The Sociology of Health Promotion - Critical Analyses of Consumption, Lifestyle and Risk

Issues examined include: sociology of risk, the body, consumption, processes of surveillance and normalisation, race and gender in health programmes. Invaluable for students, health promotors, public health doctors and academics.

Sommario

Bruce Charlton, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Charlie Davison, University of Glasgow; George Davey Smith, University of Bristol; Norma Daykin, University of the West of England; Jenny Douglas, Sandwell, Birmingham; Barry Glassner, University of California, Los Angeles; Judith Green, South Bank University, London; Mike Hepworth, University of Aberdeen; Peter Jackson, University of Teesside; Michael Kelly, University of Greenwich, London; Jennie Naidoo, University of the West of England; Martin O'Brien, University of Surrey; Richard Parish, University of Hull and Humberside College of Health; Lindsay Prior, University of Ulster; Nicki Thorogood, Guy's Dental School, London; Laurenn Yen, City and East London Family and Community Health Services

Info autore

Robin Bunton, Roger Burrows, Sarah Nettleton

Riassunto

Issues examined include: sociology of risk, the body, consumption, processes of surveillance and normalisation, race and gender in health programmes. Invaluable for students, health promotors, public health doctors and academics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Robin Bunton (Editore), Bunton Robin (Editore), Roger Burrows (Editore), Sarah Nettleton (Editore), Nettleton Sarah (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor and Francis
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 03.08.1995
• EAN: 9780415116466
• ISBN: 978-0-415-11646-6
• Pagine: 264
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 234 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 650 g
• Illustrazioni: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Tematiche generali; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, MEDICAL / Public Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Personal & public health, Medical Sociology, Personal and public health / health education