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Key Concepts in Health Studies
Chris Yuill
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Description for Key Concepts in Health Studies
Paperback. As with the other popular Key Concepts titles from SAGE, this book provides an accesible introduction which covers all the major themes and topics of health. Series: Sage Key Concepts Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKS; MBN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 12. Weight in Grams: 248.
Key Concepts in Health Studies provides a much needed guide to the central concepts used across the subject, and offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the core topics, theories and debates. Drawing together the fundamentals within the disciplines of health, nursing, and social policy this book is an ideal text both for students studying health in a range of academic fields, and for health and social care practitioners. From ageism to public health, and gender to obesity, the book offers an exciting guide to the multidisciplinary field. Each entry features:
Key Concepts in Health Studies provides a much needed guide to the central concepts used across the subject, and offers the reader a comprehensive overview of the core topics, theories and debates. Drawing together the fundamentals within the disciplines of health, nursing, and social policy this book is an ideal text both for students studying health in a range of academic fields, and for health and social care practitioners. From ageism to public health, and gender to obesity, the book offers an exciting guide to the multidisciplinary field. Each entry features:
-A snapshot definition of the concept
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-Case studies illustrating the application of theory to practice
-Examples of further reading
Highly readable, with clear indexing, and cross-referencing between entries, this is not only a student-friendly textbook that will enable the reader to dip into and update their knowledge of a particular key concept, but a valuable resource to anyone practicing in the health care field.
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Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Sage Key Concepts Series
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848606746
SKU
V9781848606746
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About Chris Yuill
Chris Yuill is a sociologist at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, whose work focuses on the sociology of health and the sociology of urban experiences. In addition to a variety of journal publications and research reports he has written and co-edited a number of textbooks for SAGE, one of his most recent being Sociology for Social Work co-edited with Alastair Gibson. ... Read more
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