Health and Modernity: The Role of Theory in Health Promotion

by Thomas Abel, Laura Balbo, Louise Potvin, et al.

Book Overview

This book explores the link between health and society. It presents a theory that contemporary health promotion is, by definition, inextricably linked to its social context. The authors discuss global challenges in terms of cultural capital, risk and causality, systems theory, and the dynamic between individual and community. In the process, they define an entity that: understands the centrality of health to all areas of human life, is committed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441922806
• ISBN13: 9781441922809
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"