Communicating health and illness
In this book, Richard Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focusing on language and communication issues he demonstrates that it is possible to observe and analyze patterns in the ways in which health and illness are represented and...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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London
Sage
2002
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Summary: | In this book, Richard Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focusing on language and communication issues he demonstrates that it is possible to observe and analyze patterns in the ways in which health and illness are represented and articulated by both health professionals and lay people |
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Item Description: | Includes references and index |
Physical Description: | 182 pages illustrations 24 cm |
ISBN: | 9780761964742 0761964746 |