Staying Alive
Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care
2nd Edition
Published on 30. April 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-1-55130-370-3 (ISBN)
Description
Staying Alive provides a fresh perspective on health, health care, and illness that will be of interest to a wide range of readers in the fields of health studies, nursing, and social policy.
In addition to traditional health sciences and sociological approaches, the book provides human rights and political economy perspectives on health, focusing on Canada and the United States within an international context. This unique collection also includes chapters on pharmaceutical policy, social class, race, gender and care, the social construction of illness and disability, and approaches to promoting population health that include insights into the impact of economic forces such as globalization and privatization.
The second edition has been thoroughly updated and features a new chapter on research methodology; expanded discussions of inequality, women's health, public health and public policy; more material on First Nations health; and a new discussion of the historical development of the Canadian medicare system.
In addition to traditional health sciences and sociological approaches, the book provides human rights and political economy perspectives on health, focusing on Canada and the United States within an international context. This unique collection also includes chapters on pharmaceutical policy, social class, race, gender and care, the social construction of illness and disability, and approaches to promoting population health that include insights into the impact of economic forces such as globalization and privatization.
The second edition has been thoroughly updated and features a new chapter on research methodology; expanded discussions of inequality, women's health, public health and public policy; more material on First Nations health; and a new discussion of the historical development of the Canadian medicare system.
Reviews / Votes
By using broad methodological approaches, such as social epidemiology, critical sociology, and, more particularly, political economy and a human rights analysis, the authors included in this volume achieve incisive and novel insights in the study of health and health care. The book that follows, above all, provides us with critical methods to understand the health system, particularly in Canada, at this historical juncture."" - Gary Teeple, Professor of Sociology, Simon Fraser UniversityMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55130-370-3 (9781551303703)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Toba Bryant is the author of An Introduction to Health Policy as well as a contributor to Social Determinants of Health: Canadian Perspectives. She is Assistant Professor of Sociology at York University and an Associate of the Centre for Urban and Community Studies at the University of Toronto.
Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University. The most recent of his over 250 scientific publications have focused on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and the impact of government decisions on Canadians' health and well-being. Dr. Raphael is editor of Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences and Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada; co-editor of Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care; and author of Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life.
Marcia H. Rioux is a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University and Principal Investigator and Co-Director of Disability Rights Promotion International.
Dennis Raphael, PhD, is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at York University. The most recent of his over 250 scientific publications have focused on the health effects of income inequality and poverty, the quality of life of communities and individuals, and the impact of government decisions on Canadians' health and well-being. Dr. Raphael is editor of Tackling Health Inequalities: Lessons from International Experiences and Health Promotion and Quality of Life in Canada; co-editor of Staying Alive: Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care; and author of Poverty in Canada: Implications for Health and Quality of Life.
Marcia H. Rioux is a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Health Policy and Management at York University and Principal Investigator and Co-Director of Disability Rights Promotion International.
Content
Foreword - Gary Teeple
Preface
Part I: Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care
Chapter 1: Epidemiological Apporaches to Population Health - Stephen Bezruchka
Chapter 2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Chapter 3: Health and Health Care: A Political Economy Perspective - David Coburn
Chapter 4: The Right to Health: Human Rights Approaches to Health - Marcia Rioux
Chapter 5: Researching Health: Knowledge Paradigms, Methodologies, and Methods - Toba Bryant, Dennis Raphael, and Marcia Rioux
Part II: Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 6: Social Determinants of Health: An Overview of Concepts and Issues - Dennis Raphael
Chapter 7: Social Class and Health Inequalities - Julie McMullin and Lorraine Davies
Chapter 8: Gender, Race, and Health Inequalities - Ann Pederson, Dennis Raphael, and Ellisa Johnson
Chapter 9: Politics, Public Policy, and Health Inequalities - Toba Bryant
Part III: Canada's Health Care System
Chapter 10: Cracks in the Foundation: The Origins and Development of the Canadian and American Health Care Systems - Georgina Feldberg, Robert Vipond, and Toba Bryant
Chapter 11: Evolution of Health Care Policy: Deconstructing Divergent Approaches - Mary E. Wiktorowicz
Chapter 12: The Provision of Care: Professions, Politics, and Profit - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Part IV: Critical Issues in Health, Illness, and Health Care
Chapter 13: Gender, Health, and Care - Pat Armstrong
Chapter 14: Constructing Disability and Illness - Marcia Rioux and Tamara Daly
Chapter 15: Pharmaceutical Policy: The Dance between Industry, Government, and the Medical Profession - Joel Lexchin
Chapter 16: The Political Economy of Public Health: Public Health Concerns in Canada, the U.S., U.K., Norway, and Sweden - Dennis Raphael and Toba Bryant
Chapter 17: Toward the Future: Current Themes in Health Research and Practice in Canada - Toba Bryant, Dennis Raphael, and Marcia Rioux
About the Contributors
Copyright Acknowledgments
Index
Preface
Part I: Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Health Care
Chapter 1: Epidemiological Apporaches to Population Health - Stephen Bezruchka
Chapter 2: Sociological Perspectives on Health and Health Care - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Chapter 3: Health and Health Care: A Political Economy Perspective - David Coburn
Chapter 4: The Right to Health: Human Rights Approaches to Health - Marcia Rioux
Chapter 5: Researching Health: Knowledge Paradigms, Methodologies, and Methods - Toba Bryant, Dennis Raphael, and Marcia Rioux
Part II: Social Determinants of Health
Chapter 6: Social Determinants of Health: An Overview of Concepts and Issues - Dennis Raphael
Chapter 7: Social Class and Health Inequalities - Julie McMullin and Lorraine Davies
Chapter 8: Gender, Race, and Health Inequalities - Ann Pederson, Dennis Raphael, and Ellisa Johnson
Chapter 9: Politics, Public Policy, and Health Inequalities - Toba Bryant
Part III: Canada's Health Care System
Chapter 10: Cracks in the Foundation: The Origins and Development of the Canadian and American Health Care Systems - Georgina Feldberg, Robert Vipond, and Toba Bryant
Chapter 11: Evolution of Health Care Policy: Deconstructing Divergent Approaches - Mary E. Wiktorowicz
Chapter 12: The Provision of Care: Professions, Politics, and Profit - Ivy Lynn Bourgeault
Part IV: Critical Issues in Health, Illness, and Health Care
Chapter 13: Gender, Health, and Care - Pat Armstrong
Chapter 14: Constructing Disability and Illness - Marcia Rioux and Tamara Daly
Chapter 15: Pharmaceutical Policy: The Dance between Industry, Government, and the Medical Profession - Joel Lexchin
Chapter 16: The Political Economy of Public Health: Public Health Concerns in Canada, the U.S., U.K., Norway, and Sweden - Dennis Raphael and Toba Bryant
Chapter 17: Toward the Future: Current Themes in Health Research and Practice in Canada - Toba Bryant, Dennis Raphael, and Marcia Rioux
About the Contributors
Copyright Acknowledgments
Index