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Routledge Constructions of Health and Illness: European Perspectives

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This Routledge volume offers a comprehensive comparative European analysis of social construction in health and illness, examining how lay beliefs and cultural understandings shape health behaviour and outcomes. The book explores the critical interplay between lay knowledge and professional medical systems, providing readers with insight into diverse perspectives on health across Europe. Contributors investigate how different societies construct meaning around illness, wellness and the body, making this essential reading for students, researchers and professionals in sociology, medical anthropology and healthcare studies seeking to understand the cultural and social dimensions of health beyond purely biomedical frameworks.

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Routledge publication offering comparative European perspectives on health and illness social construction.

Examines lay beliefs and how cultural understandings of health directly influence health behaviour.

Explores interactions between lay knowledge systems and professional medical knowledge frameworks.

Designed for students, researchers and health professionals studying sociology of health and the body.

Addresses how social construction impacts health outcomes across different European contexts.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
15 October 2017
Listed Since
05 January 2018

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