Communicating Health and Illness (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780761964742)

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.

Author: Richard Gwyn
ISBN-10: 0761964746
ISBN-13: 9780761964742
Publisher: Sage Publications UK
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2001
Pages: 182
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.56h x 6.24w x 0.70d