The Cult and Science of Public Health : : A Sociological Investigation / / Kevin Dew.
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 d...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York ;, Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2012] ©2012 |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- INTRODUCTION Public Health Theories and Theorizing Public Health
- CHAPTER 1 Myths, Morality and Modern Public Health
- CHAPTER 2 The Politics of Public Health
- CHAPTER 3 Health Promotion Settings and Health Hostile Environments
- CHAPTER 4 Public Health and Health Professionals
- CHAPTER 5 The Political Use of Public Health
- CHAPTER 6 Public Health Campaigns
- CHAPTER 7 The Cult of Health and its Rituals
- Bibliography
- Index