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The Renewal of Generosity
Arthur W. Frank
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Description for The Renewal of Generosity
Paperback. Through engaging narratives of illness, medical work, and nursing in which people choose to act in ways that affirm their humanity, this book depicts the transformation of demoralized medicine into caring relationships through generosity - generosity towards both others and oneself. It demonstrates how generosity is renewed through dialogue. Num Pages: 166 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 13. Weight in Grams: 232.
Through engaging narratives of illness, medical work, and nursing in which people choose to act in ways that affirm their humanity, "The Renewal of Generosity" depicts the transformation of demoralized medicine into caring relationships through generosity - generosity towards both others and oneself. Arthur Frank demonstrates how generosity is renewed through dialogue, and he also distinguishes authentic dialogue from mere talk. For Frank, medicine is the face-to-face encounter that comes before and after pharmaceuticals, surgeries, and diagnostics. His is a book for people on both sides of the medical encounter who want to offer more to those they meet and ... Read more
Through engaging narratives of illness, medical work, and nursing in which people choose to act in ways that affirm their humanity, "The Renewal of Generosity" depicts the transformation of demoralized medicine into caring relationships through generosity - generosity towards both others and oneself. Arthur Frank demonstrates how generosity is renewed through dialogue, and he also distinguishes authentic dialogue from mere talk. For Frank, medicine is the face-to-face encounter that comes before and after pharmaceuticals, surgeries, and diagnostics. His is a book for people on both sides of the medical encounter who want to offer more to those they meet and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
Number of Pages
166
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226260174
SKU
V9780226260174
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Ref
99-50
About Arthur W. Frank
Arthur W. Frank is professor of sociology at the University of Calgary. He is the author of At the Will of the Body: Reflections on Illness and The Wounded Storyteller, the latter published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for The Renewal of Generosity
"Frank's vision of how a lost sense of story could be restored to medicine is both lucid and profound.... In his new book, The Renewal of Generosity, he examines clinical situations in which health care workers who do bring a sense of narrative to bear have transformative effects." - Melanie Thernstrom, New York Times Magazine "This reflection is starkly honest ... Read more