No disease has upended life more in the past fifty years than COVID-19. As the pandemic unfolded, coeditors Christine Cr......more

Health inequalities are widening, and crises of obesity, physical inactivity and mental health are worsening around the ......more

Although written from an Australian perspective this book offers a broader insight into how infectious diseases spread, ......more

"The inexpert, -they who can not claim sufficient acquaintance with a given subject to enable them to think freely ("fre......more

This innovative text introduces and illustrates case study methodology for nursing research by exploring how it can be u......more

Exploring tailored family planning strategies for marginalized groups, Family Planning and Sustainable Development in Ba......more

"Hannah Proctor takes that feeling we all have, and names it again and again, helping us to resee the past and present o......more

From the New York Times bestselling author of Black Man in a White Coat comes a powerful and urgent defense of psychiatr......more

"The COVID pandemic won’t be our last because what makes us human also makes us vulnerable to pandemics; as this book ex......more

Each year in India more than two million people fall sick with tuberculosis (TB), an infectious, airborne, and potential......more

Each year in India more than two million people fall sick with tuberculosis (TB), an infectious, airborne, and potential......more

Originally published in 1979, this study looks at the experience of childbearing from three viewpoints: first and foremo......more

Sociologist Neil Gong explains why mental health treatment in Los Angeles rarely succeeds, for the rich, the poor, and e......more

This book brings together studies from various locations to examine the growing social problems that have been brought t......more

Drawing on ethnographic research conducted by an American nurse, Caring in Context is an exploration of how most of the ......more

An examination of the barriers facing Indigenous people within the healthcare system from the perspective of an empathet......more

An examination of the barriers facing Indigenous people within the healthcare system from the perspective of an empathet......more

Addiction is now seen as an ordinary feature of human nature, an idea that introduces new doubts about the meaning of ou......more

A "gripping" (The Washington Post) account of how the major transformations in history--from the rise of Homo sapiens to......more

A sweeping examination of how germs have played a starring role in the most significant transformations in history, from......more

Drawing on extensive ethnographic research, this fascinating book highlights the challenges and contradictions faced by ......more

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"With his pioneering research, Corey Keyes put languishing on the map. In this powerful book, he brings it to life. Get ......more

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Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with mass media and social media playing a key role, anti-vax protest......more

An action-oriented and radically hopeful field guide to the underground, patient-led revolution for better health and he......more

A meticulously reported, character-driven, unforgettable investigation of a time when nothing was certain and everything......more

Presenting key examples and case studies of how design has responded to the pandemic, Design and Covid-19 offers lessons......more

Presenting key examples and case studies of how design has responded to the pandemic, Design and Covid-19 offers lessons......more

"Discover how factors such as education, employment, and the built environment impact the health of a variety of margina......more

This book presents a health ethnology of health literacy among vulnerable groups. In addition to a comprehensive state o......more

A physician’s "provocative" (Boston Globe) and "timely" (Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times Book Review) account of how righ......more

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing......more

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Caring for small children and the family in Burkina Faso is hard work. Although the health infrastructure in Burkina Fas......more

This important book not only highlights the high rates of morbidity and mortality among young black women in the US, but......more

GLOBAL HEALTH is a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the key issues relating to global health., written by ......more

"This is a brilliant work of lasting value to both sociology and anthropology by a person combining the talent of keen o......more

The Impact of COVID-19 on Prison Conditions and Penal Policy presents the results of a worldwide exchange of information......more

This book analyzes important international cases of immigrant and refugee health from diverse communication perspectives......more

Discrimination based on body weight is an underestimated and widespread problem. There is not a single national law worl......more