Breathlessness and Biosociality

This book delves into the intricate landscape of respiratory diseases among older people, shedding light on their biosocial encounters while grappling with chronic breathlessness.

Fredrik Nyman is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden, where he specialises in the interconnection between public health and social work. He has a PhD in Anthropology from Durham University, UK and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). This book is based on his doctoral dissertation.

1. Making the Invisible Visible; 2. Breathe Easy and the Making of a Support Group Network; 3. The Forms and Functions of Breathe Easy Support Groups; 4. Breathe Easy and Patient Advocacy in Tyneside; 5. Biosociality: A Postmodern Argument; 6. A Pandemic of Breathlessness; 7. Epilogues: Meaning, Importance, Relevance