Significant Others and Illness Behavior: A Much Neglected Sick Role Contingency.

The fact that illness behavior is not determined entirely by physiological factors has been noted by a number of investigators from diverse fields of study. Margaret Mead's observation of the complete absence of morning sickness among pregnant Arapesh women and accounts of the couvade are two exampl...

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Published in:	Sociological Quarterly Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 32 - 42
Main Author:	Petroni, Frank A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Winter69
Subjects:	Psychology of the sick Significant others Behavioral medicine Applied psychology Persons Social sciences
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