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The Cult and Science of Public Health - A Sociological Investigation (Paperback)
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The Cult and Science of Public Health - A Sociological Investigation (Paperback)
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In contemporary manifestations of public health rituals and events,
people are being increasingly united around what they hold in
common-their material being and humanity. As a cult of humanity,
public health provides a moral force in society that replaces
'traditional' religions in times of great diversity or
heterogeneity of peoples, activities and desires. This is in
contrast to public health's foundation in science, particularly the
science of epidemiology. The rigid rules of 'scientific evidence'
used to determine the cause of illness and disease can work against
the most vulnerable in society by putting sectors of the
population, such as underrepresented workers, at a disadvantage.
This study focuses on this tension between traditional science and
the changing vision articulated within public health (and across
many disciplines) that calls for a collective response to
uncontrolled capitalism and unremitting globalization, and to the
way in which health inequalities and their association with social
inequalities provides a political rhetoric that calls for a new
redistributive social programme. Drawing on decades of research,
the author argues that public health is both a cult and a science
of contemporary society.
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