1st Edition
Illness and Image Case Studies in the Medical Humanities
By Sander L. Gilman
Copyright 2015
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
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The humanities in higher education are too often labeled as impractical and are not usually valued in today's marketplace. Yet in professional fields, such as the health sciences, interest in what the humanities can offer has increased. Advocates claim the humanities offer health care professionals greater insight into how to work with those who need their help. Illness and Image introduces... Read more
List of Figures
Introduction: The Medical Humanities Today
The Case Studies:
Case One: Circumcision: Religion and Health
Case Two: Face Transplants: Authentic Faces?
Case Three: Posture and Health
Case Four: Obesity across Cultures
Case Five: Seeing Pain
Case Six: Madness as a Disability
Case Seven: Self-Harm and Mental Illness
Case Eight: Genes and Race
Case Nine: Death: The Final Case
Index
Biography
Sander L. Gilman
