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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Tom Mason; et al |
| ISBN: | 0415221994 9780415221993 0415222001 9780415222006 |
| OCLC Number: | 45951577 |
| Description: | xiv, 302 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction. Theorectical underpinnings. Historical developments -- The changing dynamic of stigma -- Relationship to practice. Applications to practice. Difference: The stigma of congenital abnormalities -- Aspects of stigma associated with genetic conditions -- Hearing loss: scope for concealment -- Marked on sight -- Communication impairment and stigma -- The stigma of 'sexuality': concealability and course -- HIV and AIDS -- The stigma of epilepsy: implications for clinical management -- Burns and social stigma ; Deviance: Exclusive language? -- Race, stigma, and sterotyping: the construction of difference in forensic care -- The mentally disordered offender: looking-glass monsters - reflections of the paedophile in popular culture -- Not in my back yard: stigma from a personal perspective -- Smackheads, crackheads and other junkies: dimensions of the stigma of drug use ; Dilemmas: Rosa's story: the burden of ill health when homeless -- Involuntary childlessness and stigma -- Teenage pregnancy, stigma and differential provision of healthcare -- The stigmatisation of breastfeeding -- The stigma of terminal cancer -- Stroke sufferer -- The older person -- From stigma to the social exclusion of disabled people. Where do we go from here? Manifesto for change. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Tom Mason ... [et al.]. |
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Stigma and Social Exclusion in Healthcare provides practical solutions to problems, recommendations for training and a blue print for the future. Invaluable reference for all those wanting to deal with the issues of stigmatisation.
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<p>It is reassuring to discover such a universally useful book. I am certain it will come to be recognised as a classic reference text on the subject of stigma and social exclusion in health care. Greta McGough Healthmatters Read more...
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