straightforward" diseases such as coronary heart disease, to the currently widely-debated Chronic Fatigue Syndrome--Aronowitz examines the historical and cultural factors that influence how doctors think about illness; how illnesses are recognized, named, classified, and finally, what they "mean" in an individual and social context. The choices that are available to the investigators, clinicians, patients and the processes by which change occurs are factors that all play a great role in "legitimizing" an illness, and these are the roles that are seldom examined. By juxtaposing the histories of each disease, Aronowitz shows how cultural and historical precedents have determined research programs, public health activities, clinical decisions, and even the patient's experience of illness. This is a must-read for anyone interested in public health and the history of medicine in the United States.