Health and Social Care Textbooks

New and Published Textbooks

1. Health and Human Rights in a Changing World

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Michael Grodin, Daniel Tarantola, Sofia Gruskin, George Annas

   Health and Human Rights in a Changing World is a comprehensive and contemporary collection of readings and original material examining health and human rights from a global perspective. Editors Grodin, Tarantola, Annas, and Gruskin are well-known for their previous two volumes (published by...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Structural Approaches in Public Health

   Edited by Marni Sommer, Richard Parker

   That health has many social determinants is well established and a myriad range of structural factors – social, cultural, political, economic, and environmental – are now known to impact on population well-being. Public health practice has started exploring and responding to a range of...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. Readings for Diversity and Social Justice

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Maurianne Adams, Warren Blumenfeld, Carmelita Castaneda, Heather W. Hackman, Madeline L. Peters, Ximena Zuniga

   For more than a decade, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover the full range of social oppressions from a social justice standpoint. With full sections dedicated to racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, and ableism, as well as transgender...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
4. Key Themes in Social Policy

   By Patricia Kennedy

   Key Themes in Social Policy provides an accessible and authoritative introduction to the key concepts used in social policy, from autonomy to wellbeing. With over 100 ideas discussed, this is a comprehensive student guide and is designed to help readers to gain a deeper understanding of major...

   Published February 14th 2013 by Routledge
5. Criminal Justice

   An Introduction, 2nd Edition

   By Peter Joyce

   This new and expanded edition builds upon material from the highly successful first edition. A comprehensive textbook on the criminal justice system, the book assesses the main theories concerned with the causes of crime (including white-collar and corporate crime), discusses the...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
6. An Introduction to Global Health Ethics

   Edited by Andrew Pinto, Ross Upshur

   The field of global health is expanding rapidly. An increasing number of trainees are studying and working with marginalized populations, often within low and middle-income countries. Such endeavours are beset by ethical dilemmas: mitigating power differentials, addressing cultural differences in...

   Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge
7. Simply Psychology

   3rd Edition

   By Michael W. Eysenck

   Simply Psychology, 3rd Edition, is a reader-friendly and engaging introduction to the key principles of psychology. Organised around the major approaches to the subject, it covers biological, behaviourist, developmental, social, and cognitive psychology, as well as individual differences....

   Published November 27th 2012 by Psychology Press
8. The Theology of Suffering and Death

   An Introduction for Caregivers

   By Natalie Kertes Weaver

   This book offers a theological foundation for engaging with the realities of suffering and dying. Designed particularly for practical theology students and trainee caregivers, it introduces the spiritual and theological issues raised by suffering and dying. The chapters consider: how Christian...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
9. Skills in Neighbourhood Work

   4th Edition

   By Paul Henderson, David N. Thomas

   Skills in Neighbourhood Work is a practice textbook. It explains the skills, knowledge and techniques needed by community workers and other practitioners to work effectively in and with communities. While the principles and methods it describes have stood the test of time, the political, economic...

   Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge
10. Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology

    2nd Edition

    By Peter Mitchell, Fenja Ziegler

    This new edition of the highly successful Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the exciting new findings in the thriving area of developmental psychology. The book addresses a number of fascinating questions including: Are...

    Published October 25th 2012 by Psychology Press