Gender and the Social Construction of Illness

By: Judith Lorber, Lisa Jean Moore

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Paperback | 15 August 2002 | Edition Number 2

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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.

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Non-Fiction Family & Health Popular Medicine & Health Women's Health Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Social Aspects of Illness & Addictions Medicine Medicine in General Medical Sociology Public Health & Preventive Medicine Personal & Public Health / Health Education

Epidemiology & Medical Statistics Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Women and Girls Home Nursing & Caring Sociology & Anthropology

Gender and the Social Construction of Illness
Overview
Women Get Sicker but Men Die Quicker
Social Epidemiology
The Doctor Knows Best
Gender and the Medical Encounter
If a Situation is Defined as Real
Premenstrual Syndrome and Menopause
A Modern Plague
Gender and AIDS
Treating Social Bodies in Social Worlds
Feminist Health Care
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