| TÃtulo : |
Surface Tensions : Surgery, Bodily Boundaries, and the Social Self |
| Tipo de documento: |
documento electrónico |
| Autores: |
Manderson, Lenore |
| Editorial: |
Taylor & Francis Group |
| Fecha de publicación: |
2016 |
| Número de páginas: |
1 online resource (294 p.) |
| ISBN/ISSN/DL: |
978-1-61132-099-2 |
| Palabras clave: |
Human body Social aspects. Body image. People with disabilities Psychology. Medical anthropology. |
| Clasificación: |
305.9/08 |
| Resumen: |
"Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, Manderson uses narrative epistemology based on in-depth interviews with over 300 individuals to show how they re-establish the coherence of their bodies, identities, and biographies. In addition to offering important new insights into the care, rehabilitation, and rehabituation of post-trauma patients, Manderson's work challenges conventional ideas about the nature of embodiment and is an important contribution to medical anthropology, disability studies, and cultural studies"-- |
| Enlace de acceso : |
https://elibro-net.biblioproxy.umanizales.edu.co/es/lc/umanizales/titulos/159575 |
Surface Tensions : Surgery, Bodily Boundaries, and the Social Self [documento electrónico] / Manderson, Lenore . - Taylor & Francis Group, 2016 . - 1 online resource (294 p.). ISBN : 978-1-61132-099-2
| Palabras clave: |
Human body Social aspects. Body image. People with disabilities Psychology. Medical anthropology. |
| Clasificación: |
305.9/08 |
| Resumen: |
"Surface Tensions is an expansive, yet intimate study of how people remake themselves after catastrophic bodily change--the loss of limbs, the loss of function, the loss or replacement of organs. Against a sweeping cultural backdrop of art, popular culture, and the history of science and medicine, Manderson uses narrative epistemology based on in-depth interviews with over 300 individuals to show how they re-establish the coherence of their bodies, identities, and biographies. In addition to offering important new insights into the care, rehabilitation, and rehabituation of post-trauma patients, Manderson's work challenges conventional ideas about the nature of embodiment and is an important contribution to medical anthropology, disability studies, and cultural studies"-- |
| Enlace de acceso : |
https://elibro-net.biblioproxy.umanizales.edu.co/es/lc/umanizales/titulos/159575 |
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