Sustainable Sexual Health: Analysing the Implementation of the SDGs

This book explores the implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in health care through a textual analysis of the power struggle between local needs and wants and universal ambitions. It uses sexual health as a case study to discuss the tensions, dilemmas, and conflicts that arise in these settings, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of public health. The book is valuable for graduate students, academics, professionals, and students in global health, sexual health, reproductive health, and cultural studies.

Format: Hardback
Length: 134 pages
Publication date: 21 December 2020
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into a textual analysis of the implementation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the realm of health care. By focusing on sexual health as a case study, the authors employ Foucault's notions of biopower and biopolitics to explore the intricate power dynamics at play between local needs and desires, on the one hand, and the universal ambitions embedded within the SDG ideology, on the other. Reproductive and sexual health, as settings where health policy, religious and cultural norms, and gender policy intersect, serve as vivid examples of the tensions, dilemmas, and conflicts that arise in this interdisciplinary field of public health.

In reproductive and sexual health contexts, health policy, religious and cultural norms, and gender policy come together to shape personal and moral standards. As a result, these settings witness powerful manifestations of tensions, dilemmas, and conflicts. These dynamics are particularly evident in the interplay between health policy, personal or moral standards, gender policy, and religious and cultural norms.

This book offers valuable insights for graduate students, academics, and professionals seeking to expand their knowledge in global health, sexual health, reproductive health, and rights, as well as cultural studies. It serves as a comprehensive supplementary material, enriching the understanding of these critical areas. Moreover, the book holds appeal to professionals and students within medical sociology, medical anthropology, sustainability studies, gender and sexuality studies, and public health, contributing to a broader understanding of the complex intersections between health, society, and policy.

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 159 x 240 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367179076