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“carol kingdon”

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  • Sociology for Midwives

    by Carol Kingdon ...
    This book introduces key topics from sociology which are relevant to midwifery audiences. Introductions to the classical theorists and the more recent sociological perspectives that shape contemporary sociology are presented in the context of their applicability to midwifery practice. Complex sociological debates are presented in a simple manner, applying theory to clinical practice. ... Read more

    $26.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Social and Cultural Perspectives on Health, Technology and Medicine

    Old Concepts, New Problems

    by Ciara Kierans, Kirsten Bell, Carol Kingdon ...
    Developments in health, science and technology have long provided fertile analytical ground for social science disciplines. This book focuses on the critical and enduring importance of core concepts in anthropology and sociology for interrogating and keeping pace with developments in the life sciences. The authors consider how transformations in medical and scientific knowledge serve to reanimate ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

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  • Human Osteology

    by Tim D. White, Michael T. Black, Pieter A. Folkens ...
    A classic in its field, Human Osteology has been used by students and professionals through nearly two decades. Now revised and updated for a third edition, the book continues to build on its foundation of detailed photographs and practical real-world application of science. New information, expanded coverage of existing chapters, and additional supportive photographs keep this book current and ... Read more

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  • Introducing Anthropology

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    Anthropology originated as the study of 'primitive' cultures. But the notion of 'primitive' exposes presumptions of 'civilized' superiority and the right of the West to speak for 'less evolved' others. With the fall of Empire, anthropology became suspect and was torn by dissension from within. Did anthropology serve as a 'handmaiden to colonialism'? Is it a 'science' created by racism to prove ... Read more

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  • Forensic Anthropology

    Current Methods and Practice

    by Angi M. Christensen, Nicholas V. Passalacqua, Eric J. Bartelink ...
    Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice—winner of a 2015 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from The Text and Academic Authors Association—approaches forensic anthropology through an innovative style using current practices and real case studies drawn from the varied experiences, backgrounds, and practices of working forensic anthropologists. This text guides the reader through all ... Read more

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  • Nursing Research Using Phenomenology

    Qualitative Designs and Methods in Nursing

    Edited by Mary De Chesnay, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN ...
    "Phenomenology recognizes that...the work of a nurse is the work of an embodied subject, a feeling and knowing and experiencing person in relationship to another embodied subject, the patient, who is another feeling and knowing and experiencing person. Phenomenology in nursing will be concerned with the subjective, living person in her or his lived body in the experience of health and illnessóboth ... Read more

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  • Dragon Bone Hill

    An Ice-Age Saga of Homo erectus

    by Noel T. Boaz, Russell L. Ciochon ...
    "Peking Man," a cave man once thought a great hunter who had first tamed fire, actually was a composite of the gnawed remains of some fifty women, children, and men unfortunate enough to have been the prey of the giant cave hyena. Researching the famous fossil site of Dragon Bone Hill in China, scientists Noel T. Boaz and Russell L. Ciochon retell the story of the cave's unique species of early ... Read more

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  • Fast Facts for the New Nurse Practitioner

    What You Really Need to Know in a Nutshell

    by Nadine M. Aktan, PhD, APN-BC ...
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    This book is a Fast Facts for students considering the NP track, NP students, and new NPs - a quick all-in-one read that features what you "really need to know"about NP education and practice. It incorporates humor and real-life examples, useful tips, comparative salary tables, and other ready to access resources, such as professional organizations, networks, associations, and websites. Included ... Read more

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  • New Directions in Biocultural Anthropology

    Edited by Molly K. Zuckerman, Debra L. Martin ...
    Biocultural or biosocial anthropology is a research approach that views biology and culture as dialectically and inextricably intertwined, explicitly emphasizing the dynamic interaction between humans and their larger social, cultural, and physical environments. The biocultural approach emerged in anthropology in the 1960s, matured in the 1980s, and is now one of the dominant paradigms in ... Read more

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  • Unveiling Man's Origins (Routledge Revivals)

    Ten Decades of Thought About Human Evolution

    by L. S. B. Leakey, Vanne Morris Goodall ...
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    Originally published in 1969, the aim of this book is to tell the story of the major discoveries which have been made and the attitude of the world at large to these discoveries during the ten decades since Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859. For anyone interested in man's past and in understanding the significance of each new discovery relating to human evolution, this reissue will ... Read more

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  • Midwifery Continuity of Care - E-Book

    A Practical Guide

    by Pat Brodie, Nicky Leap, Caroline Homer ...
    The many pressures on maternity services such as escalating intervention rates, rising costs, and midwife and doctor shortages has resulted in a growing interest in how midwifery continuity of care can be provided. Midwifery Continuity of Care provides a robust and well structured 'how to' guide to this topic by discussing the development, implementation and evaluation of differing ways of ... Read more

    $56.69 USD