Health and the Media
Clive Seale
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Description for Health and the Media
Paperback. * A collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media. * Brings together perspectives from media studies and medical sociology. * Illuminates the influence that the mass media have on health beliefs and behaviour, and on health care practices and policy-making. Editor(s): Seale, Clive. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; MBNH; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 288.
This book is a collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media.
This book is a collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media.
- A collection of the best contemporary studies on health and the media.
- Brings together perspectives from media studies and medical sociology.
- Illuminates the influence that the mass media have on health beliefs and behaviour, and on health care practices and policy-making.
- Covers previously neglected areas, such as the role of the Internet, studies of production and reception, and the reporting of health care policies.
- Points the way forward for future developments in this exciting new field.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405112444
SKU
V9781405112444
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Clive Seale
Clive Seale is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Human Sciences, Brunel University. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Researching Society and Culture (1998), Constructing Death: the Sociology of Dying and Bereavement (1998), The Quality of Qualitative Research (1999), Health and Disease: A Reader (Third Edition, 2002), and Media and Health (2002).
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