Representations of health, illness and handicap

Ivana Marková, Robert M. Farr

1995 · 122 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

A theoretical overview. Part 1: Representation of Health, Illness and Handicap in the Mass Media of Communication: The Self and Media Messages - Match or Mismatch? The Face of AIDS Representations of Learning Disability in the Literature of Charity Campaigns. Part 2: Professional and Lay Representations of Health, Illness and Handicap: The Self and the Other - Perception of the Risk of HIV/AIDS in Scottish Prisons Clinical Diagnosis and the Joint Construction of a Medical Voice The Mentally Ill Person and the Other - Social Representations and Interactive Strategies Medical and Lay Explanations of Diabetes in England and India. Part 3: Human agency and Well-being: Quality of Life - Hope for the Future or an Echo from the Distant Past? Quality of Life and Mental Health - Evaluating the Impact of Long-Term Care Coping and Human Agency.