Framing Disease: Studies in Cultural History

by Charles E. Rosenberg

Book Overview

"In some ways disease does not exist until we have agreed that it does, by perceiving, naming, and responding to it, " writes Charles E. Rosenberg in his introduction to this stimulating set of essays. Disease is both a biological and a social phenomenon. Patient, doctor, family, and social institutions--including employers, government, and insurance companies--all find ways to frame the biological event in terms that make sense to them and serve...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813517567
• ISBN13: 9780813517568
• Release Date: March 1992
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.