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Chronic Conditions, Fluid States
. Ed(S): Manderson, Lenore; Smith-Morris, Carolyn
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Description for Chronic Conditions, Fluid States
Paperback. Explores the uneven impact of chronic illness and disability on individuals, families, and communities in diverse local and global settings. Editor(s): Manderson, Lenore; Smith-Morris, Carolyn. Series Editor(s): Marshall, Mac. Series: Studies in Medical Anthropology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 figures. BIC Classification: JHM; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Chronic Conditions, Fluid States explores the uneven impact of chronic illness and disability on individuals, families, and communities in diverse local and global settings. To date, much of the social as well as biomedical research has treated the experience of illness and the challenges of disease control and management as segmented and episodic. Breaking new ground in medical anthropology by challenging the chronic/acute divide in illness and disease, the editors, along with a group of rising scholars and some of the most influential minds in the field, address the concept of chronicity, an idea used to explain individual and local ... Read more
Chronic Conditions, Fluid States explores the uneven impact of chronic illness and disability on individuals, families, and communities in diverse local and global settings. To date, much of the social as well as biomedical research has treated the experience of illness and the challenges of disease control and management as segmented and episodic. Breaking new ground in medical anthropology by challenging the chronic/acute divide in illness and disease, the editors, along with a group of rising scholars and some of the most influential minds in the field, address the concept of chronicity, an idea used to explain individual and local ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Medical Anthropology
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813547473
SKU
V9780813547473
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About . Ed(S): Manderson, Lenore; Smith-Morris, Carolyn
LENORE MANDERSON is a research professor with appointments in the faculties of medicine, nursing and health sciences, and arts at Monash University, Australia. Her books include Global Health Policy, Local Realities and Rethinking Wellbeing. CAROLYN SMITH-MORRIS is an associate professor in the department of anthropology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She is the author of Diabetes ... Read more
Reviews for Chronic Conditions, Fluid States
"A major collection of essays from leaders in the field of medical anthropology, Chronic Conditions, Fluid States pays much-needed attention to one of the greatest challenges currently faced by both the wealthiest and poorest of nations. For anyone wishing to think critically about chronic illness in cross-cultural perspective, the social forces shaping this issue, and its impact on the lived ... Read more