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Is self-care a social movement?

P L Schiller, J S Levin

Social Science & Medicine (1982)

|January 1, 1983

Summary

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Self-care is not currently a social movement, despite common assumptions. Future conditions may foster a potential self-care social movement due to technological and societal changes.

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Area of Science:

Social movements in health
Health policy and practice
Self-care phenomena

Background:

Social movements have historically shaped health policy, public expectations, and personal health practices.
The self-care phenomenon is frequently categorized as a social movement within health literature.

Purpose of the Study:

To critically evaluate the classification of self-care as a social movement.
To establish criteria for social movements in health and compare self-care against these standards.

Main Methods:

Defined criteria and characteristics of social movements.
Compared the self-care phenomenon to four established health-related social movements: Temperance, Christian Science, Psychedelia, and Feminist Health.

Main Results:

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Self-care does not currently meet the established criteria to be considered a social movement.
Analysis of historical health social movements provides a benchmark for comparison.

Conclusions:

Self-care is not presently a social movement.
Factors such as medical technological advancements, evolving doctor-patient dynamics, and increasing medicalization may create preconditions for a future self-care social movement.