The cult and science of public health [[electronic resource] ] : a sociological investigation / / Kevin Dew

• Autore: Dew Kevin
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Berghahn Books, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1
• Soggetto topico: Public health - Social aspects; Medical policy; Health services accessibility; Health attitudes
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 so
• Titolo autorizzato: The cult and science of public health
• ISBN: 1-280-49663-0; 9786613591869; 0-85745-340-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779171803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II