Gender and the Social Construction of Illness - Gender Lens - Judith Lorber - Books - AltaMira Press,U.S. - 9780803958142 - October 2, 1997
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Gender and the Social Construction of Illness - Gender Lens

Judith Lorber

Gender and the Social Construction of Illness - Gender Lens

This work considers the interface between gender as a social institution and Western medicine as a social institution. Focusing on illness considered to be physical, the author analyzes issues of power and politics which have pervaded the study of both gender and medicine in recent times.


160 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 2, 1997
ISBN13 9780803958142
Publishers AltaMira Press,U.S.
Pages 160
Dimensions 152 × 228 × 10 mm   ·   272 g

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