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In this reappraisal of public health and health promotion in contemporary societies, Deborah Lupton explores public health and health promotion using contemporary sociocultural and political theory, particularly that building on Foucault's writings on subjectivity, embodiment and power relations. The author examines the implications of the new social theories for the study of health promotion and health communication to analyze the symbolic nature of public health practices, and explores their underlying meanings and assumptions.
Introduction
Introduction
The imperative of health: at once the duty of each and the objective of all.
When undertaking a Master of Public Health degree several years ago, I found the limited approach of the subjects I was studying and the literature I was reading a source of consternation. Unlike the vast majority of the other students in my ...
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