The new public health : health and self in the age of risk /

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Petersen and Lupton focus critically on the new public health, assessing its implications for the concepts of self, embodiment and citizenship. They argue that the new public health is used as a source of moral regulation and for distinguishing between self and other. They also explore the implicati...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Petersen, Alan R., 1953-
Other Authors: Lupton, Deborah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; Thousan Oaks : Sage Publications, 2000, ©1996.
Subjects:
Environmental health.
Health risk assessment.
Public health.
Social medicine.
Health Status Indicators
Public Health
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation.
Santé publique.
public health.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL > Diseases.
MEDICAL > Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL > Health Policy.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Disease & Health Issues.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; The New Public Health; A New Morality?; Epidemiology; Governing by Numbers; The `Healthy' Citizen; Risk Discourse and `the Environment'; The `Healthy' City; The Duty to Participate; Conclusion.

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