TY - BOOK
T1 - Social and cultural lives of immune systems
AU - Wilce, James M.
PY - 2003/4/10
Y1 - 2003/4/10
N2 - Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems introduces a provocative new hypothesis in medico-social theory - the theory that immunity and disease are in part socially constituted. It argues that immune systems function not just as biological entities but also as symbolic concepts charged with political significance. Bridging elements of psychology, sociology, body theory, immunology and medical anthropology, twelve papers from leading scholars explain some of the health-hazards of emotional and social pressure, whilst analysing the semiotic and social responses to the imagery of immunity.
AB - Social and Cultural Lives of Immune Systems introduces a provocative new hypothesis in medico-social theory - the theory that immunity and disease are in part socially constituted. It argues that immune systems function not just as biological entities but also as symbolic concepts charged with political significance. Bridging elements of psychology, sociology, body theory, immunology and medical anthropology, twelve papers from leading scholars explain some of the health-hazards of emotional and social pressure, whilst analysing the semiotic and social responses to the imagery of immunity.
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U2 - 10.4324/9780203404515
DO - 10.4324/9780203404515
M3 - Book
SN - 0203404513
SN - 9780203404515
BT - Social and cultural lives of immune systems
PB - Routledge
ER -