Morality and Health
eBook - ePub

Morality and Health

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

From the castigation and stigmatization of victims of AIDS to our celebration of diet, exercise and fitness, the moral categorization of health and disease reflects contemporary notions that disease results from moral failure and that health is the representation of moral triumph. Ranging across academic disciplines and historical time periods, the essays in Morality andHealth offer a compelling assessment of the powerful role of moral systems for judging the complex questions of risk and responsibility for disease, the experience of illness, and social and cultural responses to those who are sick. Contributors include Keith Thomas, Charles Rosenberg, Richard Shweder, Arthur Kleinman, David Mechanic, Nancy Tomes and Linda Gordon.

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Yes, you can access Morality and Health by Allan M. Brandt, Paul Rozin, Allan M. Brandt,Paul Rozin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2013
eBook ISBN
9781135024970
Subtopic
Sociology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface and Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Perspectives on Morality and Health
  9. Morality and Culture
  10. Morality and Behavior in Historical Context
  11. Contemporary Perspectives on Morality and Health
  12. Contributors
  13. Index