Gender and the Social Construction of Illness

Author: Judith Lorber
ISBN: 0803958145

In this timely and perceptive volume, Judith Lorber considers the interface between gender as a social institution on the one hand, and western medicine as a social institution on the other. Focusing on belief that illnesses are considered to be physical, Judith Lorber brings a feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics which have pervaded the study of both gender and medicine in recent times.

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Publish Date: 1997-05-30

Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Gender Studies

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Health)