Medical Nemesis and Economic Health, or Economic Nemesis and Medical Health
The Modern Dilemma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Garry Egger (0000-0001-6454-9930, corresponding author), Garry J Egger |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 287-301 |
| Publication date | 1978-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1978.tb00629.x |
| OpenAlex | W2522047303 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Modern analyses of health trends recognize the importance of ‘life style’ or behavioural variables in health. But this has the effect of taking the emphasis off the real socioeconomic determinants of life style in modern society. In the present paper changing health patterns in Australia are examined and some explanations of these changes are considered. It is concluded that ‘life style’ explanations of modern ‘societal’ illness are a ‘cop‐out‘. They ignore the deeper economic and social causes of life styles and in particular the dynamic relationship between these and a rapidly expanding growth economy. The question of whether medical health demands economic nemesis under a continuation of the growth system is considered in this light
Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · Health care · Life style · Modern life · Modernity · Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Social determinants of health · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Demography · Global Health Care Issues · History · Law · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 1980 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |