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Television and Health Responsibility in an Age of Individualism
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2014
Summary
American society centers on individualism, celebrating personal choice even at the expense of collective progress. As part of this emphasis on agency, Americans value freedom for health decisions, and individual health professionals and consumers are held responsible for the nation’s health, often at the expense of improving the overall healthcare system. Such individualistic discourse, disseminated and reinforced through American media, has created resistance and hostility toward health policy initiatives such as the Affordable Care Act and other legislation aimed to improve American healthcare. Television and Health Responsibility in an Age of Individualism examines the relationship between entertainment and health responsibility in the United States. Through the analysis of contemporary television medical dramas, Foss explores how these media texts help shape and perpetuate ideologies that have and continue to encourage resistance to healthcare reform that shifts responsibility away from individuals to government and other institutions.
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Edition
1/2014
Copyright year
2014
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-8993-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-8994-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
120
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Preface No access
1 The Health Responsibility Paradox and Televised Medical Dramas No access Pages 1 - 14
2 The Doctor: From Reaper to Hero No access Pages 15 - 28
3 “I have my hand on a bomb. I’m freaking out. And most importantly, I really have to pee.” No access Pages 29 - 44
4 “When we make mistakes, people die!” (Or do they?) No access Pages 45 - 62
5 “If you had only. . .” No access Pages 63 - 80
6 “But Dr., I read online that. . .” No access Pages 81 - 94
