Being sick and a subject: ethnographies of (dis)credit in the medical world

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Simon Lemaire Published in the journal : June 2025 Category : Médecine et sciences sociales

Summary :

Building on the work of François Romijn and Baptiste Brossard, who analyzed negotiations of (dis)credit in medical consultations, the author draws on their own research with groups of patients living with Alzheimer’s disease. These observations highlight the micropolitical issues embedded in seemingly innocuous interactions at the very heart of general medical practice.

Keywords

(Dis)credit, microsociology, ethnography, interactions, micropolitics