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

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 (-)
Corporate Author: BMBF Fördervorhaben 16TOA002 funder (funder)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bielefeld : transcript 2023.
Edition:1st ed
Series:Gesundheit, Kommunikation und Gesellschaft
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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 online resource (199 pages)
ISBN:9783839466933