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  • Sociology of Mental Health

    Theories, Social Contexts, and Systems

    Edited by Teresa L. Scheid, Eric R. Wright ...
    Sociology of Mental Health, 4th Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to the impact of social forces on mental health. Fully updated throughout, it features eleven new chapters on such topics as immigration, the work-family interface, and LGBTQ+ mental health. Part I addresses the central theoretical developments in the sociology of mental health. Part II examines the social context of ... Read more

    $65.59 USD

  • A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health

    Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems

    Edited by Teresa L. Scheid, Eric R. Wright ...
    With chapters written by leading scholars and researchers, the third edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides an updated, comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. The volume presents an overview of the historical, social, and institutional frameworks for understanding mental health and illness. Part I examines the social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis ... Read more

    $59.09 USD

  • Understanding the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States

    The Role of Syndemics in the Production of Health Disparities

    Edited by Eric R. Wright, Neal Carnes ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States using the concept of syndemics to contextualize the risk of both well-known, and a few lesser-known, subpopulations that experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and/or AIDS within the United States. Since discovery, HIV/AIDS has exposed a number of social, psychological, and biological aspects of disease transmission. The ... Read more

    $116.09 USD

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    Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Second Edition

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    This second edition reviews the new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers, families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade. Contributors from a range of disciplines and countries showcase contemporary findings within a new common chapter structure. All of the chapters are either extensively revised or entirely new. Biological, evolutionary, ... Read more

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  • Researching Resilience

    Edited by Linda Liebenberg, Michael Ungar ...
    While categorization has always been one of the primary focuses of the social sciences, recent trends within these disciplines have tended to categorize various behaviours as disorders. Researching Resilience challenges this tendency to pathologize, and marks a profound shift in research methods from the study of disorder to the study of well-being.This collection assembles qualitative and ... Read more

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  • A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health

    Social Contexts, Theories, and Systems

    Edited by Teresa L. Scheid, Tony N. Brown ...
    The second edition of A Handbook for the Study of Mental Health provides a comprehensive review of the sociology of mental health. Chapters by leading scholars and researchers present an overview of historical, social and institutional frameworks. Part I examines social factors that shape psychiatric diagnosis and the measurement of mental health and illness, theories that explain the definition ... Read more

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  • IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology

    Edited by Paul R. Martin, Michael C. Knowles, Michael Kyrios, Lyn Littlefield, J. Bruce Overmier, José M. Prieto, Fanny Cheung ...
    The IAAP Handbook of Applied Psychology, an up-to-date and authoritative reference, provides a critical overview of applied psychology from an international perspective.Brings together articles by leading authorities from around the worldProvides the reader with a complete overview of the field and highlights key research findingsDivided into three parts: professional psychology, substantive areas ... Read more

    $199.00 USD

  • Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism

    Edited by Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer ...
    Series Book 19 - International Perspectives on Aging
    This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, ... Read more

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  • Crime and the Life Course

    by Michael L. Benson ...
    Series series Criminology and Justice Studies
    In recent years, the lifecourse perspective has become a popular theoretical orientation toward crime. Yet despite its growing importance in the field of criminology, most textbooks give it only cursory treatment. Crime and the Lifecourse: An Introduction by Michael L. Benson provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory on the life-course approach to crime. The book ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Group Processes

    Edited by John M. Levine ...
    Series series Frontiers of Social Psychology
    It is impossible to understand human behavior without understanding the critical role that groups play in people’s lives. Most of us belong to a range of formal and informal groups, including families, work teams, and friendship cliques. These groups absorb a great deal of our time and energy and are instrumental in satisfying our most fundamental needs. In addition, they connect us to larger ... Read more

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  • Cruel But Not Unusual

    Violence in Families in Canada, 3rd Edition

    Edited by Cathy Vine, Ramona Alaggia ...
    Picture family life in Canada. Does it include women or girls being murdered, on average, every two and a half days? Or the fact that intimate partner violence counts as nearly one-third of all reports to police? Or that child or elder abuse is more common than you might imagine?Written for students, instructors, practitioners, and advocates in all related fields, this expanded and updated third ... Read more

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  • Creating Safe and Supportive Learning Environments

    A Guide for Working With Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Youth and Families

    Edited by Emily S. Fisher, Karen Komosa-Hawkins ...
    The importance of creating safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students in the school environment cannot be overstated. It is one of the most prominent issues facing school professionals today, and its success has lasting, positive effects on the entire student body. Drawing on the expertise of researchers and practitioners, Creating Safe and Supportive ... Read more

    $79.99 USD