The Silicone Breast Implant Story : Communication and Uncertainty

ISBN-13: 9780805817065 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 240 str.

Marsha L. Vanderford; David H. Smith;Vanderford

Opis

Examines one health issue - breast implants - across a series of contexts often thought to be separate, such as media coverage and doctor-patient interaction. The text provides an explanation of how communication shapes individual perceptions of health, government and policy concerning health care.

Recenzje

This book, an analysis of the controversy over the dangers of silicone breast implants, would be useful to health care professionals, women with implants, and all those interested in health care policy debates and the media's role in health-related controversies.
—Science Books and Films

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. The Authors' Story: A Project With a Life of Its Own. Stories of Implants and Illness: Loss and Confusion. Stories of Implants and Illness: Diagnosis and Direction. Stories of Success and Satisfaction. Doctors in Conflict: Different Specialties, Different Stories. Rationality and Narrative: Media Stories About Safety and Risk. Vilification Stories: Plastic Surgery and Profit. Vilification Stories: The Fall of Dow Corning by Tonja E. Olive. Public Perceptions of the Implant Story. Interpreting the Stories: Lessons for Communciating About Health. Tonja E. Olive, Vilification Stories: The Fall of Dow Corning. Public Perceptions of the Implant Story. Interpreting the Stories: Lessons for Communciating About Health.

O autorze

Vanderford, Marsha L.; Smith, David H.