Medical professionals and the organization of knowledge
Auteur :
Freidson, Eliot / Lorber, Judith
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN :
9780202362083
Date de publication :
30 août 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
771 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Conveys how medical people shape and organize the knowledge, perception, and experience of illness, as well as the substance of illness behavior, its management, and treatment. The authors believe that the understanding of specifically human rather than generally "animal" illness requires proper study of the social meanings surrounding illness.