Identity andamp; Health by Kelleher New 9780415307925 Fast Free Shipping..

Taylor & Francis

This book looks at the relationship between health and illness, and the interplay between private and public identities. > \nExperiences 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. The study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and, given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can highlight the need for change in health service provision.\n\nThis book explores the interplay between identity and health, private and public, mind and body. Drawing on new material, and using and exploring innovative biographical and narrative methods, it covers a broad range of identities in relation to health and illness, including race, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, body image, sexuality and gender.\n\nIdentity and Health will be of great interest to academics, researche.