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01.04.2022 | Symposium: Legacy of Miles Little

Response—A Commentary on Miles Little et al. 1998. Liminality: A major category of the experience of cancer illness. Social Science & Medicine 47(10): 1485-1494

verfasst von: Jackie Leach Scully

Erschienen in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry | Ausgabe 1/2022

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Abstract

This paper by Miles Little and colleagues identified the state they described as “liminal” within the trajectory of cancer survivorship. Since that time the concept of liminality has provided a powerful model to explore some of the difficulties experienced by people with severe and chronic illness. In this commentary I consider the expanding application of liminality not just to a widening range of medical conditions but to the consequences of therapeutic interventions as well and how this expansion has enriched and challenged its use as a conceptual tool.

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Titel: Response—A Commentary on Miles Little et al. 1998. Liminality: A major category of the experience of cancer illness. Social Science & Medicine 47(10): 1485-1494
verfasst von: Jackie Leach Scully
Publikationsdatum: 01.04.2022
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
Erschienen in: Journal of Bioethical Inquiry / Ausgabe 1/2022
Print ISSN: 1176-7529
Elektronische ISSN: 1872-4353
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-021-10145-9

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Response—A Commentary on Miles Little et al. 1998. Liminality: A major category of the experience of cancer illness. Social Science & Medicine 47(10): 1485-1494

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