Health, Culture and Society Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary App
This book traces the history of formative, enduring concepts, foundational in the development of the health disciplines. It explores existing literature, and subsequent contested applications. Feminist legacies are discussed with a clear message that earl
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Health, Culture and Society
Elizabeth Ettorre • Ellen Annandale Vanessa M. Hildebrand Ana Porroche-Escudero Barbara Katz Rothman
Health, Culture and Society Conceptual Legacies and Contemporary Applications
Elizabeth Ettorre University of Liverpool Liverpool, United Kingdom
Ellen Annandale University of York York, United Kingdom
Vanessa M. Hildebrand Department of Anthropology Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Ana Porroche-Escudero Lancaster University Lancaster, United Kingdom
Barbara Katz Rothman Graduate Center City University of New York New York, New York, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-60785-6 ISBN 978-3-319-60786-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60786-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017946837 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover Credit: Andee Rudolff www.chicNhair.com From the Collection of Carol and John P. Irvin Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
In fond memory of the feminist scholar Deborah Lynn Steinberg, whose support, love and intelligence made this book possible.
Preface
For a number of years (2005–2011), I taught a course, ‘Health, Culture and Society’, to large groups of third-year sociology students at the University of Liverpool, England. I realised that the readings I assigned were dependent upon both sociological and anthropological perspectives. I engaged with and demonstrated a range of frames through which to interrogate health and illness. Set up that way, the distinctions between anthropologically framed questions and sociologically framed ones were placed in implicit dialogue. At that time, I thought it useful to w
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