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Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health
ISBN-13: 9783031251092 / Angielski
This Handbook highlights the important role of social sciences in global public health.Social sciences such as medical sociology, medical anthropology and social psychology, are the disciplines that examine the sociocultural causes and consequences of health and illness. Major areas of investigation include the social/cultural determinants of health and disease, the social/cultural behaviour of patients and healthcare providers, the social and political functions of health organisations and institutions, the social/cultural patterns of the utilisation of health services, the relationship of healthcare delivery systems to other social/political institutions, and social/political policies toward health. What makes social sciences important is the critical role social, cultural, economic, and political factors play in determining or influencing the health of individuals, communities, and the larger society and nation. Sociocultural and political conditions and situations not only promote and, in some cases, cause the possibility of illness and disability, but also enhance prospects of disease prevention and health maintenance.It is evident that biomedicine cannot be the only answer to improve the health of people. Social sciences have played a significantly crucial role in the explanation of health and illness in different population groups, the improvement of health, and prevention of illnesses around the globe. The essence of social sciences in global public health can be seen as timely at the present time due to the pandemic of Covid-19. Until the development of drugs or vaccinations that can stop the spread of, or even eradicate, the disease, people around the world have to deal with the virus physically, mentally and economically. Do we know how people deal with the virus, and their fear and other emotional burdens when trying to live through each day? What is the impact of the lockdown on their mental health and well-being? Who are most vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic? What are social issues that contribute to their vulnerability? Is the pandemic a human rights issue that we have to address in many parts of the world? This is when social sciences are especially crucial. Knowledge generated via social science theories and research methodologies allow healthcare providers, policy-makers and politicians to understand and appreciate the lived experience of their people, and to provide sensitive health and social care to them at a time of most need.This Handbook is comprehensive in its nature and contents, with nine sections ranging from a more disciplinary-based approach, theoretical frameworks, and methodological frameworks, to different aspects of global public health. Each section has 15-20 chapters with different angles included; one section, however, has more than 30 chapters. The Handbook covers:Discussions of the social science disciplines and their essence for global public healthTheoretical frameworks in social sciences that can be used to explain health and illness in populationsMethodological inquiries that social science researchers use to examine global public health issuesExamples of social science research in several global public health areas and concerns such as chronic illnesses, emerging/infectious diseases, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, globalisation, and climate changeExamples of social science research in a number of population groups such as women and men, children and older people, and marginalised/oppressed groups around the globeIn this Handbook, readers learn about concepts of social science disciplines and theories relating to global public health. They also learn about research methodologies that can be adopted to examine and understand social issues relating to health in different population groups and regions. As examples from the research are included in this Handbook, readers see the real-life situations that can promote the health and well-being of different groups which they can adopt in their own work. A good understanding of issues that can impact the health and well-being of people in society may lead to culturally sensitive health and social care to people that will ultimately lead to a more equitable society around the globe.TheHandbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Healthis a useful reference for students, researchers, lecturers, practitioners, and policy-makers in global health, public health and social science disciplines; and libraries in universities and health and social care institutions.
- Discussions of the social science disciplines and their essence for global public health
- Theoretical frameworks in social sciences that can be used to explain health and illness in populations
- Methodological inquiries that social science researchers use to examine global public health issues
- Examples of social science research in several global public health areas and concerns such as chronic illnesses, emerging/infectious diseases, mental health, sexual and reproductive health, globalisation, and climate change
- Examples of social science research in a number of population groups such as women and men, children and older people, and marginalised/oppressed groups around the globe
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