Social Aspects of Illness, Disease & Sickness Absence

Halvor Nordby

ISBN 10: 8274774809 / ISBN 13: 9788274774803

Verlag: Oslo Academic Press Feb 2011, 2011

Beschreibung

Neuware - How is sickness absences influenced by experienced illness, disease and social context How should basic concepts like illness, disease and sickness be understood This book seeks to understand long term sickness absence by analysing categories of illness, disease and sickness as relations between individuals and their psycho-social environments. A central assumption in the book is that sickness absence is a complex and social concept. In order to understand its many dimensions, it is necessary to combine empirical insight with a critical understanding of how individuals experience their sick roles as social roles. The chapters in the book are written by researchers from Norway and Sweden who have comprehensive knowledge of social aspects of health and sickness. Philosophical analyses and research from the Scandinavian countries are combined to give the reader an empirical and theoretical up-to-date understanding of problems and challenges related to sickness absence. The book offers new and original perspectives on the current debate we are witnessing in Scandinavia and many other countries, and it should be of interest to everyone who is interested in understanding how sickness absence is essentially a social phenomenon.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9788274774803

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Social Aspects of Illness, Disease & Sickness Absence
• Verlag: Oslo Academic Press Feb 2011
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 8274774809
• ISBN-13: 9788274774803
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 219B x 162 H x 16 T Millimeter Breite: 219 mm, Höhe: 162 mm, Tiefe: 16 mm
• Gewicht: 472 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

This book examines long term sickness absence by analyzing categories of illness, disease, and sickness as relations between individuals and their psycho-social environments. A central assumption in the book is that sickness absence is a complex and social concept. In order to understand its many dimensions, it is necessary to combine empirical insight with a critical understanding of how individuals experience their sick roles as social roles. The contributions are written by researchers from Norway and Sweden who have comprehensive knowledge of the social aspects of health and sickness. Philosophical analyses and research from Scandinavian countries are combined to give an empirical and theoretical up-to-date understanding of the problems and challenges related to sickness absence. The book offers new and original perspectives on the current debate being witnessed in many countries, and it is relevant to those interested in understanding how sickness absence is essentially a social phenomenon.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Halvor Nordby has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Oxford and is professor of philosophy at the University College of Lillehammer and is also working at the Department of health management and health economics at the University of Oslo.

Rolf Rønning is a Professor at Lillehammer University College, and he is also affiliated with the Eastern Norway Research Institute.

Gunnar Tellnes PhD, MHA, MD is specialist in Community Medicine and Professor at the University of Oslo and Akershus University College, Norway. He is President of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) and the Norwegian Society of Public Health.