Rhetorical ethos in health and medicine: patient credibility, stigma, and misdiagnosis
Auteur :
Molloy, Cathryn
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032176888
Date de publication :
30 sept. 2021
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
254 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores rhetorical ethos and its ongoing role in patients’ credibility and in misdiagnoses stemming from gender, race and class-based biases. Drawing on the concept of ethos as a theoretical framework, it explores health and mental illness across different conditions and across different methodological approaches.