Hope in Health

The Socio-Politics of Optimism

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

Health professionals have shown a growing interest in the therapeutic value of 'hope' in recent years. However, hope has been examined mainly from psychological and biomedical perspectives. Importantly, Hope in Health explores how hope manifests and is sustained in various arenas of health, medicine and healthcare.

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Utgivningsdatum:2015-05-28
Mått:140 x 216 x 13 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:175
Upplaga:2015
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780230361935

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Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. He has researched and published extensively in the sociology of health and illness, science and technology studies, and gender studies.

Innehållsförteckning

1. The Politics of Hope in Health 2. The Power of Hope 3. Technologies of Hope 4. Hope in Optimising Health 5. Hope of Immortality 6. Hope in the Future

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