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Social Movements in Health
Brown
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Description for Social Movements in Health
Paperback. * The first collection of research on health social movements. * Demonstrates that health social movements are an innovative and powerful form of political action. * Brings together the study of health and illness with social movement theory in order to establish a basis for the study of health social movements. Editor(s): Brown, Phil; Zavestoski, Stephen. Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
This book represents the first collection of research on health social movements.
This book represents the first collection of research on health social movements.
- Demonstrates that health social movements are an innovative and powerful form of political action.
- Brings together the study of health and illness with social movement theory in order to establish a basis for the study of health social movements.
- Covers disease-based movements focused on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and breast cancer.
- Also addresses issue-based movements such as the pro-choice movement, the movement for complementary and alternative medicine, and movements around stem cell research.
- Illustrates the value of interdisciplinary approaches to studying health social ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
305g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405124492
SKU
V9781405124492
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99-50
About Brown
Phil Brown is Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies at Brown University. He is the author of No Safe Place: Toxic Waste, Leukemia, and Community Action (1990) and co-editor of Illness and the Environment: A Reader in Contested Medicine (2000). Stephen Zavestoski is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of San Francisco. His work has appeared in journals ... Read more
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