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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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798237506719
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1 - Explaining Health and Illness: An Introduction; Chapter 2 - Illness, the Patient and Society; Chapter 3 - Ideas about Health and Staying Healthy; Chapter 4 - Recognizing Symptoms and Falling Ill; Chapter 5 - The Healing Relationship: Doctors, Patients and Nurses; Chapter 6 - Illness and Gender: Studying Women's Health; Chapter 7 - Chronic Illness; Chapter 8 - Stress, Illness and Social Support; Chapter 9 - Promoting Health and Preventing Disease; References; Author Index; Subject Index