Medical Humanities, Sociology and the Suffering Self - Surviving Health

Following criticisms of the traditionally polarized view of understanding suffering through either medicine or social justice, Lowe argues that medical humanities can help to go beyond the traditional biographical and epistemic breaks to see into the nature and properties of suffering and what is at stake.

Table des matières

1.Stitching Together Suffering 2.Patterns of suffering 3.Suffering as foundational to health professional education 4.Sorting the wood from the trees 5.The suffering self and burning woman 6.Pilgrimages - how can medical humanities think differently about suffering? 7.Diving Down Deep

A propos de l'auteur

Wendy Lowe is a Senior Lecturer in Medical Sociology and Medical Education at Queen Mary University of London, UK.

Résumé

Following criticisms of the traditionally polarized view of understanding suffering through either medicine or social justice, Lowe argues that medical humanities can help to go beyond the traditional biographical and epistemic breaks to see into the nature and properties of suffering and what is at stake.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Wendy Lowe, Lowe Wendy
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780367672997
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67299-7
• Pages: 314
• Thème: Routledge Advances in the Medical Humanities
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences sociales en général; Medicine: general issues, MEDICAL / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, Illness & addiction: social aspects, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Medicine / Healthcare: general issues / topics