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  • The Afterlives of the Psychiatric Asylum

    Recycling Concepts, Sites and Memories

    by Graham Moon, Robin Kearns ...
    Series series Geographies of Health Series
    The last 40 years has seen a significant shift from state commitment to asylum-based mental health care to a mixed economy of care in a variety of locations. In the wake of this deinstitutionalisation, attention to date has focussed on users and providers of care. The consequences for the idea and fabric of the psychiatric asylum have remained 'stones unturned'. This book address an enduring yet ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Smoking Geographies

    Space, Place and Tobacco

    by Ross Barnett, Graham Moon, Jamie Pearce, Lee Thompson, Liz Twigg ...
    Series series RGS-IBG Book Series
    Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why people smoke but also broader issues of tobacco control, providing deeper clarity on how smoking and tobacco is ‘governed’.The text centres on one of the most important public health issues worldwide, and a major determinant of ... Read more

    $33.00 USD

  • 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

    $49.99 USD

  • Society and Health

    An Introduction to Social Science for Health Professionals

    by Rosemary Gillespie, Graham Moon ...
    A concise introduction to the central issues concerning health and health care in contemporary society, Society and Health is written for all health professionals undergoing basic training. It explains social science concepts and theories and shows their relevance to work in health settings.Each chapter is short and focused on key learning points.'concept boxes' highlight the main themes and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Critical Perspectives in Public Health

    Edited by Judith Green, Ronald Labonté ...
    This book explores the concept of ‘critical’ public health, at a point when many of its core concerns appear to have moved to the mainstream of health policy. Issues such as addressing health inequalities and their socioeconomic determinants, and the inclusion of public voices in policy-making, are now emerging as key policy aims for health systems across Europe and North America.Combining ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Ageing and Place

    Edited by Gavin J. Andrews, David R. Phillips ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Human Geography
    During recent years, an increasing amount of academic research has focused on older people with a particular emphasis on settings, places and spaces. This book provides a comprehensive review of research and the policy area of 'ageing and place'.An insightful book on an important topic, Andrews and Phillips have together edited a valuable information and reference source for those with interests ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • 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

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  • 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

    $65.69 USD

  • 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

    $41.39 USD

  • 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

    $63.99 USD

  • 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

    $68.99 USD

  • 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

    $70.99 USD