Health and Modernity The Role of Theory in Health Promotion

Health and Modernity The Role of Theory in Health Promotion David V. McQueen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia Ilona Kickbusch, Federal Office for Health, Bern, Switzerland and Louise Potvin, Université de Montréal, Canada Jürgen Pelikan, University of Vienna, Austria Lau...

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Main Authors: McQueen, David V., Kickbusch, Ilona (Author), Potvin, Louise (Author), Pelikan, Jürgen M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2007, 2007
Edition:1st ed. 2007
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • From a Theory Group to a Theory Book
  • Modernity, Public Health, and Health Promotion
  • Critical Issues in Theory for Health Promotion
  • Cultural Capital in Health Promotion
  • Understanding Differentiation of Health in Late Modernity by Use of Sociological Systems Theory
  • Managing Uncertainty Through Participation
  • Thinking Health Promotion Sociologically
  • Health Governance: The Health Society