Gender and the language of illness
Auteur :
Charteris-Black, J. / Seale, C.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349307906
Date de publication :
7 juil. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
An investigation of the influence of gender, social class, age and illness type in the language of people talking about their experiences of illness. It shows evidence of both conformity with and resistance to gender stereotypes.