The Best and Worst of Times: Charles Dickens, the Victorians, and American Public Health

Simple item page
dc.contributor.advisorHoy, William G.
dc.contributor.authorBrister, Sarah
dc.contributor.departmentMedical Humanities.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-08T17:06:25Z
dc.date.available2016-08-08T17:06:25Z
dc.date.copyright2016-05-03
dc.date.issued2016-08-08
dc.description.abstractCharles Dickens is one of the foremost authors of England’s Victorian era, and his works continued to be studied and enjoyed today. Through heart-wrenching depictions of oppression and injustice, Dickens conveyed his deep concern for social reform throughout his works. Three of the areas he desired to see changed were the governmental intervention in its population’s health, the hardships physicians experienced in their practices, and the environmental hazards that plagued the growing population of this recently industrialized nation. This thesis recounts examples from Dickens’ novels that describe these issues and explores the true magnitude of these problems in Victorian England. It then compare these struggles to problems the American public is facing today to show how similar Dickens’ time is to the United States today. Ultimately, because these issues in American public health correspond to those of Victorian England, Charles Dickens’ novels can offer medical professionals valuable lessons in dealing with these problems.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/9681
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsBaylor University projects are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. Contact libraryquestions@baylor.edu for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.subjectPublic health.en_US
dc.subjectBritish literature.en_US
dc.subjectMedicine.en_US
dc.titleThe Best and Worst of Times: Charles Dickens, the Victorians, and American Public Healthen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Thumbnail Image
Name:
sarah_brister_honorsthesis.pdf
Size:
638.85 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Thesis
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
sarah_brister_permissionform.pdf
Size:
634.82 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Permission form
Download

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.87 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

Theses - Honors College