Description
| Product ID: | 9781138358171 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Infant Mortality: A Continuing Social Problem |
| Authors: | Author: Chris Galley, Robert Woods, Nicola Shelton, Eilidh Garrett |
| Page Count: | 312 |
| Subjects: | Age groups: children, Age groups: children, Sociology: death and dying, Human geography, Sociology: death & dying, Human geography |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1906, Sir George Newman's 'Infant Mortality: A Social Problem', one of the most important health studies of the twentieth century, was published. The volume argues that, even after 100 years of health programmes, scientific advances and medical interventions, early childhood mortality is still a significant social problem. In 1906, Sir George Newman''s ''Infant Mortality: A Social Problem'', one of the most important health studies of the twentieth century, was published. To commemorate this anniversary, this volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of leading academics to evaluate Newman''s critical contribution, to review current understandings of the history of infant and early childhood mortality, especially in Britain, and to discuss modern approaches to infant health as a continuing social problem. The volume argues that, even after 100 years of health programmes, scientific advances and medical interventions, early childhood mortality is still a significant social problem and it also proposes new ways of defining and tracking the problem of persistent mortality differentials. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-02-28 |
