Urban Poverty and Health Inequalities - A Relational Approach (Hardcover)

When discussing health, we talk about ailments and afflictions, the potential of modern medicine and the behaviours that affect our health. Yet although these relationships exist, they undermine a more socio-economic understanding of health. This timely book takes a critical perspective to argue that urban poverty and health inequalities are intimately interconnected, and that the increasing disparity between rich and poor will necessarily exacerbate health issues within urban communities. Urban Poverty and Health Inequalities documents how life has become increasingly insecure and stressful for growing numbers of people due to increased insecurities in employment, income and housing, rising living costs, and the retrenchment of welfare and social services. The book explores the role of history and media depictions of poverty and health inequalities in influencing the current situation. A central objective is to advance ways to understand and respond to urban poverty as a key social determinant of health. The authors pay particular attention to the ways in which punitive responses to urban poverty are further exacerbating the hardships faced by people living in urban poverty. Looking at issues of class, age, gender, ethnic and disability-based inequalities, the book offers both critical theory and grounded solutions to enable those living in poverty to live healthier lives. The collateral damage resulting from current socio-economic arrangements reflects political choices regarding the distribution of resources in societies that needs to be challenged and changed. The authors attend to initiatives for change, offering practical responses to address urban poverty, including efforts to address wealth distribution, the potential of living wage and Universal Basic Income initiatives, social housing and anti-oppressive welfare systems.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Critical Approaches to Health
Release date:	October 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Darrin Hodgetts • Ottilie Stolte
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-12436-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > Health psychology
LSN:	1-138-12436-2
Barcode:	9781138124363

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