Gwyn Communicating Health and Illness

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4129-3230-1
Verlag: SAGE Publications
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

`There has been a pressing need for a book like this for some time. Gwyn cogently reviews the literature on discourse analysis as it pertains to medical and health matters. Introducing original research from his own studies allows him to vividly illustrate just how important it is to understand the role played by discourse. Students of health communication and the sociology of health and illness will find this book integral to their studies' - Deborah LuptonIn this book, Richard Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focusing on language and communication issues he demonstrates that it is possible to observe and analyze patterns in the ways in which health and illness are represented and articulated by both health professionals and lay people.Communicating Health and Illness:Explores culturally validated notions of health and sickness and the medicalization of illness.Surveys media representations of health and illnessConsiders the metaphoric nature of talk about illnessContributes to the ongoing debate in relation to narrative based medicine.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gwyn, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
The Body, Disease and Discourse
`Lay' Talk about Illness
Power, Asymmetry and Decision-Making in Medical Encounters
The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares
Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery
Narrative and the Voicing of Illness
Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Gwyn, Richard
Richard Gwyn is Lecturer and Co-ordinator at the Health Communication Research Centre, Cardiff University