Social Justice and Medical Practice - Life History of a Physician of Social Medicine (Paperback)

How do we understand and respond to the pressing health problems of modern society? Conventional practice focuses on the assessment and clinical treatment of immediate health issues presented by individual patients. In contrast, social medicine advocates an equal focus on the assessment and social treatment of underlying social conditions, such as environmental factors, structural violence, and social injustice. Social Justice and Medical Practice examines the practice of social medicine through extensive life history interviews with a physician practicing the approach in marginalized communities. It presents a case example of social medicine in action, demonstrating how such a practice can be successfully pursued within the context of the existing structure of twenty-first-century medicine. In examining the experience of a physician on the frontlines of reforming health care, the book critiques the restrictive nature of the dominant clinical model of medicine and argues for a radically expanded focus for modern-day medical practice. Social Justice and Medical Practice is a timely intervention at a time when even advanced health care systems are facing multiple crises. Lucidly written, it presents a striking alternative and is important reading for students and practitioners of medicine and anthropology, as well as policy makers.

General

Imprint:	Left Coast Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Advances in Critical Medical Anthropology
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2018
Authors:	Merrill Singer • Rebecca Allen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-62958-426-3
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General
LSN:	1-62958-426-6
Barcode:	9781629584263

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