This book looks at the relationship between health and illness, and the interplay between private and public identities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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