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  • Epidemiological Criminology

    Theory to Practice

    Edited by Eve Waltermaurer, Timothy Akers ...
    Series series Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice
    Epidemiological criminology is an emerging paradigm which explores the public health outcomes associated with engagement in crime and criminal justice. This book engages with this new theory and practice-based discipline drawing on knowledge from criminology, criminal justice, public health, epidemiology, public policy, and law to illustrate how the merging of epidemiology into the field of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Globalization, Health, and the Environment

    An Integrated Perspective

    by Mary Anne Alabanza Akers, Timothy Akers, George J. Armelagos, David G. Casagrande, Nicole Consitt, Paul R. Epstein, John Eyles, Kristin N. Harper, Beverly Hill, Eric C. Jones, Suzanne E. Joseph, Thomas L. Leatherman, George E. Luber, Ann McElroy, Anthony McMichael, Linda M. Whiteford ...
    Series series Globalization and the Environment
    Leading health scholars reveal the impact of globalization on human health, as it is mediated through environmental change. They explore the destabilizing impact of globalization on the planet's ecology, and on the health of the human populations that are dependent on the delicate global bionetwork. Their timely case studies describe the cultural adaptations of indigenous populations to their ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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  • Child Maltreatment

    An Introduction

    by Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin ...
    Child Maltreatment, Third Edition, by Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin, is a thoroughly updated new edition of the first textbook for undergraduate students and beginning graduate students in this field. The text is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to child maltreatment by disseminating current knowledge about the various types of violence against children. By helping students ... Read more

    $100.79 USD

  • 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

    $47.59 USD

  • Population and Society

    An Introduction

    by Gregg Lee Carter ...
    This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Lee Carter provides multiple demonstrations of how taking a demographic perspective can give us a better understanding of social phenomena once thought to be largely the products of culture, politics, or the economy.Five key chapters concentrate on (1) ... Read more

    $25.00 USD

  • Family Violence Across the Lifespan

    An Introduction

    by Ola W. Barnett, Cindy L. Miller-Perrin, Robin D. Perrin ...
    The most comprehensive research-based text on family violence – now more accessible and visually inviting than ever beforeStreamlined and updated throughout with state-of-the-art information, this Third Edition of the authors′ bestselling book gives readers an accessible introduction to the methodology, etiology, prevalence, treatment, and prevention of family violence. Research from experts in ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • An Ecology of Happiness

    by Eric Lambin ...
    Translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan ...
    The scientific evidence that a healthy planet equals happier humans: "Highly recommended."— Library JournalWe've heard plenty about the big-picture damage and danger of environmental degradation. But there hasn't been much focus on its impact on us and our well-being. You sense it while walking on a sandy beach or in a forest, or when you catch sight of wildlife, or even while gardening in your ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Textbook of Global Health

    by Anne-Emanuelle Birn, Yogan Pillay, Timothy H. Holtz ...
    THE CRITICAL WORK IN GLOBAL HEALTH, NOW COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED "This book compels us to better understand the contexts in which health problems emerge and the forces that underlie and propel them." -Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Mpilo Tutu H1N1. Diabetes. Ebola. Zika. Each of these health problems is rooted in a confluence of social, political, economic, and biomedical factors that together ... Read more

    $45.89 USD

  • A History of Global Health

    Interventions into the Lives of Other Peoples

    by Randall M. Packard ...
    A sweeping history explores why people living in resource-poor areas lack access to basic health care after billions of dollars have been invested in international-health assistance.Over the past century, hundreds of billions of dollars have been invested in programs aimed at improving health on a global scale. Given the enormous scale and complexity of these lifesaving operations, why do millions ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • Eradication

    Ridding the World of Diseases Forever?

    by Nancy Leys Stepan ...
    The dream of a world completely free of disease may seem utopian. Yet eradication, used in its modern sense to mean the reduction of the number of cases of a disease to zero by deliberate public health interventions, has been pursued repeatedly. Campaigns against yellow fever, malaria and smallpox have been among the largest, most costly programmes ever undertaken in international public health. ... Read more

    $32.79 USD

  • Handbook of Forensic Mental Health with Victims and Offenders

    Assessment, Treatment, and Research

    Edited by David W. Springer, PhD, LCSW, Albert R. Roberts, DSW, PhD, BCETS, DACFE ...
    Series series Springer Series on Social Work
    Designated a Doody's Core Title!Together for the first time; all your forensic social work best practice needs in one volume!"...a vitally important addition to this emerging and essential body of knowledge. This compelling publication places between two covers a broad collection of informative, original essays on core issues in forensic social work. This engaging volume offers readers keen ... Read more

    $97.99 USD

  • Issues In Public Health

    by Fiona Sim, Martin McKee ...
    This book discusses the core issues of modern public health, its themes, foundations and evolution and the impact of globalisation. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD