Diagnosis as Cultural Practice (Mouton de Gruyter, 10/2005)

[Julia Ulrich]

New Publication from Mouton de Gruyter

DIAGNOSIS AS CULTURAL PRACTICE
Edited by Judith Felson Duchan and Dana Kovarsky

2005. viii, 310 pages. Cloth. EUR 94.00 / sFr 150.00 / for USA, Canada,
Mexico US$ 94.00
ISBN 3-11-018466-4
Series: Language, Power and Social Process 16

Date of publication: 10/2005

http://www.degruyter.de/rs/bookSingle.cfm?id=IS-3110184664-1&fg=SK&l=E


This book is about the doing and experiencing of diagnosis in everyday
life. Diagnoses are revealed as interactive negotiations rather than as
the assigning of diagnostic labels. The authors demonstrate, through
detailed discourse analyses, how the diagnostic process depends on power
and accountability as expressed through the talk of those engaged in the
diagnostic process. The authors also show that diagnostic decisions are
not only made by professional experts trained in the art and science of
diagnosis, but they can also be made by anyone trying to figure out the
nature of everyday problems. Finally, diagnostic reasoning is found to
extend beyond typical diagnostic situations, occurring in unexpected
places such as written letters of recommendation and talk about the
nature of communication. Together, the chapters in this book demonstrate
how diagnosis is a communication practice deeply rooted in our culture.
The book is interdisciplinary and unusually broad in its focus. The
authors come from different experiential scholarly backgrounds. Each of
them takes a different look at the impact and nature of the diagnostic
process. The diagnoses discussed include autism, Alzheimer's disease,
speech and language disorders, and menopause. The focus is not only on
the here and now of the diagnostic interaction, but also on how
diagnoses and diagnostic processes change over time. The book can serve
as an undergraduate or graduate text for courses offered in various
disciplines, including communication, sociology, anthropology,
communication disorders, audiology, linguistics, medicine, and
disability studies. 
  
JUDITH FELSON DUCHAN is Professor Emeritus at the State University of
New York at Buffalo, USA..
DANA KOVARSKY is Associate Professor at the University of Rhode Island,
USA..


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