Provides reviews of sociology conducted by prominent scholars. This book is organized into six parts: conceptual perspectives; social and cultural differentiation; changing institutions and collective action; demography, cities and housing; art and leisure; and social problems. Each chapter includes a comprehensive review of the literature.
Provides reviews of sociology conducted by prominent scholars. This book is organized into six parts: conceptual perspectives; social and cultural dif...
This volume brings together two areas of health that are among the foci of current development efforts, as articulated by the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), namely sexual and reproductive health (MDG 5: improve maternal health, target 2: achieve, by 2015, universal access to reproductive health); and Gender (MDG 3: promote gender equality and empower women). Few, if any, published books have dealt in a comprehensive way with public health aspects of these two strongly interrelated areas of health. Most published volumes devoted to sexual and reproductive health have a strong clinical...
This volume brings together two areas of health that are among the foci of current development efforts, as articulated by the Millennium Developmen...
International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Second Edition is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, methods, and approaches of global public health. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, this new edition combines complementary scientific fields of inquiry, linking biomedical research with the social and life sciences to address the three major themes of public health research, disease, health processes, and disciplines.
This book helps readers solve real-world problems in global and local health through a multidisciplinary and comprehensive...
International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Second Edition is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the major issues, challenges, met...
