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The Construction of Social Health Systems : History and Self-Reference of Medicine and Public Health
| The Construction of Social Health Systems : History and Self-Reference of Medicine and Public Health |
| Autore | Costa João |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld : , : transcript Verlag, , 2025 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| ISBN | 3-8394-4028-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- PART I -- Chapter 2: Social Systems Theory -- Concepts -- Observing systems -- Chapter 3: Self‐Reference -- Symbolic medium -- Medicine self‐reference as science and as practice -- Public health -- Health systems -- PART II -- Chapter 4: The History of Medicine in Four Acts -- First period (from the fifth century BC to the fifth century AD). Craftsmen's medicine, observing the surface of the body at the bedside -- Characteristics of the period -- System's features -- Complexities -- Summary of medicine self‐reference: first period -- Second period (from the fifth to the fifteenth century). Medicine of books, universities and hospitals -- Characteristics of the second period -- System's features -- Complexities -- Summary of medicine self‐reference: second period -- Third period (from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century Reformation, Renaissance and Enlightenment). Medicine of the visible inside the body -- medicine as science and technique -- Characteristics of the period -- System's features -- Complexities -- Complexity and causes -- Self‐reference and complexities -- Summary of medicine self‐reference: third period -- Fourth period (from the nineteenth to the twenty‐first century). Medicine of the invisible made visible, medicine of specialities and medicine of the health systems -- Characteristics of the period -- System's features -- Complexities -- Summary of medicine self‐reference: fourth period -- Chapter 5: Canguilhem and Foucault -- Foucault -- Medicine of species -- The gaze and the clinical -- The French Revolution and its health concerns -- Canguilhem -- Health system -- Conclusions of the chapter -- Foucault and the Greeks -- Complexity and meaning surplus -- Closure of the system -- Closure and power: a few words -- Final remarks -- PART III.
Chapter 6: "Anatomy" of Public Health: Indicators and Self‐Reference -- Introduction -- The form of problem -- Meanings and complexities: what the theory tells us -- Indicators: anatomical features of public health -- (A) Indicators directly concerned with population's health needs and risks -- (B) Indicators linked to means for achieving the necessary conditions for healthcare provision -- (C) Indicators mainly of interest to observers outside the health system -- Discussion -- Concluding remarks -- Risk -- Luhmann's approach to risk -- Take‐home messages -- Chapter 7: The Construction of the Self‑Reference of Social Health Systems -- Self‐reference and complexity -- (1) How does the history of medicine show the development of self‐reference? -- (2) How did medicine self‐reference become the foundation of the self reference of health systems? -- (3) How did the coupling of the self‐references of medicine and public health create health systems? -- PART IV -- Chapter 8: Concluding Remarks -- Ways of looking -- Chapter 9: Advanced Theoretical Topics -- Decision, tautology and paradox -- Studying self‐reflection -- Social differentiation, form of problem and complexity -- Symbolic medium and second‐order observation -- The body -- The symbolically generalized medium of communication (SGMC) -- Second‐order observation -- Public health, self‐reference of a scientific domain -- Appendix -- References -- Mentioned in the book -- Further reading -- Brief Glossary of Luhmann's Terms -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911035169703321 |
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health as a Social System : Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction
| Health as a Social System : Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction |
| Autore | Costa João |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld : , : transcript, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Collana | Gesundheit, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft |
| Soggetto topico |
Social service
Public health |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Health Systems Strengthening
Health Systems Thinking Introduction Medicine Niklas Luhmann Public Health Social Relations Social Systems Sociological Theory Sociology of Medicine Systems Theory |
| ISBN | 3-8394-6693-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Presentation -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Niklas Luhmann's Social Systems Theory - Concepts -- Chapter 2 - General application of the theory -- Chapter 3 - Health Systems - Methodological issues -- Chapter 4 - Health Systems Thinking and Social Systems Theory -- Chapter 5 - Health Systems Thinking Tools and Social Systems Theory -- Chapter 6 - Health Systems Strengthening and Systems Theory -- Chapter 7 - Health Organizations and Poly-contexturality -- Chapter 8 - Critics' Views about Luhmann's Theory -- Chapter 9 - Prospects and Examples -- Final Remarks - Science or Technology -- References -- Annex - Advanced Topics. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Health As a Social System |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996509961403316 |
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Costa João
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| Bielefeld : , : transcript, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Health as a Social System : Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction
| Health as a Social System : Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction |
| Autore | Costa João |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bielefeld : , : transcript, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (199 pages) |
| Disciplina | 362.1 |
| Collana | Gesundheit, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft |
| Soggetto topico |
Social service
Public health |
| ISBN |
9783839466933
3839466938 |
| Classificazione | MS 6000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Presentation -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Niklas Luhmann's Social Systems Theory - Concepts -- Chapter 2 - General application of the theory -- Chapter 3 - Health Systems - Methodological issues -- Chapter 4 - Health Systems Thinking and Social Systems Theory -- Chapter 5 - Health Systems Thinking Tools and Social Systems Theory -- Chapter 6 - Health Systems Strengthening and Systems Theory -- Chapter 7 - Health Organizations and Poly-contexturality -- Chapter 8 - Critics' Views about Luhmann's Theory -- Chapter 9 - Prospects and Examples -- Final Remarks - Science or Technology -- References -- Annex - Advanced Topics. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Health As a Social System |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910642293303321 |
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Costa João
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| Bielefeld : , : transcript, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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