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In contemporary manifestations of public health rituals and events, people are being increasingly united around what they hold in common-their material being and humanity. As a cult of humanity, public health provides a moral force in society that replaces 'traditional' religions in times of great diversity or heterogeneity of peoples, activities and desires. This is in contrast to public health's foundation in science, particularly the science of epidemiology. The rigid rules of 'scientific evidence' used to determine the cause of illness and disease can work against the most vulnerable in society by putting sectors of the population, such as underrepresented workers, at a disadvantage. This study focuses on this tension between traditional science and the changing vision articulated within public health (and across many disciplines) that calls for a collective response to uncontrolled capitalism and unremitting globalization, and to the way in which health inequalities and their association with social inequalities provides a political rhetoric that calls for a new redistributive social programme. Drawing on decades of research, the author argues that public health is both a cult and a science of contemporary society.

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  • Title The Cult and Science of Public Health: A Sociological Investigation
  • Author Kevin Dew
  • Binding Library Binding
  • Pages 188
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Berghahn Books
  • Publication date 2012-02-01
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780857453396 / 0857453394
  • Weight 0.93 lbs (0.42 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.5 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Sociological
  • Category Medical / Nursing
  • Library of Congress subjects Medical policy, Health attitudes
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011041094
  • Dewey Decimal Code 362.1

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  • Choice, 09/01/2012, Page 0
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 04/01/2012, Page 224
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