Social, political and cultural dimensions of health [electronic resource] / Kevin Dew, Anne Scott, Allison Kirkman.
Dew, Kevin, author.; Scott, Anne, author.; Kirkman, Allison, author.
2016
RA776
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Title Social, political and cultural dimensions of health [electronic resource] / Kevin Dew, Anne Scott, Allison Kirkman.
Author Dew, Kevin, author.
ISBN 9783319315089 (electronic book)
3319315080 (electronic book)
9783319315065
Published Switzerland : Springer, 2016.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Call Number RA776
Dewey Decimal Classification 613
Summary This book comprehensively explores social, political and cultural dimensions of health in contemporary society. It addresses many issues and pertinent questions, including the following: Are we over diagnosed and over medicated? How can patients participate in their own care? Do pharmaceutical companies coerce us into medication regimes? What drives inequalities in health outcomes? What is the experience of health care for indigenous communities? Why do different countries have such different health care systems? How do we respond to life-changing conditions? Can we achieve a 'good death'? How do new genetics shape our identities? Is public health a force of liberation or disempowerment? The book incorporates the range of levels of influence on health, covering individual patient experiences, the health professions, multinational corporations, the state, global organisations as well as examining trends in social organisation, cultural expression and technological developments. The volume provides an accessible, yet in-depth, overview and discussion of the sociology of health. The chapters include an illustrative case study and further readings relating to the topic.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed May 24, 2016).
Added Author Scott, Anne, author.
Kirkman, Allison, author.
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Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Health Consumers and the Medical Encounter
Chapter 3. Inequalities in Health
Chapter 4. The Health of Indigenous Communities and Migrant Groups
Chapter 5. Institutions of Health Care
Chapter 6. Health Work
Chapter 7. Medicalisation and Contested Illnesses
Chapter 8. Pharmaceuticals
Chapter 9. Chronic Illness and Disability
Chapter 10. Death and Dying
Chapter 11. Sexuality and Sexual Behaviour
Chapter 12. Mental Health and Social Control
Chapter 13. Technology and Health
Chapter 14. New Genetics and Risk
Chapter 15. Promoting Public Health
Chapter 16. Health and the Media
17. Conclusion. .

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