| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (473 pages) |
| Note |
Single user licence |
| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of examples -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Introducing health studies -- What is health studies? -- A focus on health -- The disciplinary context of health studies -- Investigating health -- Synthesizing perspectives: food, nutrition, diet and obesity -- Health promotion: an example of interdisciplinary practice -- Health studies and employability -- Using this book -- References -- 1 Human biology and health -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of biology to health studies -- Cell theory -- Homeostasis -- Genes and genetics -- Ill health and disease -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Induction -- Deduction -- Proof and falsification -- Experimentation -- Techniques -- Case study Biological explanations for obesity -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading and resources -- References -- 2 History and health -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of history to health studies -- Developments in concepts of health and disease: six non-naturals -- Developments in medicine and healthcare -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- The development of the discipline -- The historical method: using sources, oral history -- Case study Food safety and bread in Victorian England -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading and resources -- References -- 3 Epidemiology and health -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of epidemiology to health studies -- The emergence of the evidence-based healthcare movement -- The link between ill health and socioeconomic conditions -- Concepts of health and disease in medical epidemiology -- Social epidemiology -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- The natural history of disease -- Identifying risk -- Classifying disease. |
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Diagnosing and treating disease -- Surveillance and the planning and evaluation of health services -- The methodologies used by epidemiology -- Case study Trends in obesity -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading and resources -- References -- 4 Health psychology -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of psychology to health studies -- Health beliefs and behaviours -- Communication in health settings -- The experience of being ill and the example of pain -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- The health belief model -- The protection motivation theory -- The theory of planned behaviour -- The stages of change model -- The self-regulatory model -- Developing interventions to change health-related behaviour -- Case study The impact of beliefs on behaviour: the example of obesity and diet -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 5 Sociology and health -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of sociology to health studies -- Socioeconomic inequalities in health -- Explaining health inequalities -- Gender and health -- Explaining gender inequalities in health -- 'Race', ethnicity and health -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- The sociology of lay-professional relationships: functionalist approaches -- Medicalization and social control -- Marxist and political economy perspectives -- Health professions and interprofessional relationships -- Interactionist perspectives and the experience of illness -- Sociology of the body -- Social constructionist perspectives and beyond -- Case study The social determinants and social construction of diet -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 6 Geography and health -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of geography to health studies. |
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Linking places to health through the natural environment -- Linking places to health through the built environment -- Linking places to health through the sociocultural environment -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Health mapping -- Geographic information systems -- Case study Obesity and the built environment -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 7 Cultural studies and anthropology -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of cultural studies and anthropology to health studies -- Cultural practices in relation to health -- Health and illness across cultures -- Lay knowledge and beliefs -- Representations of health -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Ethnography -- Discourse and conversation analysis -- Semiotics -- Case study Breastfeeding and infant feeding across cultures -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 8 Politics and health -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of political science to health studies -- The political and the non-political -- The political nature of health -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Conservatism -- Liberalism (and neoliberalism) -- Socialism and social democracy -- Nationalism (and fascism) -- Feminism -- Environmentalism -- Case study The politics of 'fat' -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 9 Social policy and health -- Lloyd Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of social policy to health studies -- The organization of welfare -- The changing role of the state in welfare -- Britain becomes a welfare state, 1945-50 -- Challenging welfare, 1979-97 -- Healthcare and New Labour, 1997-2010 -- Coalition government health reforms since 2010 -- Current health issues on the social policy agenda. |
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Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- The development of the discipline -- From consensus to critique -- International and comparative social policy -- Research methods in social policy: in understanding health -- Research methods in social policy: policy analysis -- Research methods in social policy: the policy process -- Case study A policy analysis of obesity in the UK -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading and resources -- References -- 10 Organization and management of health and healthcare -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of management to health studies -- Understanding organizations -- Working across organizations -- Managing healthcare services -- Working in groups and teams -- Leadership -- Managing change -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Scientific management -- Bureaucracy and organizations -- The human relations approach to understanding people and organizations -- Behavioural theory -- Situation theory -- Contingency theory -- Motivation theories -- Systems theory and the sociotechnical system approach -- Chaos (or complexity) theory -- Case study Formulating an obesity strategy -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 11 Health economics -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of economics to health studies -- Market forces and healthcare -- The allocation and distribution of healthcare 'off the market' -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Resources and money -- The output of healthcare -- The economic notion of cost -- The cost-benefit approach -- Techniques of economic appraisal -- Case study The use of QALYs in the treatment of obesity -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- 12 Ethics and law -- Overview -- Introduction -- Part 1 The contribution of ethics to health studies. |
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Aristotelianism -- Immanuel Kant and deontology -- J.S. Mill and utilitarianism -- Creating 'worthwhile lives': perspectives from ethics on 'the genetic revolution' -- The contribution of law to health studies -- The sources of law -- Part 2 Theoretical and research approaches -- Theoretical and research approaches in ethics -- Theoretical and research approaches in law -- The relationship between ethics and law: Is what we must do the same as what we ought to do? -- Dealing with the must-ought 'gap': consent and professional conduct -- Case study Banning 'junk food' advertising -- Questions for further discussion -- Further reading -- References -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Summary |
Health Studies: an Introduction is a comprehensive introduction to health and illness, approaches to healthcare, and the psychological, social and environmental factors that influence public and personal health. This thoroughly revised edition includes new chapters on geography & physiology, and increased coverage of global health issues. |
| Note |
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. |
| Local Note |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Public health--Research--Methodology.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books. |
| Added Author |
Wills, Jane.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Naidoo, Jennie Health Studies : An Introduction Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan,c2015 9781137348678 |
| ISBN |
9781137348685 (electronic bk.) |
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