Interdisciplinarity and Wellbeing : A Critical Realist General Theory of Interdisciplinarity (Paperback)

1.Introduction Part I: Antinomies of Mainstream Interdisciplinarity 2. Overview of the Contemporary Literature 3. Contemporary Ways to Justify Interdisciplinarity Part II: A Critical Realist General Theory of Interdisciplinarity 4. Core Concepts of Critical Realism 5.Critical Realism and Social Science 6. The Ontological Case for Interdisciplinarity 7. The Seven Steps to a Deeper Understanding of Ontology 8. Critical Realism and the Alternative Metatheories/Methodologies Part III: Applied Interdisciplinary Research 9. Biophysical Interventions Are Not Enough: the Hidden (Holistic) Healing Ensemble 10. The Seven Enigmas of Healing 11. The Biopsychosocial Approach, with Special Reference to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health 12.The Practical Organization of Interdisciplinary Co-operation 13. Understanding Methodological Imperialism 14. Interdisciplinarity in Action: Explaining the Epidemiology of HIV 15. Concluding Considerations