Maynard, Kent.

Medical Identities : Healing, Well Being and Personhood. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (172 pages) - Social Identities Series ; v.2 . - Social Identities Series .

Intro -- Medical Identities -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Shaping new identities -- Chapter 2. Pharmacists and other drug-providers in Cambodia -- Chapter 3. The viccissitudes of medical identity in Cameroon -- Chapter 4. Sexual orientations and gender identity among Zulu diviners -- Chapter 5. Learning to be an acupuncturist, and not becoming one -- Chapter 6. Necessary in-betweens -- Chapter 7. Midwives' identity in a British hospital -- Notes on contributors -- Index.

9781789205961


Physicians-Cross-cultural studies.
Medicine-Cross-cultural studies.
Professional socialization.
Group identity.
Self.


Electronic books.

R727 .M48 2007

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