Narrative and the cultural construction of illness and healing / [electronic resource]
Mattingly, Cheryl,1951-
Garro, Linda C.,1955-
Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press,
2000.
"Inspired by the possibilities of narrative, the essays in this direction-setting volume present stories drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Stories of illness and healing are often arresting in their power, and they can illuminate aspects of practices and experiences surrounding illness that might otherwise be neglected. Recognizing the value of increased theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these contributors explore narrative from a variety of perspectives"--Publisher description.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Narrative as construct and construction / Linda C. Garro and Cheryl Mattingly -- "Fiction" and "historicity" in doctors' stories : social and narrative dimensions of learning medicine / Byron J. Good and Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good -- Cultural knowledge as resource in illness narratives : remembering through accounts of illness / Linda C. Garro -- Strategic suffering : illness narratives as social empowerment among Mexican cancer patients / Linda M. Hunt -- Physician autobiography : narrative and the social history of medicine / Donald Pollock -- "Even if we don't have children [we] can live" : stigma and infertility in South India / Catherine Kohler Riessman -- Broken narratives : clinical encounters and the poetics of illness experience / Laurence J. Kirmayer -- Emergent narratives / Cheryl Mattingly -- With life in one's lap : the story of an eye/I (or two) / Unni Wikan -- Psychotherapy in clients' trajectories across contexts / Ole Dreier -- Narrative turns / Linda C. Garro and Cheryl Mattingly.
"Inspired by the possibilities of narrative, the essays in this direction-setting volume present stories drawn from a range of ethnographic contexts. Stories of illness and healing are often arresting in their power, and they can illuminate aspects of practices and experiences surrounding illness that might otherwise be neglected. Recognizing the value of increased theoretical consciousness among those eliciting and analyzing narratives, these contributors explore narrative from a variety of perspectives"--Publisher description.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Description based on print version record.
Social medicine.
Medical anthropology.
Discourse analysis, Narrative.
Medicine and psychology.
Attitude to Health.
Psycholinguistics.
Sick Role.
Social Medicine.
Attitude
Delivery of Health Care
Psychological Phenomena and Processes
Behavioral Sciences
Medicine
Linguistics
Role
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Group Processes
Language
Health Occupations
Psychiatry and Psychology
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Health Care
Disciplines and Occupations
Communication
Psychology, Social
Information Science
Psycholinguistics
Sick Role
Social Medicine
Attitude to Health
Public Health
Health & Biological Sciences
Social Medicine
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