The Social Context Of Health (Paperback, Ed)

The central theme running through this book is the essentially "social" nature of health. This embraces the way medical knowledge emerged out of a specific set of historical and intellectual circumstances, and the shaping of the health professions by the cultural and political millieu of the 19th-century.;Like non-expert knowledge, the development and application of exper knowledge in health is embedded in social processes. This text makes accessible the complex relationships between inequality, race, gender and other social related to changes in health care.;Problems central to the delivery of health care are highlighted and linked to challenges to established health-care professions and systems. Michael Hardey shows the way in which health has become part of our identity, and relates this to the increasing range of health advice and the constant choices available in terms of our health and lifestyles.

General

Imprint:	Open University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2001
First published:	1998
Authors:	Michael Hardey
Dimensions:	230 x 154 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
Edition:	Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-335-19863-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Medical anthropology
LSN:	0-335-19863-5
Barcode:	9780335198634

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