Gender Scripts in Medicine and Narrative

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2014 · English · Paperback · 3 editions
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Gender is an exciting area of current research in the medical humanities, and by combining the study of medical narratives with theories of gender and sexuality, the essays in Gender Scripts in Medicine and Narrative illustrate the power of gender stereotypes to shape the way medicine is practiced and perceived. The chapters of Gender Scripts in Medicine and Narrative investigate gendered perceptions and representations of healers and patients in fiction, memoir, popular literature, poetry, f...

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Format Paperback
Pages 488 pages
Language English
Published May 14, 2014
Publisher Not Avail
Editions 3 editions
ISBN-10 1443822930
ISBN-13 9781443822930
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