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  • The Palgrave Handbook of Social Theory in Health, Illness and Medicine

    Edición de F. Collyer ...
    This wide-reaching handbook offers a new perspective on the sociology of health, illness and medicine by stressing the importance of social theory. Examining a range of classic and contemporary female and male theorists from across the globe, it explores various issues including chronic illness, counselling and the rising problems of obesity. ... Leer más

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  • Mapping the Sociology of Health and Medicine

    America, Britain and Australia Compared

    de F. Collyer ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book studies the sociology of health and medicine across three different countries, the USA, UK and Australia, examining the nature of disciplines and their specialties and posing sociological questions about the formation of intellectual fields and their social relations. ... Leer más

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  • The Little Red Book

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  • Political Analysis Using R

    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    This book provides a narrative of how R can be useful in the analysis of public administration, public policy, and political science data specifically, in addition to the social sciences more broadly. It can serve as a textbook and reference manual for students and independent researchers who wish to use R for the first time or broaden their skill set with the program. While the book uses data ... Leer más

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  • Planet Obesity: How We're Eating Ourselves And The Planet To Death

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    Neoliberal Epidemics

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