Race, Class, and Health: School Medical Inspection and "Healthy" Children in British Columbia, 1890 to 1930
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Mona Gleason
Canadian Bulletin of Medical History, vol. 19, no. 1, Spring, 2002, pp. 95-112
Description
Argues that the model of healthy living was based on Anglo-Celtic, middle class, values and this model created problems for children and families unable to conform to this social ideal.