Gender and the Social Construction of Illness

Download or read book Gender and the Social Construction of Illness written by Judith Lorber and published by Rowman Altamira. This book was released on 2002 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judith Lorber and Lisa Jean Moore consider the interface between the social institutions of gender and Western medicine in this brief, lively textbook. They offer a distinct feminist viewpoint to analyze issues of power and politics concerning physical illness. For a creative, feminist-oriented alternative to traditional texts on medical sociology, medical anthropology, and the history of medicine, this is an ideal choice.