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200 14$aThe cult and science of public health$b[electronic resource] $ea sociological investigation /$fKevin Dew
210   $aNew York $cBerghahn Books$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (188 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe Cult and Scienceof Public Health; Contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION: Public Health Theories and Theorizing Public Health; CHAPTER 1: Myths, Morality and Modern Public Health; CHAPTER 2: The Politics of Public Health; CHAPTER 3: Health Promotion Settings and Health Hostile Environments; CHAPTER 4: Public Health and Health Professionals; CHAPTER 5: The Political Use of Public Health; CHAPTER 6: Public Health Campaigns; CHAPTER 7: The Cult of Health and its Rituals; Bibliography; Index
330   $aIn 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 so
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