The paradox of hope : a call to suffering

The paradox of hope a call to suffering

Grounded in intimate moments of family life in and out of hospitals, this book explores the hope that inspires us to try to create lives worth living, even when no cure is in sight. The Paradox of Hope focuses on a group of African American families in a multicultural urban environment, many of them...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Mattingly, Cheryl, 1951- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press c2010.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
African Americans > Medical care.
Chronically ill children > Medical care > United States.
Medical anthropology > United States.
Medical personnel and patient > United States.
Poor > Medical care > United States.
Social medicine > United States.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798319006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Contents
  • Prologue
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. The Lobby
  • 2. Narrative Matters
  • 3. Border Trouble
  • 4. Widening the Gap: The Creation of a Conflict Drama
  • 5. Plotting Hope
  • 6. Daydreaming: Captain Hook Gets Speech Therapy
  • 7. Fleeting Hope
  • 8. Narrative Phenomenology and the Practice of Hope
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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