Health, Culture and Society : Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary Applications

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 a...

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Main Authors Ettorre, Elizabeth (Author), Annandale, Ellen (Author), Hildebrand, Vanessa M. (Author), Porroche-Escudero, Ana (Author), Rothman, Barbara Katz (Author)
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Feminist anthropology.
Medical anthropology.
Cultural studies.
Social medicine.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319607863
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-60786-3
Physical DescriptionXVII, 235 p. 3 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Setting the Scene by Elizabeth Ettorre, Ellen Annandale, Vanessa M. Hildebrand, and Ana Porroche-Escudero
  • Chapter 2: Society differentiation & globalisation by Ellen Annandale
  • Chapter 3: Self, normativity & embodiment by Elizabeth Ettorre
  • Chapter 4: Production Reproduction & Consumption by Ellen Annandale
  • Chapter 5: Kinship, Blood and Alliances by Ana Porroche-Escudero
  • Chapter 6: Power, Control & Surveillance by Elizabeth Ettorre
  • Chapter 7: Gift-giving, Reciprocity and Exchange by Vanessa M. Hildebrand
  • Chapter 8: Afterword by Barbara Katz Rothman.

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