Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare
Researching Trust and Health
1st Edition
Edited
By Julie Brownlie, Alexandra Greene, Alexandra Howson
October 10, 2012
There is currently a lively debate ongoing in society about the nature of trust and the conditions necessary to establish and sustain it. Given the role of trust in bridging uncertainty, it is perhaps not surprising that as our consciousness of risk has increased, the role and nature of trust in ...
Globalization and Health: Pathways, Evidence and Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Ronald Labonté, Ted Schrecker, Corinne Packer, Vivien Runnels
July 27, 2012
Contemporary globalization has had tremendous impact on health equity across the globe. However, no volume has systematically analyzed the relationship between globalization and global trends in health outcomes. This book consolidates and updates the findings of a global research project ...
Gender Equity in Health: The Shifting Frontiers of Evidence and Action
1st Edition
Edited
By Gita Sen, Piroska Östlin
July 11, 2012
This volume brings together experts from a variety of disciplines, such as medicine, biology, sociology, epidemiology, anthropology, economics and political science, who focus on three areas: health disparities and inequity due to gender, the specific problems women face in meeting the highest ...
Health, Illness and Culture: Broken Narratives
1st Edition
Edited
By Lars-Christer Hydén, Jens Brockmeier
July 29, 2011
This collection of essays examines the interrelations between illness, disability, health, society, and culture. The contributors examine how "narratives" have emerged and been utilized within these areas to help those who have experienced d injury, disability, dementia, pain, grief, or ...
Bombay--London--New York
1st Edition
By Amitava Kumar
September 20, 2002
First published in 2003.When Amitava Kumar left Patna, India, he envisioned himself as an up-and-coming citizen of the world, leaving behind the confines of Indian traditions. Yet like the wave of exiles that preceded him, he found that once we leave our past, we are defined by it: in the U.S. he ...