Description |
vii, 401 leaves : map ; 30 cm |
Summary |
Explores the power/knowledge relationship underlying lay healing processes in the household. Research findings indicate laypeople's conceptualisations of the body, self, health and illness rest upon a notion of the embodied self and health that is physical, mental and spiritual. The study has substantial implications for public health in terms of healers' clinical practices, research and policy |
Notes |
Submitted to the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 1998 |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: leaves 338-401 |
Subject |
Medicine, Popular -- Social aspects -- Australia -- Victoria.
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Self-care, Health -- Australia -- Victoria -- Geelong Region
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Genre/Form |
Academic theses.
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Author |
Deakin University. Faculty of Arts.
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