TY  - GEN
T1  - The cult and science of public health : a sociological investigation
A1  - Dew, Kevin
LA  - English
PP  - New York
PB  - Berghahn Books
YR  - 2012
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn794278505
AB  - "In contemporary manifestations of public health rituals and events, people are being increasingly united around what they hold in common--their material being and humanity. As a cult of humanity, public health provides a moral force in society that replaces 'traditional' religions in times of great diversity or heterogeneity of peoples, activities and desires. This is in contrast to public health's foundation in science, particularly the science of epidemiology. The rigid rules of 'scientific evidence' used to determine the cause of illness and disease can work against the most vulnerable in society by putting sectors of the population, such as underrepresented workers, at a disadvantage. This study focuses on this tension between traditional science and the changing vision articulated within public health (and across many disciplines) that calls for a collective response to uncontrolled capitalism and unremitting globalization, and to the way in which health inequalities and their association with social inequalities provides a political rhetoric that calls for a new redistributive social programme. Drawing on decades of research, the author argues that public health is both a cult and a science of contemporary society."--Publisher
OP  - 179
CN  - RA418 .D493 2012eb
SN  - 9780857453402
SN  - 0857453408
SN  - 9786613591869
SN  - 6613591866
SN  - 9780857453396
SN  - 0857453394
SN  - 9781782385189
SN  - 1782385185
SN  - 9781280496639
SN  - 1280496630
KW  - Public health : Social aspects.
KW  - Medical policy.
KW  - Health services accessibility.
KW  - Health attitudes.
KW  - Social medicine.
KW  - Public health.
KW  - Social Medicine
KW  - Sociology, Medical : methods
KW  - Attitude to Health
KW  - Health Policy
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Health Services Accessibility
KW  - Sociologie de la santé.
KW  - Politique sanitaire.
KW  - Services de santé : Accessibilité.
KW  - Attitudes à l'égard de la santé.
KW  - Médecine sociale.
KW  - Santé publique.
KW  - public health.
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS : Diseases : General.
KW  - HEALTH & FITNESS : Health Care Issues.
KW  - MEDICAL : Diseases.
KW  - MEDICAL : Health Care Delivery.
KW  - MEDICAL : Health Policy.
KW  - MEDICAL : Public Health.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Disease & Health Issues.
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE : Sociology : General.
KW  - Social medicine
KW  - Public health
KW  - Health attitudes
KW  - Health services accessibility
KW  - Medical policy
KW  - Public health : Social aspects
KW  - Electronic books.
ER  -