Is modern Western culture a health hazard?
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- 22 November 2005
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 35 (2) , 252-258
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyi235
Abstract
The cultures of societies are underestimated determinants of their population health and well-being. This is as true of modern Western culture, including its defining qualities of materialism and individualism, as it is of other cultures. This paper draws on evidence from a range of disciplines to argue that materialism and individualism are detrimental to health and well-being through their impacts on psychosocial factors such as personal control and social support.Keywords
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