The Health Studies Companion

Sophie Smailes, Clare Street (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

424 Seiten

2011
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-1-4039-4187-9 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive introduction that provides essential information and advice on study skills, research and careers for students of Health Studies. Ideal pre-course reading, it covers the core components of the course, reflective activities and stacks of useful resources to makes readers explore further and reflect on their learning.

SOPHIE SMAILES is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Change at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She has extensive experience within the fields of health and social care. CLARE STREET is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. She is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Contemporary Health Practice degree. Her main teaching responsibilities include public health, health promotion, epidemiology, and contemporary lifestyle issues.

Introduction
PART I: STUDYING HEALTH
Studying Health: Health as a contested concept
PART II: KEY IDEOLOGIES
Introduction
Key Ideologies and Theories: Shaping the way we think
Concluding comment
PART III: KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS – INFORMING IDEAS AND ACTIONS
Introduction
Key Terms and Concepts: informing ideas and actions
Concluding Comment
PART IV: CASE STUDIES
Introduction
Case Study One – Obesity
Case Study Two – ART and IVF
Case Study Three – HIV
Case Study Four – Dementia
PART V: RESEARCH
Introduction
Introducing and Understanding Research in Health Studies
The Research Process and Design
Core Principles Informing the Research Process
Methods, Analysis and Writing Up
PART VI: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CAREERS: FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE WORKPLACE; T.Majothi, Careers Consultant
Introduction
Career Planning and Career Opportunities
Developing Your Skills Through Reflective Activities.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.6.2011
Reihe/Serie	Macmillan Student Companions Series
Reihe/Serie	Palgrave Student Companions Series
Zusatzinfo	7 bw illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	630 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
ISBN-10	1-4039-4187-4 / 1403941874
ISBN-13	978-1-4039-4187-9 / 9781403941879
Zustand	Neuware