Kathy Merlock Jackson, Lisa Lyon Payne, Kathy Shepherd Stolley

The Intersection of Star Culture in America and International Medical Tourism

Celebrity Treatment

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Produktbeschreibung

The Intersection of Star Culture in America and International Medical Tourism: Celebrity Treatment argues that celebrity cases and media content drive awareness of medical tourism among Americans at a time when the medical system is under intense scrutiny. By popularizing int...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780739186879
• ISBN-10: 0739186876
• Artikelnr.: 44031592

Autorenporträt

Kathy Merlock Jackson, a professor of communication at Virginia Wesleyan University, teaches courses in media studies and children's culture. She is the author or editor of eleven books and former editor of The Journal of American Culture. She has served as past president of both the American Culture Association and the Popular Culture Association.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: Going Abroad: Leaving on a Jet
Plane for Hope, Health, and Holiday Part I: Seeking Treatment for
Life-Threatening Illnesses: Cancer and AIDS Case Studies Chapter 1: Steve
McQueen: Treating Mesothelioma in Mexico Chapter 2: Rock Hudson: AIDS Comes
Out of the Closet Chapter 3: Farrah Fawcett: Killing "Terrorists" in the
Black Forest Chapter 4: Steve Jobs: Creative Quests for a Cure Chapter 5:
Karen Black: "Help Karen Beat Cancer" Part II: Seeking Treatment for
Non-Life-Threatening Conditions: Sex Reassignment, Arthritis, Cosmetic
Surgery, and Childbirth Case Studies Chapter 6: Christine Jorgensen: "She
Went Abroad and Came Back a Broad" Chapter 7: Peyton Manning: Miracle Cures
and a Little Bit of Voodoo Chapter 8: Pope John Paul II, Nick Nolte, Kobe
Bryant, and Alex Rodriguez: A Treatment from God Chapter 9: Suzanne Somers:
Growing a Breast Like the Ones in Japan Chapter 10: Angelina Jolie: A
Beautiful Body Travels the World Part III: Spreading the Word: Short Takes
on Medical Tourism in Popular Media and its Celebrity Connections Chapter
11: 60 Minutes: Making Thailand's Bumrungrad International Hospital Famous
Chapter 12: Sicko (2007): Michael Moore's Transatlantic Trek for Quality
Health Care Chapter 13: Dallas Buyers Club (2013): The "Sexiest Man Alive"
Is a Medical Tourist Conclusion: Coming Home: Social and Political
Ramifications of Celebrity Medical Tourism Bibliography About the Authors