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International Library of Sociology Ser.: Teratologies : A Cultural Study of Cancer by Jackie Stacey (1997, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415149606
ISBN-139780415149600
eBay Product ID (ePID)598743
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTeratologies : a Cultural Study of Cancer
SubjectDiseases / Cancer, Embryology, Sociology / General, General
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Social Science, Medical
AuthorJackie Stacey
SeriesInternational Library of Sociology Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN96-037055
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal362.1/96994
SynopsisStories of cancer are full of monster and marvels; the monstrousness of the disease and the treatments, the marvels of the cures and the saved lives. Still one of the most dreaded diseases to haunt our imaginations, cancer is more than an illness - it is a cultural phenomenon. People who have cancer are bombarded with competing explanations of their conditions: it is genetically inherited; it is environmentally produced; it is the result of their personality. Teratologies - A Cultural Study of Cancer investigates how this disease is perceived, experienced and theorised in contemporary society. It explores changing beliefs about the causes of, and the cures for, cancer in both biomedicine and its increasingly popular alternative counterparts. Analysing conventional and alternative medical accounts, self-help manuals and patients' personal stories, Jackie Stacey takes a critical look at the place of heroes, metaphors, the self and the body in these competing bids to produce the authoritative definition of the meaning of cancer today. Interspersed with these detailed textual investigations are discussions of broader issues such as the feminist debates about the history of science, the place of consumer culture in health practices and the status of patients and of health professionals in postmodern society. Combining authobiographical narratives with contemporary theoretical debates, the author carves out a specifically feminist analysis of the cultural dimensions of cancer. She brings accounts of her own illness under the critical lens of academic scrutiny and situates these personal stories within a discussion of contemporary cultural change.
LC Classification NumberRC262.S79 1997
