An investigation of the influence of gender, social class, age and illness type in the language of people talking about their experiences of illness. It shows evidence of both conformity with and resistance to gender stereotypes. INDICE: - Acknowledgements - Gender and the Language of Illness - Methods for Investigating Gender and Language - Men's Traditional Discourse of Illness: Distancing and Avoidance - A Feminine Discourse of Illness: Transformation and Modality - Emotional Disclosure: Socio-Economic Classification, Age and Gender - Experience of Support: Gender, Social Class and Age - Illness Type and Gender - Conclusion - Appendix 1 - Men's Key Concepts (full matched sample) - Appendix 2 - Women's Key Concepts (full matched sample) - Appendix 3 - Significance levels for log likelihood test - Appendix 4 - Demographic Sample of the British National Corpus - References - Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-22235-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 16/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés