Institutionalization and Medical Viewpoints in Industrial Societies. An Historical Introduction

Abstract

The following contributions were originally produced for the International Seminar on the Study of Occupational Health Systems and the Professions of the Welfare State, held at the University of Bergen on 2nd and 3rd September 1991, where 33 participants from Bergen, Oslo, Troms, Linkoping and Bremen met at the invitation of the Occupational Health and Professions Seminar SEFOS. The constellation of participants ensured a fmitful discussion on the interdisciplinary aspects of the theme and especially the historical and international. When dealing with questions of risk, insurance or welfare society, these aspects should be taken into account in every academic discourse.