Specifications
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN 13 | 9780190683764 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190683767 |
| Author | Mark Davis |
| Book Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Book Description | This book examines how the general public experienced the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus outbreak by bringing together stories about individuals' perception of their illness, as well as reflections on news, vaccination, social isolation, and other infecti |
| About the Author | Mark Davis is Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University. He has published and co-edited books on the socio-cultural aspects of epidemics, including Sex, Technology and Public Health (Palgrave), HIV Treatment and Prevention Technologies in International Perspective (Palgrave), and Disclosure in Health and Illness (Routledge). Davina Lohm is a researcher, working on Australian Research Council Discovery Projects on pandemic influenza and antimicrobial resistance. Her focus is on how people understand and manage their personal health circumstances, taking into consideration global, national, and local health events and policy frameworks, as well as their personal life circumstances and biographies. She has published widely in leading health journals including, Body & Society, Health, Risk & Society, Sociological Inquiry, Journal of Health Psychology, and Health. |
| Publication Date | 2020-03-02 |
| Number of Pages | 228 pages |
Pandemics, Publics, and Narrative
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