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As the great American work-benefit experiment erodes, companies are increasingly asking people to take responsibility for managing their own health. This book explores this health culture, detailing the biomedical, countercultural, and immigrant-based beliefs and practices that shape ideas about wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: English-Lueck, J. A. (June Anne), 1953-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Health behavior > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Health attitudes > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Public health > Anthropological aspects > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Employees > Health and hygiene > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Work > Health aspects > California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Health behavior.
Age factors in disease.
Health attitudes.
Cross-cultural studies.
Health Behavior
Age Factors
Attitude to Health
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Habitudes sanitaires > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
Santé publique > Aspect anthropologique > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
Personnel > Santé et hygiène > Californie > Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
Habitudes sanitaires.
Maladies > Facteurs liés à l'âge.
Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
Études transculturelles.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Industrial hygiene.
Public health > Anthropological aspects.
California
California > Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:As the great American work-benefit experiment erodes, companies are increasingly asking people to take responsibility for managing their own health. This book explores this health culture, detailing the biomedical, countercultural, and immigrant-based beliefs and practices that shape ideas about working, care-giving, and more.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 271 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-263) and index.
ISBN:9780804775793
0804775796

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