Agency and Bodily Autonomy in Systems of Care

Heidi M. Altman, Dorcas Ama Adom, Heidi M. Altman , Jacqueline Berger

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Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
15 March 2024

Illness & addiction: social aspects; Social & cultural anthropology

Series: Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society

Agency and Bodily Autonomy in Systems of Care examines the ways in which humans and their bodies become enmeshed in various systems of care. Seven case studies demonstrate the ways in which people lose, negotiate, establish, or impose bodily autonomy in diverse contexts. Diverse methods and perspectives from cultural and medical anthropology, bioarchaeology and public health establish the need for advocacy and policy change to improve health outcomes by re-envisioning systems of care as spaces that include room for individual agency and bodily autonomy. This volume explores diverse subjects to promote advocacy for patient-centered care and bodily autonomy, and for liberation from over-medicalization.

Contributions by: Dorcas Ama Adom, Heidi M. Altman, Jacqueline Berger, Bryan Fluech
Edited by: Heidi M. Altman
Imprint: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9781666952704
ISBN 10: 1666952702
Series: Anthropology of Well-Being: Individual, Community, Society
Pages: 196
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Heidi M. Altman is associate professor of anthropology at Georgia Southern University.