基本説明
An interdisciplinary study examining how various members of academic physicians' organizations have constructed certain images of patients on paper over time.
Full Description
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Contents
Chapter I. Overview: A Rhetorical Shift, Over Time, in the Social Construction of Patients in the New England Journal of Medicine Tables 1-5Chapter II. New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 1828: On a Last-Name Basis with Fleshed-Out PatientsChapter III. New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 1858: Medical Priests Constructing Good and Bad PatientsChapter IV. New England Journal of Medicine, March 29, 1888: Reductionist Measurements and Refractory PatientsChapter V. New England Journal of Medicine, March 28, 1918: Nationalistic and Metaphoric Constructions of PatientsChapter VI. New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 1948: Problem Patients to Perform on and Manage Chapter VII. Conclusion: Speculation about Causes and Consequences of Less Empathetic LanguageAppendix A: Classical Roots and Modern Meaning of EmpathyAppendix B: Suggestions for Avoiding Nonempathetic LanguageAppendix C: Brief Summaries of New England Journal of Medicine Chapters
