Playing doctor : television, storytelling, and medical power / Joseph Turow.

By:

Turow, Joseph

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2010Edition: New and expanded edDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0472027573
9780472027576
1282882988
9781282882980
9786612882982
6612882980

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Playing doctorDDC classification:

791.45/6561 22

LOC classification:

PN1992.8.M43

NLM classification:

2010 L-898
W 62

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Summary: "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.

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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.