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In the Shadow of Illness: Parents and Siblings of the Chronically Ill Child
Myra Bluebond-Langner
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Description for In the Shadow of Illness: Parents and Siblings of the Chronically Ill Child
Paperback. Suggests that understanding the impact of the illness lies not in identifying deficiencies, but in appreciating how family members carry on with their lives in the face of the disease's intrusion. This book focuses on the lives of those who live in the shadow of chronic illness: the parents and well siblings of children who have cystic fibrosis. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSB; JM; VFJB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
What is it like to live with a child who has a chronic, life-threatening disease? What impact does the illness have on well siblings in the family? Myra Bluebond-Langner suggests that understanding the impact of the illness lies not in identifying deficiencies in the lives of those affected, but in appreciating how family members carry on with their lives in the face of the disease's intrusion. The Private Worlds of Dying Children, Bluebond-Langner's previous book, now considered a classic in the field, explored the world of terminally ill children. In her new book, she turns her attention to the lives ... Read more
What is it like to live with a child who has a chronic, life-threatening disease? What impact does the illness have on well siblings in the family? Myra Bluebond-Langner suggests that understanding the impact of the illness lies not in identifying deficiencies in the lives of those affected, but in appreciating how family members carry on with their lives in the face of the disease's intrusion. The Private Worlds of Dying Children, Bluebond-Langner's previous book, now considered a classic in the field, explored the world of terminally ill children. In her new book, she turns her attention to the lives ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691050799
SKU
V9780691050799
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About Myra Bluebond-Langner
Myra Bluebond-Langner is professor emerita at University College London and Board of Governors Professor of Anthropology Emerita at Rutgers University. She is also the author of The Private Worlds of Dying Children (Princeton), winner of the Margaret Mead Award.
Reviews for In the Shadow of Illness: Parents and Siblings of the Chronically Ill Child
Winner of the 1997 Charles A. Corr Award in Literature "In the Shadow of Illness is a beautifully written, well-organized book that is an outstanding contribution to our understanding of the impact of chronic illness on the family and the factors that affect the coping mechanisms over the trajectory of chronic illness. An important source of information and understanding for ... Read more