The Social Fabric of Health
| Author | : John M. Janzen |
| Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages |
| Total Pages | : 344 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : UCSC:32106011217756 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Social Fabric of Health written by John M. Janzen and published by McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages. This book was released on 2002 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the familiar themes in medical anthropology, but places them in a unique perspective. Using a "fabric" metaphor, The Social Fabric of Health weaves together relationships, bodies, feelings, narratives, idea, material support, and institutions in the human experience of health, illness, and healing. In addition to the unique "fabric" perspective the book brings to the subject of medical anthropology, it also brings another unique perspective to thissubject: Using signs-an approach commonly known as semiotics-the text formulates the nuances between the subjective realm of individual experience and the more objective, public world of symbols, codes, and laws
