Identity and health /
Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image has made health even more significant in identity formation. This title is a study of subjective experiences of health and illness
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Gerard Leavey and David Kelleher
- 1 Identity and illness / Michael P. Kelly and Louise M. Millward
- 2. The meaning of cancer: illness, biography and social identity / Sangeeta Chattoo and Waqar Ahmad
- 3. Identity and belief within black Pentecostalism: spiritual encounters with psychiatry / Gerard Leavey
- 4. Identity and Alzheimer's disease / Jane Garner
- 5. The Irish in London: identity and health / David Kelleher and Greg Cahill
- 6. Sport, health and identity: social and cultural change in disorganized capitalism / Graham Scambler, Steffan Ohlsson and Konstadina Griva
- 7. Lambegs and bodhrans: religion, identity and health in Northern Ireland / Ronnie Moore
- 8. Gay and lesbian identities and mental health / Michael King and Eamonn McKeown
- 9. Life narratives, health and identity / Mildred Blaxter
- Conclusion / David Kelleher and Gerard Leavey.
- Introduction / Gerard Leavey and David Kelleher
- 1 Identity and illness / Michael P. Kelly and Louise M. Millward
- 2. The meaning of cancer: illness, biography and social identity / Sangeeta Chattoo and Waqar Ahmad
- 3. Identity and belief within black Pentecostalism: spiritual encounters with psychiatry / Gerard Leavey
- 4. Identity and Alzheimer's disease / Jane Garner
- 5. The Irish in London: identity and health / David Kelleher and Greg Cahill
- 6. Sport, health and identity: social and cultural change in disorganized capitalism / Graham Scambler, Steffan Ohlsson and Konstadina Griva
- 7. Lambegs and bodhrans: religion, identity and health in Northern Ireland / Ronnie Moore.