Overview
- Unique in linking public health explicitly to sociological theory
Provides practical examples combined with current, researchbased studies
Relevant to both practitioners and students
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Public Health and Nursing: Origins and Development
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Public Health and Control: Social Responsibility for the Promotion of Health
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The Professionalisation of Public Health: Current and Future Perspectives
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About this book
Public Health and Society links public health explicitly to sociological theory, in order to demonstrate the relationship between health care and the social structures that underpin the provision of health services. The book reviews developments in public health using a critical, historical and comparative analytical framework, and includes topical areas such as health inequalities, social diversity, social exclusion units, care in the community and media constructions of health. It also provides practical examples combined with current, research-based sociological studies explaining some of the key social issues affecting the take up and utilisation of health care.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
JOHN COSTELLO is a Lecturer in Nursing Studies at Manchester University, and has published widely in the area.
MONICA HAGGART is Pathway Leader for BSc Nursing Practice, Community Specialist Practitioner, at Manchester University
MONICA HAGGART is Pathway Leader for BSc Nursing Practice, Community Specialist Practitioner, at Manchester University
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Health and Society
Authors: John Costello, Monica Haggart
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-3744-5
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2003
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: 192
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: Public Health