Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/GbCY6i The Fibromyalgia Story Medical Authority And Women'S Worlds Of Pain By: Kristin Barker Publisher: Temple University Press Print ISBN: 9781592131600, 1592131603 eText ISBN: 9781439904596, 1439904596 Copyright year: 2005 Format: PDF Available from $ 31.95 USD SKU 9781439904596 More than six million Americans—most of them women—have been diagnosed with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), a disorder that produces musculo-skeletal pain and fatigue. In the absence of visible evidence, a well-understood cause, or effective treatment, many have questioned whether FMS is a real illness. Amidst the controversy, millions of women live with their very real symptoms.Rather than taking sides in the heated debate, Kristin Barker explains how FMS represents an awkward union between the practices of modern medicine and the complexity of women's pain. Using interviews with sufferers, Barker focuses on how the idea of FMS gives meaning and order to women beset by troubling symptoms, self-doubt, and public skepticism.This book offers a fresh look at a controversial diagnosis; Barker avoids overly simplistic explanations and empathizes with sufferers without losing sight of the social construction of disease and its relation to modern medical practice. Additional ISBNs 9781592131617, 1592131611
