Health and Culture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18934841 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stella R Quah (0000-0003-4564-833X, corresponding author), Stella Quah |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosh007 |
| OpenAlex | W4248837404 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
The cumulative knowledge from nearly a century's worth of studies confirms that the sociological analysis of health and illness would be grossly incomplete without the consideration of culture. Culture is both the context and an important determinant of the behavior, beliefs, and norms of individuals affected by illness and who are making decisions on help‐seeking, as well as of people and organizations whose role it is to help and to heal
Health care · Political science · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health Sciences Research and Education · History · Law · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |