Resisting "Reason": A Comparative Anthropological Study of Social Differences and Resistance toward Health Promotion and Illness Prevention in Denmark.

Social differences in health and illness are well documented in Denmark. However, little is known about how health practices are manifested in the everyday lives of different social classes. We propose acts of resistance and formation of health subjectivities as helpful concepts to develop our under...

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Published in:	Medical Anthropology Quarterly Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 218 - 237
Main Authors:	Merrild, Camilla Hoffmann, Andersen, Rikke Sand, Risør, Mette Bech, Vedsted, Peter
Format:	journal article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Jun2017
Subjects:	Denmark Health promotion Preventive medicine Social conflict Social classes Anthropology Health attitudes Health behavior Obesity Preventive health services Breast tumors Smoking cessation Narratives
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