Communicating Health and Illness

Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focussing 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.

Informationen zum Autor Richard Gwyn is Lecturer and Co-ordinator at the Health Communication Research Centre, Cardiff University Klappentext Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focussing 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. Zusammenfassung Gwyn demonstrates the centrality of discourse analysis to an understanding of health and communication. Focussing 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Body, Disease and Discourse `Lay Talk about Illness Power, Asymmetry and Decision-Making in Medical Encounters The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery Narrative and the Voicing of Illness Conclusion

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Introduction
The Body, Disease and Discourse
`Lay Talk about Illness
Power, Asymmetry and Decision-Making in Medical Encounters
The Media, Expert Opinion and Health Scares
Metaphors of Sickness and Recovery
Narrative and the Voicing of Illness
Conclusion