1st Edition
The Silicone Breast Implant Story Communication and Uncertainty
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This volume examines one health issue -- breast implants -- across a series of contexts often thought to be separate -- media coverage, doctor-patient interaction, doctor-doctor professional communication, support group dialogues, public relations campaigns, and more. In so doing, it provides a narrative of how communication shapes the individual perceptions of health, government, and social... Read more
Contents: Preface. The Authors' Story: A Project With a Life of Its Own. Stories of Implants and Illness: Loss and Confusion. Stories of Implants and Illness: Diagnosis and Direction. Stories of Success and Satisfaction. Doctors in Conflict: Different Specialties, Different Stories. Rationality and Narrative: Media Stories About Safety and Risk. Vilification Stories: Plastic Surgery and Profit. Vilification Stories: The Fall of Dow Corning by Tonja E. Olive. Public Perceptions of the Implant Story. Interpreting the Stories: Lessons for Communciating About Health. Tonja E. Olive, Vilification Stories: The Fall of Dow Corning. Public Perceptions of the Implant Story. Interpreting the Stories: Lessons for Communciating About Health.
Biography
Vanderford, Marsha L.; Smith, David H.
This book, an analysis of the controversy over the dangers of silicone breast implants, would be useful to health care professionals, women with implants, and all those interested in health care policy debates and the media's role in health-related controversies.
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