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The population, its health and social sciences

Bergenheim, Sophy

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2018-04, Vol.35 (2), p.84-90 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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The population, its health and social sciences
Author: Bergenheim, Sophy
Subjects: 20th century ; Entanglement ; Overview ; Public health ; Social sciences
Is Part Of: Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2018-04, Vol.35 (2), p.84-90
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Description: This commentary provides a glimpse into a conceptual history approach to the topic of public health. I focus primarily on the history of public health during the first half of the 20th century. I will also reflect on its entanglement with the social sciences in later times. The first two sections discuss three core elements of the concept of public health: the “public” or collective that the term refers to, “health”, and finally, “public health” as “health of a collective”. These elements are historical and political concepts, which means that they do not have a fixed definition, but need to be placed in their historical and political contexts. In the final section, I discuss some connections between social science and public health during the 20th century.
Publisher: London, England: SAGE Publications
Language: English;Danish;Norwegian;Swedish

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