Abstract
In this chapter, I introduce and illustrate how to use assemblage theorising, as derived from the work of Deleuze and Guattari, to critically examine issues of health. Although I acknowledge the utility of the determinants of health model and the socio-ecological perspective, which have proven popular within health education, I raise concern with their normative and evaluative notions of health. These concerns provide a justification for exploring assemblage theorising and alternative ways of knowing health. I then demonstrate how assemblage theorising allows for examining and understanding how particular bodies and realities (e.g. health) emerge or become in specific social and material contexts. In this regard, I show how assemblage thinking can aid understanding of how select ‘in-determinants’ of health, such as social isolation or life with an alcoholic, produce and affect specific bodies.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Social Theory in Health Education |
Subtitle of host publication | Forging New Insights in Research |
Editors | Deana Leahy, Katie Fitzpatrick, Jan Wright |
Place of Publication | Abingdon UK |
Publisher | Routledge |
Chapter | 14 |
Pages | 148-157 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781351048163 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138485730, 9781138485754 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 |