Rhetorical Ethos in Health and Medicine
Patient Credibility, Stigma, and Misdiagnosis
- 180 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Focusing on rhetorical ethos, the book examines how it influences patients' credibility and contributes to misdiagnoses linked to gender, race, and class biases. Utilizing ethos as a theoretical framework, it investigates health and mental illness through various conditions and methodological approaches, shedding light on the complexities of patient experiences and the systemic issues within healthcare.
