Judith Fadlon
Biographic Data
| ID | 195513 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Judith Fadlon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Judith |
| FAMILY NAME | Fadlon |
| SIGNATURE | FADLON J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Alzheimer's Association of Israel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
“We Came to Talk With the People Behind the Disease
Negotiating the Holistic Turn
"Combining ethnographic study with quantitative data, Judith Fadlon explains the popularity of alternative medicine, as well as the ease with which individuals now move between conventional and alternative medicine and between different alternative modalities. She concludes that alternative medicine has been undergoing domestication, a process by which the foreign is rendered familiar. Although the focus of the study is urban Israel, it is argued…
Unrest in Utopia
Meridians, Chakras and Psycho-Neuro-Immunology
In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown both in popularity and economic importance. I argue that this success is primarily the result of domestication to the dominant culture of biomedicine and is readily observable in images and metaphors of the body used both in CAM and biomedical discourse. It is suggested that this shared imagery points to a new phase in the relationship between the body and society. The domest…
Laughter Spreads
We suggest that comprehension of the nature of scientific controversy calls for analysis which extends beyond the confines of the professional scientific community. Linking theoretical concepts of contingent and constitutive forums with the idea of explicit and implicit rejection, we contend that the explanation for the shift between forums and modes of rejection in the course of scientific controversy can often be found outside the boundaries of…
Meridians, Chakras and Psycho-Neuro-Immunology
In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown both in popularity and economic importance. I argue that this success is primarily the result of domestication to the dominant culture of biomedicine and is readily observable in images and metaphors of the body used both in CAM and biomedical discourse. It is suggested that this shared imagery points to a new phase in the relationship between the body and society. The domest…
Negotiating the Holistic Turn
"Combining ethnographic study with quantitative data, Judith Fadlon explains the popularity of alternative medicine, as well as the ease with which individuals now move between conventional and alternative medicine and between different alternative modalities. She concludes that alternative medicine has been undergoing domestication, a process by which the foreign is rendered familiar. Although the focus of the study is urban Israel, it is argued…
Unrest in Utopia
Laughter Spreads
We suggest that comprehension of the nature of scientific controversy calls for analysis which extends beyond the confines of the professional scientific community. Linking theoretical concepts of contingent and constitutive forums with the idea of explicit and implicit rejection, we contend that the explanation for the shift between forums and modes of rejection in the course of scientific controversy can often be found outside the boundaries of…
Laughter Spreads
We suggest that comprehension of the nature of scientific controversy calls for analysis which extends beyond the confines of the professional scientific community. Linking theoretical concepts of contingent and constitutive forums with the idea of explicit and implicit rejection, we contend that the explanation for the shift between forums and modes of rejection in the course of scientific controversy can often be found outside the boundaries of…
Unrest in Utopia
Meridians, Chakras and Psycho-Neuro-Immunology
In recent years, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has grown both in popularity and economic importance. I argue that this success is primarily the result of domestication to the dominant culture of biomedicine and is readily observable in images and metaphors of the body used both in CAM and biomedical discourse. It is suggested that this shared imagery points to a new phase in the relationship between the body and society. The domest…
Negotiating the Holistic Turn
"Combining ethnographic study with quantitative data, Judith Fadlon explains the popularity of alternative medicine, as well as the ease with which individuals now move between conventional and alternative medicine and between different alternative modalities. She concludes that alternative medicine has been undergoing domestication, a process by which the foreign is rendered familiar. Although the focus of the study is urban Israel, it is argued…
“We Came to Talk With the People Behind the Disease
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (3 works) · Empathy and Medical Education (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Biology (2 works) · Domestication (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)