title: The body in health and illness.
abstract: In this keynote address, the author discusses perception of the body in the context of chronic illness compared with that of health. She describes changes that occur in illness with respect to time, space, morality, aesthetics, morality, technology, information, and interpersonal relationships using examples from her research, and explores the construction of illness and health identities.
authors.affiliation: International Institute for Qualitative Research, University of Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Juliet M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Corbin
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006262:Health; D018594:Human Body; D006801:Humans; D036301:Qualitative Research