Health and modernity : the role of theory in health promotion / David V. McQueen and Ilona Kickbusch ; with Louise Potvin ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McQueen, David V.

Kickbusch, Ilona, 1948-

Potvin, Louise.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health promotion.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Health Promotion.

Medical Subjects:

Health Promotion.

Physical Description:

xi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Other Title:

Health & modernity : the role of theory in health promotion

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, [2007]

Contents:

Introduction: Health promotion, the origins of the third public health revolution leading to a new public health / David V. McQueen and Ilona Kickbusch

From a theory group to a theory book / Louise Potvin and Laura Balbo

Modernity, public health, and health promotion: a reflexive discourse / Louise Potvin and David V. McQueen

Critical issues in theory for health promotion / David V. McQueen

Cultural capital in health promotion / Thomas Abel

Understanding differentiation of health in late modernity by use of sociological systems theory / Jürgen M. Pelikan

Managing uncertainty through participation / Louise Potvin

Thinking health promotion sociologically / Laura Balbo

Health governance: the health society / Ilona Kickbusch.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0387377573

9780387377575

038737759X

9780387377599

OCLC:

80331850