Health as a Social System Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction
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ArtikelSerie: Utgivningsinformation: Bielefeld transcript Verlag transcript Verlag [Imprint] 2023Beskrivning: 1 electronic resource (198 p.)Innehållstyp: - text
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- 9783837666939
- 9783839466933
- Society and Social Sciences
- Society and culture: general
- Social and ethical issues
- Health, illness and addiction: social aspects
- Sociology and anthropology
- Sociology
- Social theory
- Medicine
- Medicine: general issues
- Medical sociology
- Health Systems
- Health Systems Strengthening
- Health Systems Thinking
- Introduction
- J Society and Social Sciences
- JB Society and culture
- JBF Social and ethical issues
- JBFN Health
- JH Sociology and anthropology
- JHB Sociology
- JHBA Social theory
- M Medicine and Nursing
- MB Medicine
- MBS Medical sociology
- Medicine
- Niklas Luhmann
- Public Health
- Social Relations
- Social Systems
- Sociological Theory
- Sociology of Medicine
- Systems Theory
- general
- general issues
- illness and addiction
- social aspects
- thema EDItEUR
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While it has become fashionable in the arena of international health to think about health systems, the theoretical underpinning of Niklas Luhmann's vast and productive theory has been given too little consideration in the field. It is rich in concepts that can facilitate a fuller understanding of what health systems are. João Costa applies these concepts and shows the analytical possibilities they open up. He argues concisely how Luhmann's Social Systems Theory offers an integrated theoretical body as well as a consistent articulation of concepts that can lay the groundwork for a vastly improved health systems thinking.
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