Health, Culture and Society: Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary Applications

by Elizabeth Ettorre, Ana Porroche-Escudero, Vanessa M. Hildebrand, et al.

Book Overview

This book traces the history of formative, enduring concepts, foundational in the development of the health disciplines. It explores existing literature, and subsequent contested applications. Feminist legacies are discussed with a clear message that early sociological and anthropological theories and debates remain valuable to scholars today. Chapters cover historical events and cultural practices from the standpoint of 'difference'; formulate theories...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319607855
• ISBN13: 9783319607856
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"