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Wellness, Social Policy and Public Health : Bridging Human Flourishing with Equity.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Maturo, Antonio.
- Series:
- Emerald points
- Emerald Points
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Well-being--Social aspects.
- Well-being.
- Well-being--Government policy.
- Social policy.
- Medical policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (81 p.).
- Place of Publication:
- Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
- Contents:
- Cover
- WELLNESS, SOCIAL POLICY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- WELLNESS, SOCIAL POLICY AND PUBLIC HEALTH: Bridging Human Flourishing With Equity
- Copyright
- Dedication
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
- Introduction
- 1. The Age of Anxiety: Between Acceleration, Performance, and Medicalization
- The Age of Anxiety
- Risk Society and Anxiety
- Social Acceleration and the Contraction of the Present
- The Performance Society and the Quantification of Everything
- When Emotions Are Taken Too Seriously
- The Dark Side of the New Happy Class
- 2. Obesity, Physical Activity, and Healthism
- Covid, Obesity, and Molecular Surveillance
- The Growth in Life Expectancy
- The Rapid Rise in Health-Care Costs
- The Problem of Obesity in Contemporary Society
- 3. Happiness, Positive Thinking, and the Medicalization of Sadness
- Psychosocial Theories of Happiness
- The Tyranny of Optimism and the Advent of "Disruptive Thinking"
- Social Constructions of Subjective Well-Being
- Cultures of Happiness
- When Unhappiness Becomes a Disease
- Gross Internal Happiness and Quality of Life
- 4. Well-Being, Welfare, and Social Justice
- Health and Social Factors
- Capabilities and Human Flourishing
- Community Cohesion and Social Scaffolding: A Concrete Example
- Conclusion
- REFERENCES
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Maturo, Antonio Wellness, Social Policy and Public Health
- ISBN:
- 9781804550274
- 1804550272
- Publisher Number:
- 99993071892
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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