Sickness Work: Personal Reflections of a Sociologist

Nijhof, Gerhard

This is the story of a professor of Medical Sociology, diagnosed with colon cancer. He undergoes the appropriate medical treatment. Passing through that trajectory, he realizes that things happen that he never read about in the professional literature. During his illness and rehabilitation he scribbles down notes about what is happening to him, what he is observing and what things do not tally with his knowledge of the sociological literature. This continuous connection of personal experience with academic literature is what makes this book such a powerful account of the ‘everyday’ life of a sick person.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2018-05-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9789811303258

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-0326-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 124