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

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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Petersen, Alan R., 1953-
Autres auteurs: Lupton, Deborah
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: London ; Thousan Oaks : Sage Publications, 2000, ©1996.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.