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“michael smaerup”

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  • The Old Man

    Edited by Karen Pallesgaard Munk, Michael Smaerup, Kirsten Maibom, Kristian Park Frausing ...
    Old men – especially those who live alone – remain an understudied group in the gerontological literature, despite their significance to the demographic development. Among the elderly, the proportion of old men living alone is rapidly rising. This book is an anthology of different perspectives on The Old Man. It contains a personal account of becoming an old man, treats ideas about the old man ... Read more

    $36.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Philosophical and Related Perspectives

    Edited by Abraham Rudnick ...
    Series series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
    It is only in the past 20 years that the concept of 'recovery' from mental health has been more widely considered and researched. Before then, it was generally considered that 'stability' was the best that anyone suffering from a mental disorder could hope for. But now it is recognised that, throughout their mental illness, many patients develop new beliefs, feelings, values, attitudes, and ways ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • Sexuality & Ageing

    Edited by Walter Bouman, Peggy Kleinplatz ...
    Across the globe, both in developed and developing countries, the population is rapidly ageing. In the fields of sexual and relationship therapy and sexual health, ageing has not been an issue of priority. Too often, ageing is thought of as a process that relates to problems, deficits, and taboos, and less to pleasure, change, growth and diversity. It is treated as a separate life stage and not a ... Read more

    $96.18 CAD

  • Human Cultures through the Scientific Lens

    Essays in Evolutionary Cognitive Anthropology

    by Pascal Boyer ...
    This volume brings together a collection of seven articles previously published by the author, with a new introduction reframing the articles in the context of past and present questions in anthropology, psychology and human evolution. It promotes the perspective of ‘integrated’ social science, in which social science questions are addressed in a deliberately eclectic manner, combining results and ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Against Happiness

    by Owen Flanagan, Joseph E. LeDoux, Bobby Bingle, Daniel M. Haybron, Batja Mesquita, Michele Moody-Adams, Songyao Ren, Anna Sun, Yolonda Y. Wilson ...
    The “happiness agenda” is a worldwide movement that claims that happiness is the highest good, happiness can be measured, and public policy should promote happiness. Against Happiness is a thorough and powerful critique of this program, revealing the flaws of its concept of happiness and advocating a renewed focus on equality and justice.Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, this book ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Contemporary Perspectives on Ageism

    Edited by Liat Ayalon, Clemens Tesch-Römer ...
    Series Book 19 - International Perspectives on Aging
    This open access book provides a comprehensive perspective on the concept of ageism, its origins, the manifestation and consequences of ageism, as well as ways to respond to and research ageism. The book represents a collaborative effort of researchers from over 20 countries and a variety of disciplines, including, psychology, sociology, gerontology, geriatrics, pharmacology, law, geography, ... Read more

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  • Sex and Gender

    A Contemporary Reader

    Edited by Alice Sullivan, Selina Todd ...
    Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader is a much-needed exploration of the relationship between sex, gender and gender identity. Its multidisciplinary approach provides fascinating perspectives from the sciences, social sciences and humanities, as well as biology, neuroscience, medicine, law, sociology and English literature. The 15 chapters are original contributions, authored by scholars who are ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD

  • Perspectives in Male Psychology

    An Introduction

    by Louise Liddon, John Barry ...
    Series series BPS Textbooks in Psychology
    PERSPECTIVES IN MALE PSYCHOLOGYDiscover a balanced perspective on men’s psychology in this accessible new resourceMale psychology is a new field within the discipline of psychology, which focuses on men and boys. Male psychology moves us towards a more scientific and balanced understanding of the psychology of men and of boys, drawing on a range of perspectives, and away from an overreliance on ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Designing and Conducting Gender, Sex, and Health Research

    Edited by John Oliffe, Lorraine J. Greaves ...
    This book is the first textbook dedicated to critically examining gender and sex in study designs, methods, and analysis in health research. In order to produce ethical, accurate, and effective research findings it is vital to integrate both sex (biological characteristics) and gender (socially constructed factors) into any health study. This book draws attention to some of the methodological ... Read more

    $108.79 CAD

  • Evidence-based Social Work Practice: Issues, Controversies, and Debates: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide

    by Edward J. Mullen ...
    Series series Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guides
    This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of social work find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Routledge Handbook of Philosophy and Nursing

    Edited by Martin Lipscomb ...
    Philosophy offers a means of unpacking and grappling with important questions and issues relevant to nursing practice, research, scholarship, and education. By engaging in these discussions, this Handbook provides a gateway to new understandings of nursing.The Handbook, which is split loosely into seven sections, begins with a foundational chapter exploring philosophy’s relationship to and with ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Children with Gender Identity Disorder

    A Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Analysis

    by Simona Giordano ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare
    How should we understand transgenderism, especially as it affects children and adolescents? Psychiatric manuals include transgenderism among mental illnesses (Gender Identity Disorder). Such inclusion is relatively recent, and even the words transsexual and transgender were coined only a few decades ago. Yet stories of children with an in-between gender have always been, albeit symbolically, a ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD