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  • Health, Disease and Society

    A Critical Medical Geography

    by Kelvyn Jones, Graham Moon ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Health, Disease and Society
    Originally published in 1987 this textbook is a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly developing field of medical geography. It illustrates the ideas, methods and debates that inform contemporary approaches to the subject, demonstrating the potential of a social and environmental approach to illness and health. The central theme is the need to reject an exclusively biological approach to ... Read more

    $70.99 CAD

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  • The End of Physiotherapy

    by David A. Nicholls ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy
    Physiotherapy is arriving at a critical point in its history. Since World War I, physiotherapy has been one of the largest allied health professions and the established provider of orthodox physical rehabilitation. But ageing populations of increasingly chronically ill people, a growing scepticism towards biomedicine and the changing economy of healthcare threaten physiotherapy’s long-held status. ... Read more

    $102.99 CAD

  • Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare E-Book

    Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare E-Book

    by Hannah Cooke ...
    This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Nursing practice needs to be informed by an understanding of people and the societies in which they live. This introductory text has been designed specifically to discuss those aspects of sociology which are most relevant to nursing and the health care context in which it takes place.•A user-friendly ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Feeling of Risk

    New Perspectives on Risk Perception

    by Paul Slovic ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    The Feeling of Risk brings together the work of Paul Slovic, one of the world's leading analysts of risk, to describe the extension of risk perception research into the first decade of this new century.In this collection of important works, Paul Slovic explores the conception of 'risk as feelings' and examines the interaction of feeling and cognition in the perception of risk. He also examines the ... Read more

    $108.99 CAD

  • An Introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness

    by Kevin White ...
    "An accessible and highly readable introduction to the Sociology of Health and Illness through the inclusion of key theorists, concepts, and theories, with reference to contemporary health concerns and recent relevant research." - Kylie Baldwin, De Montfort University"Guides us through the many reasons for the centrality of health, showing clearly that health and illness are the products not just ... Read more

    $82.99 CAD

  • Social Aspects Of Health, Illness And Healthcare

    by Mary Larkin ...
    This book fills a gap for an introductory text that offers broad coverage of the sociological issues that are relevant to health students coming to the theoretical and experiential aspects of health and illness for the first time. ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

  • Philosophy for Public Health and Public Policy

    Beyond the Neglectful State

    by James Wilson ...
    Public health has never been more important, or more controversial. What states do, and fail to do, makes a significant difference to the lives we are able to lead. Putting public health first would allow improvements to the health of everyone, especially the worst off. Yet many citizens actively oppose state interference to improve population health, complaining that it encroaches on personal ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • The Sociology of Healthcare

    by Alan Clarke ...
    The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition explores the impact of current social changes on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overview of the fundamental concerns in these areas. This new edition features a brand new chapter entitled End of Life which will help health and social care workers to respond with confidence to one of the most difficult and challenging areas of care. The ... Read more

    $94.99 CAD

  • Unhealthy Societies

    The Afflictions of Inequality

    by Richard G. Wilkinson ...
    Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income differences between rich and poor. Inequality and relative poverty have absolute effects: they increase death rates. But why? How can smaller income differences raise average life expectancy?Using examples from the USA, Britain, Japan and Eastern Europe, and bringing ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • The Sociology of Health and Illness

    A Reader

    Edited by Michael Bury, Jonathan Gabe ...
    Series series Routledge Student Readers
    A wide-ranging collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness, this reader is organized into the following sections:* health beliefs and knowledge* inequalities and patterning of health and illness* professional and patient interaction* chronic illness and disability* evaluation and politics in health care.With a thorough introduction which sets ... Read more

    $104.99 CAD

  • Critical Realism for Health and Illness Research

    A Practical Introduction

    by Priscilla Alderson ...
    Winner of the 2022 Cheryl Frank Memorial Prize.Critical realism, as a toolkit of practical ideas, helps researchers to extend and clarify their analyses. It resolves problems arising from splits between different research approaches, builds on the strengths of different methods and overcomes their individual limitations.This original text draws on international examples of health and illness ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Contemporary Health Studies

    An Introduction

    by Louise Warwick-Booth, Ruth Cross, Diane Lowcock ...
    Contemporary Health Studies provides an accessible introduction to current issues and key debates in understanding and promoting health. Its up-to-date, global focus places a strong emphasis on the social, political and environmental dimensions of health.Part One sets the scene by looking closely at the definition of ‘health’ and outlining the aims and purpose of health studies. Part Two explores ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD