Communicating health and illness /
Gwyn, Richard, 1956-
Communicating health and illness / Richard Gwyn. - 182 pages : illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Body, Disease and Discourse -- 'Lay' Talk about Health and Illness -- Power, Asymmetry and Decision Making in Medical Encounters -- The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares -- Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery -- Narrative and the Voicing of Illness. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0761964754 9780761964759 0761964746 9780761964742
Communication in medicine
Health in mass media
306.461014
Communicating health and illness / Richard Gwyn. - 182 pages : illustrations, 1 map, 1 portrait ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Body, Disease and Discourse -- 'Lay' Talk about Health and Illness -- Power, Asymmetry and Decision Making in Medical Encounters -- The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares -- Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery -- Narrative and the Voicing of Illness. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0761964754 9780761964759 0761964746 9780761964742
Communication in medicine
Health in mass media
306.461014