Material Discourses of Health and Illness

Lucy Yardley

ISBN 10: 0415138248 / ISBN 13: 9780415138246

Published by Routledge 06/02/1997, 1997

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Synopsis:

Material Discourses of Health and Illness applies discursive approaches to the field of health psychology, in stark contrast to the bio-medical model of health and illness. The discursive approach uses the person's experience and feelings as the central focus of interest, whereas the more traditional models regarded these as coincidental and relatively unimportant.
The book provides an accessible and compelling introduction to social constructionist and discursive approaches to those with limited previous knowledge of socio-linguistic theory and research. It provides practical examples of how these approaches can be applied to the field of health psychology with a collection of sophisticated discursive analyses which demonstrate the distinctive contribution that can be made by psychologists to a field that has been largely dominated by sociologists and anthropologists.

About the Author:

Lucy Yardley is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University College London, and author of Vertigo and Dizziness (Routledge, 1994).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Material Discourses of Health and Illness
Publisher: Routledge 06/02/1997
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good