Gender and the Social Construction of Illness

By Lisa Jean Moore and Judith Lorber

Book Overview

Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. SIGNS labeled the first edition 'a rich and imaginative work.' In the extensively revised second edition of this successful text, the authors add chapters on disability and genital surgeries. They also update and expand their discussions of social epidemiology, AIDS, the health professions, PMS, menopause, and feminist health care. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0759102384
• ISBN13: 9780759102385
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.0"