Culture, the 'sick role' and the consumption of health

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 621-638

  Shilling, Chris ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

'Sick role'; Body; Consumption; Culture; Information; Parsons

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NOTE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0036982971     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0007131022000021515     Document Type: Article

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