Series title gender lens responsibility judith lorber more information table of contents publisher description abstract this work considers the interface between gender as a social institution and western medicine as a social institution focusing on illness considered to be physical the author analyzes issues of read more reviews user contributed reviews tags add tags for . Gender and the social construction of illness g reference information and interdisciplinary subjects series gender lens series in sociology volume 4 of gender lens authors judith lorber lisa jean moore edition illustrated publisher rowman altamira 2002 isbn 0759102384 9780759102385 length 184 pages subjects. Catalogue search for seriesthe gender lens gender and the social construction of illness next gender and the social construction of illness lorber judith in this timely and perceptive volume judith lorber considers the interface between gender as a social institution on the one hand and western medicine as a social institution on the other focusing on belief that illnesses are . Social construction of illness gender lens series author lisa jean moore author 38 out of 5 stars 13 ratings amazoncom gender and the social construction of illness gender is thus socially constructed in the sense that unlike biological sex gender is a product of society if society determines what is masculine or feminine then society