Immigrant Mortality in England and Wales, 1970-78
Author : M. G. Marmot
Publisher :
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 26,6 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
British Population History
Author : Michael Anderson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 45,75 MB
Release : 1996-07-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521578844
Book Description
This book brings together in one volume the four studies on British population history already published in the series New Studies in Economic and Social History, and adds to them a new essay on British population in the twentieth century. Between them, the authors survey the trends and debates in British population history from 1348 to 1991. Research over the past twenty-five years has transformed our understanding of how population has grown and declined, of why the numbers of births, deaths, marriages and migrants have risen and fallen, and thrown much new light on the economic and social impact of these changes. The studies in this book supply introductions to these problems for readers who are not themselves demographers but who, as students, teachers, or non-specialist historians and social scientists, want to know more about what happened and what are the main topics of current debate. Full bibliographies for further study are included.
Alcohol Problems in the Community
Author : Larry Harrison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,17 MB
Release : 2002-05-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1134836252
Book Description
Community surveys reveal that about 6% of the adult male and 1% of the adult female population in England and Wales are drinking at high risk levels. Alcohol Problems in the Community examines the implications of recent community care legislation for government policy on alcohol. The first part of the book begins with a report on recent US research on the role of alcohol in the perpetration of child abuse and recent research on young people's drinking problems. This is followed by a study on the prevalence of drinking problems amongst older people which has been underestimated. In the second half of the book empirical evidence is presented on the particular difficulties faced by ethnic, migrant and homeless groups and this emphasis on the centrality of social disadvantage leads on to a consideration of a specific social work role in the assessment and management of alcohol-related problems. Alcohol Problems in the Community is aimed at social work practitioners and students on prequalifying, qualifying and postqualifying social work courses, and it addresses key social work issues in relation to poverty, homelessness, discrimination and drinking problems.
Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief
Author : Darcy L. Harris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 39,41 MB
Release : 2016-02-05
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 131733499X
Book Description
The Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief is a scholarly work of social criticism, richly grounded in personal experience, evocative case studies, and current multicultural and sociocultural theories and research. It is also consistently practical and reflective, challenging readers to think through responses to ethically complex scenarios in which social justice is undermined by radically uneven opportunity structures, hierarchies of voice and privilege, personal and professional power, and unconscious assumptions, at the very junctures when people are most vulnerable—at points of serious illness, confrontation with end-of-life decision making, and in the throes of grief and bereavement. Harris and Bordere give the reader an active and engaged take on the field, enticing readers to interrogate their own assumptions and practices while increasing, chapter after chapter, their cultural literacy regarding important groups and contexts. The Handbook of Social Justice in Loss and Grief deeply and uniquely addresses a hot topic in the helping professions and social sciences and does so with uncommon readability.
Health and Illness in a Changing Society
Author : Michael Bury
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 33,38 MB
Release : 2013-10-11
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1136158162
Book Description
Author is a leading researcher & teacher of med. sociology Medical Sociology has become firmly established in US. Each chapter draws on 'classic' and up-to-date research Draws on contemporary ideas such as feminisim and social construction Author has published widely and is well respected in his field Detailed, critical analysis of recent research in Medical Sociology
Health Inequalities
Author : George Davey Smith
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 609 pages
File Size : 49,20 MB
Release : 2003-08-14
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1861343221
Book Description
The lifecourse perspective on adult health and on health inequalities in particular, is one of the most important recent developments in epidemiology and public health. This book brings together, in a single volume, the work of one of the most distinguished academics in the field. It is the first to specifically take a lifecourse approach to health inequalities and will be essential reading for academics, students and policy makers with an interest in public health, epidemiology, health promotion and social policy.
Explaining ethnic differences
Author : Mason, David
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 30,12 MB
Release : 2003-07-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 1847425763
Book Description
This book focuses on the changing terrain of ethnic disadvantage in Britain, drawing on up-to-date sources. It goes further than texts that merely describe ethnic inequalities to explore and explain their dynamic nature. It suggests that the increasing diversity of experience among different ethnic groups is a key to understanding continuing and emerging tensions and conflicts. Explaining ethnic differences: provides up to date data and analysis of ethnic diversity and changing patterns of disadvantage in Britain; · covers key areas of social life, including demographic trends, education, employment, housing, health, gender, and policing and community disorder; · is written by leading experts in the field; · addresses issues of urgent public importance in the context of recent community disorder and the resurgence of the far right. · The book is essential reading for policy makers in central and local government; academics, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates in the social sciences; social work, health, education and housing professionals; and criminal justice personnel.
Migration, Ethnicity, Race, and Health in Multicultural Societies
Author : Raj S. Bhopal
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 19,53 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199667861
Book Description
This book discusses the concepts of migration, race, and ethnicity and demonstrates how these can be applied in scientific research, policy making, health service planning, and health promotion. Extensive examples are used to demonstrate the application of the theory.
Health Care Needs Assessment
Author : Andrew Stevens
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1296 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1315347423
Book Description
This new resource in the series provides vital perspectives across entire new disease and service areas not previously covered in other volumes. The books of the first and second series are well established as the key sources of data on needs assessment. Together, they describe the central role and aim of health care needs assessment in the National Health Service. The epidemiological approach to needs assessment is explained thoroughly, and is then applied to the effectiveness and availability of services. This definitive guide is ideal for all those involved in commissioning health care. It is invaluable for public health professionals, epidemiology and public health academics, and students of public health and epidemiology. Key reviews of the First Series: "An excellent balanced account...the definitive resource" - "Journal of the Association for Quality in Healthcare". "Excellent...it should be delved into deeply" - "Pharmaceutical Times". "This excellent work moves us closer to implementing a market in health care" - "British Medical Journal".
Medical Sociology: Social structures and health
Author : Graham Scambler
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 30,64 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780415317818
