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Health Psychology and Social Action

Michael Murray

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, murraym{at}mun.ca

Blake Poland

University of Toronto, Canada

This article reviews the main epistemological approaches within health psychology. It considers the approach based on critical realism and various strategies for linking health psychology with social action. It argues that critical health psychology has a distinct contribution to make in promoting public health as part of the broader movement for social justice and health.

Key Words: critical health psychology • social action

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 3, 379-384 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105306063308
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