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Gender and the Social Construction of Illness - Gender Lens
Judith Lorber
Gender and the Social Construction of Illness - Gender Lens
Judith Lorber
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 |