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Encyclopedia of Health Research in the Social Sciences
Featuring state-of-the-art contributions from leading experts in their respective fields, the Encyclopedia of Health Research in the Social Sciences explores an extensive range of topics, concepts, research approaches and theoretical orientations aimed at providing guidance for those undertaking health research.
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Featuring state-of-the-art contributions from leading experts in their respective fields, the Encyclopedia of Health Research in the Social Sciences explores an extensive range of topics, concepts, research approaches and theoretical orientations aimed at providing guidance for those undertaking health research.
Cross-disciplinary in scope, the Encyclopedia provides an accessible introduction to a wide variety of complex topics and presents a comprehensive overview of the latest findings in the field of health research. Entries examine timely issues such as big data in healthcare, complementary and alternative medicine, feminism and population health, social class and health inequalities, and vaccination debates. It ultimately exemplifies how social science perspectives can be deployed to help us better understand how individuals, institutions and society can act to support health and wellbeing.
This informative Encyclopedia will be an indispensable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students across disciplines with an interest in the complex relations between health research and the social sciences.
Key Features:
· 66 fully-referenced entries
· An interdisciplinary approach, with topics ranging from animal studies to wellbeing
· Written in a concise and accessible style, enabling researchers and students of social science to consider how to relate entries to their own interests
Cross-disciplinary in scope, the Encyclopedia provides an accessible introduction to a wide variety of complex topics and presents a comprehensive overview of the latest findings in the field of health research. Entries examine timely issues such as big data in healthcare, complementary and alternative medicine, feminism and population health, social class and health inequalities, and vaccination debates. It ultimately exemplifies how social science perspectives can be deployed to help us better understand how individuals, institutions and society can act to support health and wellbeing.
This informative Encyclopedia will be an indispensable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students across disciplines with an interest in the complex relations between health research and the social sciences.
Key Features:
· 66 fully-referenced entries
· An interdisciplinary approach, with topics ranging from animal studies to wellbeing
· Written in a concise and accessible style, enabling researchers and students of social science to consider how to relate entries to their own interests
Critical Acclaim
‘Kevin Dew and Sarah Donovan offer an invaluable conceptual toolkit for health researchers wanting to learn more about what the social sciences have to offer them. The range of topics covered in this volume is impressive, providing guidance to key ideas, debates and further reading on specialist topics.’
– Alan Petersen, Monash University, Australia
– Alan Petersen, Monash University, Australia
Contributors
Contributors include: Sudeepa Abeysinghe, Anna Adcock, Courtney Addison, Gavin Andrews, Tamar Antin, Nayantara Sheoran Appleton, Ignacia Arteaga, Jennifer Ayton, Peri Ballantyne, Josh Barton, David Blane, Hannah Bradby, Caragh Brosnan, Michael Calnan, Heather Came, Eryn Campbell, Katherine Carroll, Allison Carter, Kalysha Closson, Christopher J. Colvin, Susan Cox, Fiona Cram, Susan Crowther, Kevin Dew, Robert Dingwall, Sarah Donovan, Leslie Dubbin, Sarah Earthy, Mary F.E Ebeling, Jette Ernst, David Evans, Janet Fanslow, Anne E. Ferrey, Ruth Fitzgerald, James Rupert Fletcher, Katherine Frohlich, Jonathan Gabe, John Gardner, James Gillett, Judith Green, Trish Greenhalgh, Marilys Guillemin, Rebecca Haines-Saah, Emily Hansen, Stephanie Hatzifilalithis, Lesley Henderson, Flis Henwood, Sarah Hill, Elaine Hyshka, Jonathan (Yotti)Kingsley, John Kotcher, Henry Llewellyn, Edward Maibach, Benjamin Marent, Brian Martin, Elizabeth McGill, Lindsay McLaren, Kim McLeod, Lee Monaghan, Catherine Montgomery, Christy Newman, Rebecca Olson, Dominic O’Sullivan, Morten Hulvej Rod, Tarryn Phillips, Maria Isabel Romero Ruiz, Dima Rusho, Emile Sanders, Janet Shim, Anthony K.Smith, Ewen Speed, Fiona Spotswood, Maria Stubbe, Hilary Thomas, Lee Thompson, Catherine Trundle, Sri Saahitya Uppalapati, Manuel Vallée, Rachael Wakefield-Rann, Narelle Warren, Zhaoxi Zheng
