Contemporary Health Studies : An Introduction (Hardcover)

Introduction

Part 1: Understanding and Promoting Health

Chapter 1 – What is Health?

Chapter 2 – Contemporary Threats to Health

Chapter 3 – Investigating Health

Part 2: The Disciplinary Context of Health Studies

Chapter 4 – Sociology

Chapter 5 – Social Anthropology

Chapter 6 – Health Psychology

Chapter 7 – Health Promotion

Part 3: Influences upon Health

Chapter 8 – Individual Characteristics and their Influence upon Health

Chapter 9 – Social and Community Characteristics and their Influence upon Health

Chapter 10 – The Physical Environment and its Influence upon Health

Chapter 11 – Policy Influences upon Health

Chapter 12– The Global Context of Health

Chapter 13 – Synthesizing Perspectives: Case Studies for Action

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