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Intersectional Risk Theory and Global Public Health
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. (Risk and crisis research centre (RCR))ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5000-311X
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. (Forum for gender studies)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5337-3287
2023 (English)In: Handbook of Social Sciences and Global Public Health / [ed] Pranee Liamputtong, Cham: Springer, 2023, p. 333-350Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This chapter shows how intersectional risk theory (IRT) can contribute to a greater understanding of inequality in relation to health risks. IRT is based on a combination of feminist research and risk research. Compared to other theoretical frameworks, it also helps researchers to uncover how the intersections between risk and inequality are in fact mutually dependent and constituted. This chapter first shows the relevance of IRT to global public health research. Then, it introduces the theoretical framework and its methodological implications. To illustrate how IRT can be applied, it provides a concrete example of expert discourses on elective cesareans (ECS) in Sweden and Brazil. The example highlights the intersections between risk and hegemonic norms and social positions on gender, age, class, and so on. It also shows that the medical discourse on risk in relation to cesarean sections can be both global and local.

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Cham: Springer, 2023. p. 333-350
Keywords [en]
Intersectional risk theory, Global public health, Elective cesarean section, Expert discourse
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Sociology Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-47549DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-96778-9_27-1Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85211278641ISBN: 978-3-030-96778-9 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-47549DiVA, id: diva2:1735898
Available from: 2023-02-10 Created: 2023-02-10 Last updated: 2024-12-17Bibliographically approved

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Olofsson, AnnaGiritli Nygren, Katarina

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