Health Psychology: A Critical Introduction

by Antonia C. Lyons and Kerry Chamberlain

Book Overview

Providing students with a stimulating alternative to the textbooks currently available, this text places the discipline within the context of the social world and encourages them to question some of the assumptions and values underlying much current research. A comprehensive survey of the discipline is provided, framed within a lifespan approach, and emphasizing social-cultural factors such as gender, ethnicity and social-economic status. The book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521005264
• ISBN13: 9780521005265
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.5"