Description
The authors of this book are respected authoritative researchers, writers and clinicians who have either written extensively on the issue of identity and health and/or are exploring material, which has been seldom covered in this context.
The main strength of this book is one of range and coherence. Although it covers a broad range of investigative areas- there is considerable integration of theoretical background.
The material is fresh, of interest to a range of disciplines related to health, and is discussed in a style that makes it widely accessible.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1. Identity and Illness 2. The Meaning of Cancer: Illness, Biography and Social Identity 3. Identity and Belief within Black Pentecostalism: Spiritual Encounters with Psychiatry 4. Identity and Alzheimer's Disease 5. The Irish in London: Identity and Health 6. Sport, Health and Identity: Social and Cultural Change in Disorganised Capitalism 7. Lambegs and Bodhrans: Religion, Identity and Health in Northern Ireland 8. Gay and Lesbian Identities and Mental Health 9. Life Narratives, Health and Identity Conclusion
