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Merrill Singer

Social Justice and Medical Practice

Life History of a Physician of Social Medicine

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How do we understand and respond to the pressing health problems of modern society? Conventional practice focuses on the assessment and clinical treatment of immediate health issues presented by individual patients. In contrast, social medicine advocates an equal focus on the assessment and social treatment of underlying social conditions, such as environmental factors, structural violence, and social injustice.Social Justice and Medical Practice examines the practice of social medicine through extensive life history interviews with a physician practicing the approach in marginalized communities. It presents a case example of social medicine… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Allen, Rebecca
  • ISBN: 978-1-351-62154-0
  • EAN: 9781351621540
  • Produktnummer: 25331252
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
  • Seitenangabe: 248 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 2'593 KB
  • Abbildungen: 4 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen

Über den Autor


Merrill Singer is a professor in the departments of anthropology and community medicine, at the University of Connecticut, U.S.A. A medical and cultural anthropologist, his research focuses on the social determinants of health inequality, the critical biosocial nature of health, and environmental health. He is recipient of a number of prizes, including the Rudolph Virchow Professional Prize and George Foster Memorial Award for Practicing Anthropology.Rebecca Allen completed a BA in Anthropology at the University of Connecticut, USA, where she was president of the university's chapter of Lambda Alpha, the National Collegiate Honors Society for Anthropology. She is now a medical student at George Washington University, U.S.A.

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