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Theorizing Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Wellbeing, Self, Gender, Class

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  • © 2012

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  1. Eeva Sointu

    1. Smith College, USA

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Eeva Sointu
    Pages 1-20

  3. Landscapes of Complementary and Alternative Health

    • Eeva Sointu
    Pages 21-42

  4. Wellbeing, Selfhood and Subjectivity

    • Eeva Sointu
    Pages 43-70

  5. Gendering the Search for Wellbeing

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    Pages 71-99

  6. Prescription: Recognition

    • Eeva Sointu
    Pages 100-123

  7. Negotiating Therapeutic Legitimacy

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    Pages 124-148

  8. The Holistic Body and Mind

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    Pages 149-165

  9. The Spirit in Mind, Body and Spirit

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    Pages 166-183

  10. Healing Body-Subjects

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    Pages 184-207

  11. Conclusions

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    Pages 208-216

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 217-253
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Rather than physiological health only, complementary and alternative medicines aim at the production of wellbeing. This book explores how the increasing proliferation of holistic health methods are intimately connected with changing configurations of selfhood, gender and class.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Smith College, USA

    Eeva Sointu

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EEVA SOINTU Assistant Professor of Sociology at Smith College, USA.

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