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Routledge Bodies at Risk: An Ethnography of Heart Disease - Routledge

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Bodies at Risk: An Ethnography of Heart Disease provides a deep look into the lived experience of cardiac illness. Author Elizabeth Wheatley explores the aftermath of a heart attack, examining how individuals manage to maintain business as usual after a potentially fatal medical crisis. This study moves beyond clinical data to look at the real-world impact of diagnosis and treatment on a person's life. Through detailed research, the book examines how daily routines, personal identities, and careers are rearranged following a medical event. It looks at the influence of family and friends on the recovery process and addresses the unfinished business involved in handling chronic heart disease. This work is essential for those studying the social and human side of medicine. Based on extensive field research, the findings come from one-on-one and collective interviews, focus groups, and participant observation. Researchers gathered data within hospitals and cardiac rehabilitation clinics to provide a comprehensive view of the patient experience. This text offers a unique perspective on how medical crises reshape the social fabric of an individual's life.

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Explores the social impact of heart disease on daily routines, personal identities, and professional careers.

Provides a detailed ethnographic study of how patients navigate life after a potentially fatal heart attack.

Examines the role of social networks, including the influence of family and friends on the recovery process.

Based on diverse research methods including interviews, focus groups, and participant observation.

Includes direct observations from clinical settings such as hospitals and cardiac rehabilitation clinics.

Analyzes the complex process of managing long-term health following a major medical diagnosis.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0754643077
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 28 February 2006
Listed Since: 26 January 2007

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