Global Health: An Anthropological Perspective
- ISBN-10
- 147861028X
- ISBN-13
- 9781478610281
- Series
- Global Health
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 142
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-02-12
- Publisher
- Waveland Press
- Authors
- Merrill Singer, Pamela I. Erickson
Description
Affordable and conceptually accessible, this succinct volume captures the distinctive anthropological perspective on global health issues for undergraduates in the social and health sciences. Ideal for professors who want to add an experiential human face, a cultural dimension, and an emic understanding of health in cross-cultural contexts to interdisciplinary course content, Global Health exposes the day-to-day health challenges people around the world face. Key to its message is that, despite strides in improving worldwide health, human impacts on the environment, violent social conflict, and increasing social inequality diminish the success of global health initiatives to protect against illness, disability, and death. Readers, gripped by the impact of undeniable, far-reaching realities such as global warming, infectious disease, food insecurity, water crises, war and genocide, and refugee crises, will learn to apply a holistic, anthropological framework in search of solutions to such complex biosocial conditions.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2020-06-19
- 320 pages
- Ebook
- University of Arizona Press
Similar books
-
Global Health: Why Cultural Perceptions, Social Representations, and Biopolitics Matter
By Mark NichterIn this lesson-packed book, Mark Nichter, one of the world’s leading medical anthropologists, summarizes what more than a quarter-century of health social science research has contributed to international health and elucidates what social ...
-
Global Health Security: A Blueprint for the Future
By Lawrence O. GostinGlobal Health Security addresses the borderless dangers societies now face, including infectious diseases and bioterrorism, and examines the political, environmental, and socioeconomic factors exacerbating these threats.
-
Essentials of Global Health
By Parveen Kumar, Babulal SethiaThen the book they put together was edited by two experts in the field: Mr B Sethia and Professor Parveen Kumar. Royalties raised from this book go to a grant fund for student global health projects.
-
Governing Global Health: Who Runs the World and Why?
By Chelsea Clinton, Devi SridharAs Chelsea Clinton and Devi Sridhar show in Governing Global Health, these partnerships are not only important for combating infectious diseases; they also provide models for developing solutions to a host of other serious global health ...
-
Textbook of Global Health
By Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Yogan Pillay, Timothy H. HoltzTHE CRITICAL WORK IN GLOBAL HEALTH, NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED "This book compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them.
-
Global Health Governance
By Jeremy YoudeGlobal Health Governance offers a comprehensive introduction to the changing international legal environment, the governmental and non-governmental actors involved with health issues, and the current regime’s ability to adapt to new ...
-
Global Health
By Robert E. Black, Michael H. Merson, Anne J. MillsRosengart, M., Cummings, P., Nathens, A., Heagerty, P., Maier, R., & Rivara, F. (2005).An evaluation of state firearm regulations and homicide and suicide death rates. Injury Prevention, 11, 77–83. Runyan, D., Wattam, C., Ikeda, R., ...
-
Unprepared: Global Health in a Time of Emergency
By Andrew LakoffIn an era where appeals to health increasingly measure both hopes and fears, this is a vital book."—Peter Redfield, author of Life in Crisis: The Ethical Journey of Doctors without Borders
-
America's Vital Interest in Global Health: Protecting Our People, Enhancing Our Economy, and Advancing Our International Interests
By Institute of Medicine, Board on International HealthAs populations throughout the world live longer, there is an increasing trend toward global commonality of health concerns.
-
Global Health Governance and Policy: An Introduction
By Eduardo Missoni, Guglielmo Pacileo, Fabrizio TediosiTaking an interdisciplinary approach, it examines the relationship between globalization and the determinants of health; This book is ideal for students and professionals with an interest in global health and health governance.