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This book examines entertainment and health responsibility in the United States. Through the analysis of contemporary television medical dramas, Foss explores how media texts shape and perpetuate ideologies that encourage resistance to healthcare reform that shifts responsibility from individuals to government and other institutions.
List of contents
Preface: The Suspension of Disbelief and Medical Drama
Chapter 1: The Health Responsibility Paradox and Televised Medical Dramas
Chapter 2: The Doctor as Reaper, Hero, and Flawed Professional: Early American Medicine and its Shifting Representations
Chapter 3: "I have my hand on a bomb. I'm freaking out. And most importantly, I really have to pee.": American Health Care, 1970s-2000s and its Flawed Heroes
Chapter 4: "When we make mistakes, people die!" (Or do they?): TV Medical Errors and the Code of Silence
Chapter 5: "If you had only. . .": "Preventable" Conditions and Patient Responsibility
Chapter 6: "But Dr., I read online that. . .": Patient Responsibility for "Non-preventable" Conditions
Chapter 7: Beyond Medical Dramas: Connecting Media to Contemporary Health Care
About the author
Katherine A. Foss is Professor of Journalism and Strategic Media at Middle Tennessee State University and has spent the last 11 years advising graduate students. She is the author of Beyond Princess Culture: Gender and Children's Marketing (2019, Peter Lang Publishing) and Demystifying the Big House: Exploring Prison Experience and Media Representations (2018, Southern Illinois Press University).
Summary
This book examines entertainment and health responsibility in the United States. Through the analysis of contemporary television medical dramas, Foss explores how media texts shape and perpetuate ideologies that encourage resistance to healthcare reform that shifts responsibility from individuals to government and other institutions.
