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Medical sociology
Paperback. Since the 1990s, suicide in recession-plagued Japan has soared, and rates of depression have both increased and received greater public attention. This title explores how depression has become a national disease and entered the Japanese lexicon, and how psychiatry has overcome the longstanding resistance to its intrusion in Japanese life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFFH; MBS; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142050
- ISBN
- 9780691142050
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. An authoritative, topical, and comprehensive reference to the key concepts and most important traditional and contemporary issues in medical sociology. Contains 35 thematically arranged chapters by an international team of recognized experts in the field, both established and rising young scholars. Editor(s): Cockerham, William C. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119250678
- ISBN
- 9781119250678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.69
€ 77.69
Paperback. Series: The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801479410
- ISBN
- 9780801479410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Paperback. Clare Bambra examines the social, environmental, economic and political causes of health inequalities, how they have evolved over time and what they are like today. Revealing gaps in life expectancy of up to 25 years between places just a few miles apart, this important book demonstrates that where you live can kill you. Num Pages: 320 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 24 black & white tables. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 217 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447330356
- ISBN
- 9781447330356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.40
€ 18.99
€ 15.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 10th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138668409
- ISBN
- 9781138668409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 112.94€ 71.06
€ 112.94
€ 71.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: MBG; MBNH; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138243675
- ISBN
- 9781138243675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
Paperback. This thought-provoking study offers valuable insight into not only how medicalization got to this point but how it may continue to evolve. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801885853
- ISBN
- 9780801885853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.82
€ 32.99
€ 31.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408857977
- ISBN
- 9781408857977
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. In this stimulating book, William Cockerham, a leading medical sociologist, assesses the evidence that social factors have direct causal effects on health and many diseases. He argues that stress, poverty, unhealthy lifestyles, and unpleasant living and work conditions can all be directly associated with illness. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBNS; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745661209
- ISBN
- 9780745661209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.70
€ 29.70
Hardback. This volume focuses on critical issues surrounding the intersection of genetics, health, and society. It provides a critical examination of sociological and biomedical approaches to genomics, including strengths and limitations of each perspective. Editor(s): Perry, Brea L. Series: Advances in Medical Sociology. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783505814
- ISBN
- 9781783505814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.83
€ 158.83
Paperback. The second edition of Mildred Blaxter's successful and highly respected book offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to the key debates surrounding the concept of health today. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JHB; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745648460
- ISBN
- 9780745648460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.76
€ 22.76
Paperback. Illness, death and dying are part and parcel of human life. Despite advances in medical science there is never going to be a time when we can prevent against having the experience of illness. This book seeks to add to the alleviation of the suffering of illness, finding an understanding of the psychological meaning and purpose of that experience. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Atrium
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780955226199
- ISBN
- 9780955226199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.08
€ 16.99
€ 16.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; MBP; MBS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Publisher
- Pearson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 9th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780134413310
- ISBN
- 9780134413310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.36
€ 129.36
Paperback. Series: Object Lessons. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HPN; JFCD; JFD; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 120. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501323225
- ISBN
- 9781501323225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
€ 16.99
€ 15.54
Paperback. A study of health information seeking has become increasingly important in recent years due to the growing emphasis on the consumer/client relationship in the health arena. It provides a comprehensive treatment of these issues appropriate for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, practitioners, and researchers. Series: Health Communication. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBP; CBWJ; GTC; JM; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433118241
- ISBN
- 9781433118241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.14
€ 63.14
Paperback. The fully revised edition of this highly respected textbook addresses the most important theoretical and empirical debates in the sociology of health and medicine. Chapter by chapter the book examines important issues such as the complexities surrounding health and identity, health inequalities, and the organization and provision of health care. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745634623
- ISBN
- 9780745634623
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.36
€ 31.99
€ 31.36
Paperback. The Third Edition of a seminal text which is widely recommended to upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students of health, anthropology, nursing and cultural studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781446208953
- ISBN
- 9781446208953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.70
€ 49.70
Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ1; JHBF; MBS; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231169912
- ISBN
- 9780231169912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.57
€ 37.99
€ 27.57
Care for Major Health Problems and Population Health Concerns: Impacts...
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld (Ed.)
Hardback. Deals with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems. This work examines social, demographic and structural problems, and a variety of health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. Impacts on Patients, Providers and Policy. Series: Research in the Sociology of Health Care. 200 pages, illustrations. Deals with macro-level system issues and micro-level issues involving provision of health care as related to major health problems. This work examines social, demographic and structural problems, and a variety of health problems including chronic illnesses, mental illness, serious acute health problems, and disabilities that require health care. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: MBN; MBP; MBS. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 25. Weight: 514.
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848551602
- ISBN
- 9781848551602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.60
€ 122.60
Paperback. The role that the social and behavioural sciences play in the daily practice of dentistry is now an essential part of all dentistry training, but it can often seem distant from the reality of daily clinical practice. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: MBNS; MBS; MMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745654348
- ISBN
- 9780745654348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18