Social Movements in Health

This book represents the first collection of research on health social movements.<br /> <ul class=”noindent”> <li>Demonstrates that health social movements are an innovative and powerful form of political action.<br /> </li> <li>Brings together the study of health and illness with social movement theory in order to establish a basis for the study of health social movements.<br /> </li> <li>Covers disease-based movements focused on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and breast cancer.<br /> </li> <li>Also addresses issue-based movements such as the pro-choice movement, the movement for complementary and alternative medicine, and movements around stem cell research.<br /> </li> <li>Illustrates the value of interdisciplinary approaches to studying health social movements.</li> </ul>