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Social Movements in Health

Social Movements in Health

Paperback

Series: Sociology of Health and Illness Monographs

Health GeneralGeneral SociologyPoverty & Social Work

ISBN10: 1405124490
ISBN13: 9781405124492
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Apr 1 2005
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.12 Depth: 9.04
Language: English
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 movements.

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