Playing doctor : television, storytelling, and medical power /
Turow, Joseph.
Playing doctor : television, storytelling, and medical power / Joseph Turow. - New and expanded ed. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book is a history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped these perceptions. This expanded edition includes a new introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow uses recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary television doctor shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, House, and Scrubs to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence of medical shows."--Publisher.
English.
0472027573 ebk. 9780472027576 ebk. pbk. : alk. paper pbk. : alk. paper 1282882988 9781282882980 9786612882982 6612882980
ebc3414960 10.3998/mpub.354930
22573/ctt1d8kc86 JSTOR
2020707329
101545005 DNLM 015656742 Uk
Medicine on television.
Medical television programs.
Medicine--Public opinion.
Physicians--Public opinion.
Medicine--Societies, etc.--United States
Physicians.
Physicians
Mass Media--trends
Physician's Role
Public Opinion
Médecine à la télévision.
Médecine--Opinion publique.
Médecins--Opinion publique.
Médecins.
physicians.
PERFORMING ARTS--Television--Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS--Television--History & Criticism.
Medical television programs.
Medicine on television.
Medicine--Public opinion.
Medicine--Societies, etc.
Physicians--Public opinion.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Medical television programs.
Medical television programs.
PN1992.8.M43
791.45/6561
2010 L-898 W 62
Playing doctor : television, storytelling, and medical power / Joseph Turow. - New and expanded ed. - 1 online resource
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book is a history of the medical TV series from its inception to the present day. Turow offers an inside look at the creation of iconic doctor shows as well as a detailed history of the programs, an analysis of changing public perceptions of doctors and medicine, and an insightful commentary on how medical dramas have both exploited and shaped these perceptions. This expanded edition includes a new introduction placing the book in the contemporary context of the health care crisis, as well as new chapters covering the intervening twenty years of television programming. Turow uses recent research and interviews with principals in contemporary television doctor shows such as ER, Grey's Anatomy, House, and Scrubs to illuminate the extraordinary ongoing cultural influence of medical shows."--Publisher.
English.
0472027573 ebk. 9780472027576 ebk. pbk. : alk. paper pbk. : alk. paper 1282882988 9781282882980 9786612882982 6612882980
ebc3414960 10.3998/mpub.354930
22573/ctt1d8kc86 JSTOR
2020707329
101545005 DNLM 015656742 Uk
Medicine on television.
Medical television programs.
Medicine--Public opinion.
Physicians--Public opinion.
Medicine--Societies, etc.--United States
Physicians.
Physicians
Mass Media--trends
Physician's Role
Public Opinion
Médecine à la télévision.
Médecine--Opinion publique.
Médecins--Opinion publique.
Médecins.
physicians.
PERFORMING ARTS--Television--Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS--Television--History & Criticism.
Medical television programs.
Medicine on television.
Medicine--Public opinion.
Medicine--Societies, etc.
Physicians--Public opinion.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Medical television programs.
Medical television programs.
PN1992.8.M43
791.45/6561
2010 L-898 W 62