Illness : The Cry of the Flesh /

Illness : The Cry of the Flesh /

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What is illness? Is it a physiological dysfunction, a social label, or a way of experiencing the world? How do the physical, social, and emotional worlds of a person change when they become ill? Can there be well-being within illness? In this remarkable and thought-provoking book, Havi Carel explore...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carel, Havi (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor and Francis
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge, [2018].
Edition:3rd edition.
Subjects:
Medicine and psychology.
Health > Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface to the third edition
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. The body in illness
  • 2. The social world of illness
  • 3. Illness as dis-ability and health within illness
  • 4. Fearing death
  • 5. Sewn open
  • 6. Living in the present
  • LAM: facts and figures
  • References
  • Index.

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