Bodies and Language : Health, Ailments, Disabilities / Vaidehi Ramanathan.

Bodies and Language : Health, Ailments, Disabilities /

"Focusing on body conditions associated with breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease, (type-1) diabetes, epilepsy, partial hearing and autism, this book draws on a range of critical theories to contest collectively assembled notions of 'abnormality, ' 'disability' and '...

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Main Author: Ramanathan, Vaidehi, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, ©2010.
Subjects:
Social medicine.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociology of disability.
Body language.
Language and languages.
Posture.
Kinesics
Disease > psychology
Human Body
Language
Posture
sociolinguistics.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:"Focusing on body conditions associated with breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease, (type-1) diabetes, epilepsy, partial hearing and autism, this book draws on a range of critical theories to contest collectively assembled notions of 'abnormality, ' 'disability' and 'impairments' and ways in which they emerge through language"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 136 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781847692375
1847692370
1847693873
9781847693877
1282657054
9781282657052
9786612657054
6612657057
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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