![]() ![]() Social scientists contributing to this volume have been as ‘engaged’ with the issues of health and environment as their (natural and medical) scientific colleagues, policy-makers, interest groups and the media. Unlike social scientists, known for their (claims of) detachment and attempted neutrality, the public (which includes social scientists with their ‘academic hats off’) may feel passionate about health and/or environmental issues. ![]() Public discourse in the twenty-first century embraces thoughts, feelings and aspirations of all people for whom health and environment are not merely an intellectual debate, but an everyday experience. ![]() Scientific and public discourses, examined through space and time, provide us with diverging perspectives on what health and environment may mean. "What is actually meant by health and environment? There are many possible answers, depending on which academic discipline or interest group is engaged in discussing the topic. ![]()
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