The health of populations : [publication] : general theories and particular realities /
by
Kunitz, Stephen J
.
Material type: 
BookPublisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: XII, 286 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780195308075; 0195308077.SAPHIR theme(s): État de santé des populations - Épidémiologie | Inégalités sociales - Déterminants sociaux de la santé - PrécaritéMeSH subject(s): Health Status Indicators | Socioeconomic Factors | Epidemiology | Public Health | Social Environment | CulturePUBLICATION TYPE SAPHIR: MonographSummary: In the maelstrom of current public health debate over the social determinants of health, this book offers a well-balanced discussion on the roots of prevalent strains of thought on the matter. While this area of research deals in complex problems, it is often dominated by those who deploy rather categorical, partisan positions, citing from a wide range of contradictory statistical studies. The author brings a measured, balanced, and independent perspective to bear on the debate, taking a step back from current arguments to look at the fundamental issues through a socio-historical lens. [
] Scientists often ignore anomalous findings in the interests of advancing a particular paradigm, until the anomalies outweigh the norm and a new paradigm is created. This book argues that in considering social determinants of health, no meaningful over-arching explanations may be possible. Rather, it is by immersion in the reality of particular contexts - work settings, historical periods, geopolitical regions, and governmental credos - that we may gain a better understanding of the way in which social forces shape patterns of health and disease. [Ed.] [Contents]: Two revolutions -- Counter revolution -- The standard of living -- Inequality -- Community -- Globalization -- Masterful images.
In the maelstrom of current public health debate over the social determinants of health, this book offers a well-balanced discussion on the roots of prevalent strains of thought on the matter. While this area of research deals in complex problems, it is often dominated by those who deploy rather categorical, partisan positions, citing from a wide range of contradictory statistical studies. The author brings a measured, balanced, and independent perspective to bear on the debate, taking a step back from current arguments to look at the fundamental issues through a socio-historical lens. [ ] Scientists often ignore anomalous findings in the interests of advancing a particular paradigm, until the anomalies outweigh the norm and a new paradigm is created. This book argues that in considering social determinants of health, no meaningful over-arching explanations may be possible. Rather, it is by immersion in the reality of particular contexts - work settings, historical periods, geopolitical regions, and governmental credos - that we may gain a better understanding of the way in which social forces shape patterns of health and disease. [Ed.] [Contents]: Two revolutions -- Counter revolution -- The standard of living -- Inequality -- Community -- Globalization -- Masterful images.