Making sense of illness : the social psychology of health and disease /
Radley, Alan, 1946-
Making sense of illness : the social psychology of health and disease / [E-Book] - 1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Also issued in print: 1994.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
What are people's beliefs about health? What do they do when they feel ill? Why do they go to the doctor? How do they live with chronic disease? This introduction to the social psychology of health and illness addresses these and other questions about how people make sense of illness in everyday life, either alone or with the help of others. Alan Radley reviews findings from medical sociology, health psychology and medical anthropology to demonstrate the relevance of social and psychological explanations to questions about disease and its treatment.
Specialized.
9781446265185 (ebook) : No price No price
Clinical health psychology.
Sick--Psychology.
Psychology, Clinical.
Illness Behavior.
W 85
Making sense of illness : the social psychology of health and disease / [E-Book] - 1 online resource (viii, 232 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Also issued in print: 1994.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
What are people's beliefs about health? What do they do when they feel ill? Why do they go to the doctor? How do they live with chronic disease? This introduction to the social psychology of health and illness addresses these and other questions about how people make sense of illness in everyday life, either alone or with the help of others. Alan Radley reviews findings from medical sociology, health psychology and medical anthropology to demonstrate the relevance of social and psychological explanations to questions about disease and its treatment.
Specialized.
9781446265185 (ebook) : No price No price
Clinical health psychology.
Sick--Psychology.
Psychology, Clinical.
Illness Behavior.
W 85
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