Fredrik Nyman

Breathlessness and Biosociality (eBook, ePUB)

An Ethnographic Perspective on Living with Lung Disease in Later Life

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book delves into the intricate landscape of respiratory diseases among older people, shedding light on their biosocial encounters while grappling with chronic breathlessness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040151198
• Artikelnr.: 72286604

Autorenporträt

Fredrik Nyman is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden, where he specialises in the interconnection between public health and social work. He has a PhD in Anthropology from Durham University, UK and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). This book is based on his doctoral dissertation.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Making the Invisible Visible
2. Breathe Easy and the Making of a Support Group Network
3. The Forms and Functions of Breathe Easy Support Groups
4. Breathe Easy and Patient Advocacy in Tyneside
5. Biosociality: A Postmodern Argument
6. A Pandemic of Breathlessness
7. Epilogues: Meaning, Importance, Relevance