Hope In Health: The Socio-politics Of Optimism Hardcover
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Alan Petersen
Book Description
Health professionals have shown a growing interest in the therapeutic value of 'hope' in recent years. However, hope has been examined mainly from psychological and biomedical perspectives. Importantly, Hope in Health explores how hope manifests and is sustained in various arenas of health, medicine and healthcare.
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Publication Date
28 May 2015
Number of Pages
175
About the Author
Alan Petersen is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia. He has researched and published extensively in the sociology of health and illness, science and technology studies, and gender studies.