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.
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
Om författaren
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.
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Språk Engelska ● Formatera PDF ● Sidor 175 ● ISBN 9781137313867 ● Filstorlek 0.9 MB ● Utgivare Palgrave Macmillan UK ● Stad London ● Land GB ● Publicerad 2015 ● Nedladdningsbara 24 månader ● Valuta EUR ● ID 4831946 ● Kopieringsskydd Social DRM