Making sense of illness the social psychology of health and disease

What are people's beliefs about health? What do they do when they feel ill? Why do they go to the doctor? How do they live with chronic disease? This introduction to the social psychology of health and illness addresses these and other questions about how people make sense of illness in everyda...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Radley, Alan, 1946- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Thousand Oaks : Sage 2004, c1994.
London ; Thousand Oaks : 2004, c1994.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:What are people's beliefs about health? What do they do when they feel ill? Why do they go to the doctor? How do they live with chronic disease? This introduction to the social psychology of health and illness addresses these and other questions about how people make sense of illness in everyday life, either alone or with the help of others.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 232 p.) : ill
Público:Specialized.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:9780803989085
9781283880824
9781446265185