Description: Mammography Wars : Analyzing Attention in Cultural and Medical Disputes, Paperback by Friedman, Asia, ISBN 1978830637, ISBN-13 9781978830639, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "Mammography is a routine health screening performed 40 million times each year in the United States, yet it remains one of the most deeply contested topics in medicine, with national health care organizations supporting conflicting guidelines. In Mammography Wars, sociologist Asia Friedman examines cultural and medical disagreements over mammography. At issue is whether to screen women under age 50, which is rooted in deeper questions about early detection and the assumed linear and progressive development of breast cancer. Based on interviews with doctors and scientists, interviews with women age 40-50, and newspaper coverage of mammography, Friedman uses the sociology of attention to map the cognitive structure of the "mammography wars," offering insights into the entrenched nature of debates over mammography that often get missed when applying a medical lens. Friedman's analysis also suggests the sociology of attention's unique potential for analyzing cultural conflicts beyond mammography, and even beyond medicine"--
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Book Title: Mammography Wars : Analyzing Attention in Cultural and Medical Di
Number of Pages: 276 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Mammography Wars : Analyzing Attention in Cultural and Medical Disputes
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Diseases / Cancer, Health Risk Assessment, Women's Studies, Disease & Health Issues
Publication Year: 2023
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Asia Friedman
Item Length: 9 in
Subject Area: Health & Fitness, Social Science, Medical
Series: Critical Issues in Health and Medicine Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
