Pathologies of Power
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Pathologies of Power is a book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how social and economic inequalities drive human suffering and health disparities around the world.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argues |
clinical medicine must engage with social justice
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health care is a human right ⓘ structural violence is a key cause of disease ⓘ |
| author | Paul Farmer ⓘ |
| containsCaseStudy |
HIV/AIDS among the poor
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multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru and Russia ⓘ violence and health in Haiti ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
failures of health systems for the poor
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how economic inequality drives health disparities ⓘ how poverty shapes disease outcomes ⓘ links between human rights abuses and illness ⓘ role of international financial institutions in health policy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Haiti
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Latin America ⓘ Russia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| genre |
global health literature
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medical anthropology literature ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
anthropologist
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physician ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
pragmatic solidarity
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preferential option for the poor in health care ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical of neoliberalism
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liberation theology influenced ⓘ social justice oriented ⓘ |
| influencedField |
global health
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human rights in patient care ⓘ medical anthropology ⓘ social medicine ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists
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health professionals ⓘ human rights advocates ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
global health ethics
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health inequalities ⓘ human rights ⓘ human suffering ⓘ political economy of health ⓘ poverty and disease ⓘ social determinants of health ⓘ social justice in health ⓘ structural violence ⓘ |
| proposes | rights-based approach to health ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of California Press ⓘ |
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