Against health : how health became the new morality / Jonathan M. Metzl and Anna Kirkland. editors. - ix, 217 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - Biopolitics, medicine, technoscience, and health in the 21st century . - Biopolitics (New York, N.Y.). .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments v; 1. Introduction: Growing Up and Rising Up 1; Pa I: Building the Activist Identity 28; 2. We Are Not Ophelia: Empowerment and Activist Identities 29; 3. We Are Not the Future: Claiming Youth Authority 63 4. We Are Not Girls: Escaping and Defining Girlhood 98; Part II: Making Chang Happen 136; 5. The Street Is Our Classroom: A Politics of Learning 137; 6. Joi the Party: A Politics of Participation 171; 7. We've Got Spirit: A Politics of Hope 212; 8. Conclusion: Still Rising 250; Methodological Appendix 273; Notes 285; Index; About the Author

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Health--Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics
Health services accessibility.
Social medicine.
Social medicine--Moral and ethical aspects
Healthcare Disparities
Socioeconomic Factors

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