The value of a critical ethnographic engagement: comments on the social production of health

The first article of a special edition on, The Social Production of Health, contends that the lack of attention that has been given to the issue of health as a human right is an important element of the mid-life crisis currently being experienced by the Human Rights movement. The evolution of the co...

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Published in:Social science & medicine (1982) 2005-08, Vol.61 (4), p.751-753
Main Author: Lindenbaum, Shirley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropology, Cultural
Cultural anthropology
Ethnography
Females
Global Health
Health
Health Status
Human Rights
Human Rights Movements
Humans
Public Health
Social Environment
Universalism
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Summary:The first article of a special edition on, The Social Production of Health, contends that the lack of attention that has been given to the issue of health as a human right is an important element of the mid-life crisis currently being experienced by the Human Rights movement. The evolution of the concept of public health is traced. It is noted that the right to health has been pushed to the forefront by the suffering that exists around the globe & the reality that 15.2 percent of the US population has no health care. Attention is given to the need for the political will & financial resources to effect reform; the ability of grassroots groups to shape health-related social movements; the key role played by African American women in the health care reforms of the early 20th century; & the part played by anthropologists in the development & dissemination of the linked concepts of human rights/public health. Key themes of the papers in this special issue are described. References. J. Lindroth
ISSN:0277-9536
1873-5347
DOI:10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.049