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Robin Bunton & Roger Burrows
Sociology of Health Promotion [PDF ebook]
Critical Analyses of Consumption, Lifestyle and Risk

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Promotion of health has become a central feature of health policy at local, national and international levels, forming part of global health initiatives such as those endorsed by the World Health Organisation. The issues examined in The Sociology of Health Promotion include sociology of risk, the body, consumption, processes of surveillance and normalisation and considerations relating to race and gender in the implementation of health programmes. It will be invaluable reading for students, health promoters, public health doctors and academics.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 264 ● ISBN 9780203429495 ● Editor Robin Bunton & Roger Burrows ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2003 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2291307 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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