Health as a Social System Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction

Health as a Social System Luhmann's Theory Applied to Health Systems. An Introduction

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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...

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Main Author: Costa, João (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2023
Series:Gesundheit, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft
Subjects:
Illness & addiction: social aspects
Medical sociology
Social theory
Health Systems
Social Systems
Health Systems Strengthening
Health Systems Thinking
Niklas Luhmann
Social Relations
Medicine
Sociology of Medicine
Sociological Theory
Systems Theory
Public Health
Introduction
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (198 p.)
ISBN:9783839466933
9783837666939
Access:Open Access

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