Health, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-7456-4846-0
Paperback
176 pages
March 2010, Polity
Other Available Formats: Hardcover
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- A thoroughly updated and revised new edition of this accessible introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today
- Written by an experienced author who is widely respected for her broad understanding of the subject and her ability to write in a clear and engaging way
- Discusses how health is defined, constructed, experienced and acted out in contemporary developed societies
- Concludes with a thought-provoking discussion of the impact of new knowledge and technology on our understanding of health and illness