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Culture and Health
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006; US$ 140.95Most Western health professionals practice in multicultural societies. The influence of culture on illness, health and rehabilitation is therefore very important. Despite this, most lower level health psychology texts skim over these differences and assume our traditional biomedical approach will be appropriate for all. In this completely revised and... more...
Embodiment
McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 203.00Embodiment illustrates how we are now in an age of ''body plasticity''; our body boundaries are increasingly ambiguous, allowing more ''degrees of freedom'' and offering more opportunities than ever before to overcome physical limitations. The book draws on research from diverse areas including health and clinical psychology, neuroscience, medicine,... more...
Disability & International Development
Springer 2009; US$ 139.99Situates disability rights within the broader context of global health and the need for much greater inter-sector collaboration. This book is suitable for professionals in rehabilitation, social welfare and human rights; governmental and non-governmental organizations and disabled people's organizations; and researchers and practitioners. more...
Psychoprosthetics
Springer 2007; US$ 99.99Psychoprosthetics is the study of the psychological aspects of prosthetic use and of rehabilitative processes in those conditions that require the use of prosthetic devices. This book contributes to an understanding of the complex human dynamics involved in prosthetic use and provides an analysis of the practice, research and theory in the field. more...
The Aid Triangle
Zed Books 2010; US$ 27.95The Aid Triangle focuses on the human dynamics of international aid and illustrates how the aid system incorporates power relationships, and therefore relationships of dominance. Using the concept of a triangle of dominance, justice and identity, this timely work explains how the experience of injustice is both a challenge and a stimulus to personal,... more...
Humanitarian Work Psychology
Palgrave Macmillan 2012; US$ 100.00Contextualizing Humanitarian work in history, justice, methods and professional ethics, this book articulates process skills for transformational partnerships between diverse organizations, motivating education, organisational learning and selecting the disaster workforce. more...
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