This collection will be of interest to mental health clinicians; students and scholars of the arts, humanities and social sciences; and anyone who has been affected by mental difference, directly or indirectly, who is curious to explore new perspe...Loe edasi...
With a focus on the way the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in Pakistan, this book casts a critical light on the unique experiences and responses of individuals, community and government. It critically examines how these diverse actors made sense of an...Loe edasi...
This book brings together cutting-edge theoretical work across a range of disciplines in service of developing better understandings of the nature and experience of time in relation...Loe edasi...
Public Health in Colonial India examines the interplay between colonial governance and public health crises by focusing on the effects of the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza pandemic in Bengal.During the time of the pandemic, Bengal was a...Loe edasi...
This vivid account by a prominent doctor reports the challenges of offering and receiving abortion services through stories from the front lines—from protecting patients and staff from protesters’ attacks to the dangers to women of restricted acce...Loe edasi...
Moral Panics and Social Control in the COVID-19 Pandemic presents a series of case studies which focus on particular social processes and interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic, applying the tools offered by classical studies on moral...Loe edasi...
How do we age? Why do we age? How and why does menopause happen? Do different cultures have different approaches and attitudes to, and experiences of, aging and menopause? Reframing Aging: Insights from Biology and...Loe edasi...
How do we age? Why do we age? How and why does menopause happen? Do different cultures have different approaches and attitudes to, and experiences of, aging and menopause? Reframing Aging: Insights from Biology and Culture of Midlife Japanese uses a...Loe edasi...
This book adopts an innovative approach in exploring the evolution of fitness practices among a community of gym-goers amidst a global pandemic, considering its impact on the interplay of the words, habits, and relationships. This b...Loe edasi...
This book is the first major ethnography of Baloch midwives in Pakistan. Drawing on long-term ethnographic research in Balochistan province, it shows how dhinabogs/dheenabogs (Baloch midwives ranging in age from about 30 to 80) and their dhinabogi...Loe edasi...
Drawing on ethnographic research conducted by an American nurse, Caring in Context is an exploration of how most of the world experiences cancer, and how nurses bear witness and respond to the suffering of others when they have little means to help...Loe edasi...
This book provides an ethnographic examination of the everyday lives and struggles of street-involved youth in Canada. This book provides an ethnographic examination of the everyday lives and struggles of street-involved youth in Ca...Loe edasi...
Spain has become one of the most prominent fertility markets in the world, largely fuelled by the availability of human eggs. Behind the promise of cutting-edge technology and parenthood lies a carefully ta...Loe edasi...
Uncovers the diverse and unexpected ways aging populations engage with technology. As digital technologies further embed themselves in everyday life, how do older adults navigate and adapt to these tools? Digital Repertoires int...Loe edasi...
Uncovers the diverse and unexpected ways aging populations engage with technology. As digital technologies further embed themselves in everyday life, how do older adults navigate and adapt to these tools? Digital Repertoires int...Loe edasi...
This book explores the ways in which non-government organisations have contributed to the reconstruction of, and care for populations in, Western European countries including but not limited to Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdo...Loe edasi...
First published in 1980, The limbo people is based upon research carried out in a day centre (‘the Centre’) for elderly Jewish people in a London Borough and studies the experience and the conception of time among the elderly. The developme...Loe edasi...
Ponders how the pandemic didn’t just disrupt the world—it deepened existing fractures and forced communities to navigate an unpredictable new normal. While the initial urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic fades, its long-term disruptions c...Loe edasi...
Ponders how the pandemic didn’t just disrupt the world—it deepened existing fractures and forced communities to navigate an unpredictable new normal. While the initial urgency of the COVID-19 pandemic fades, its long-term disruptions c...Loe edasi...
This thoughtful book offers unique insights on global health research, drawing attention to the equity choices embedded in day-to-day patterns and assumptions that shape how people do, think about, and navigate research.It invites readers t...Loe edasi...
