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Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies

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Provides a broad overview of the ay medicine is experienced, percieved and socially constructed in western societies. Drawing on the sociology of health and illness, the author directs readers to an understanding of medicine, health care, illness and disease from a socio-cultural perspective. Author from Charles Sturt University.

Language: English

Pages: 202

Format: Paperback

Release: May 11, 1994

ISBN 13: 9780761940302

Medicine as Culture: Illness, Disease and the Body in Western Societies

Deborah Lupton

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Language: English

Pages: 202

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Release: May 11, 1994

ISBN 13: 9780761940302

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