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Deconstructing Health Inequity : A Perceptual Control Theory Perspective by Timothy A. Carey & Sara J. Tai & Robert Griffiths [Timothy A. Carey & Sara J. Tai & Robert Griffiths] is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book offers a radically different perspective on the topic of health inequity. Carey, Tai, and Griffiths use Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) to deconstruct current approaches to understanding, investigating, and addressing problems of health inequity. In the book, the authors propose that health inequity is not a problem per se. Disrupted control, they argue, is the problem that needs to be addressed. From this perspective, research, policy, and health practices directed at addressing health inequity in isolation will offer only partial solutions to the problems created by disrupted control. Addressing problems of disrupted control directly, however, has the potential to entirely resolve issues that are created by health inequity. The authors have extensive clinical and research experience in a wide range of contexts, including: cross-cultural settings; rural, remote, and underserved communities; community mental health settings; prisons; schools; and psychiatric wards. Drawing on these diverse experiences, the authors describe how adopting a Perceptual Control Theory perspective might offer promising new directions for researchers and practitioners who have an interest in a

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Author

Timothy A. Carey & Sara J. Tai & Robert Griffiths [Timothy A. Carey & Sara J. Tai & Robert Griffiths]

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9783030680534

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Science