This text aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the methodology of population health research and an assessment of underlying theories of health and behaviour, taking an interdisciplinary approach. The contributors take a critical overview of the scientific issues involved, and emphasize the importance of theory-guided, multi-method approaches for research into the complex forces affecting health, health-related behaviour, and the effectiveness of health services. Throughout, the value of analytical models of population health is related to their utility in informing and building theoretical knowledge. This study is designed for professionals and researchers in public health, epidemiology, medicine and medical sociology.
This three-volume set of original (classic and contemporary) readings is designed to reveal the broad range of crime control strategies typically encountered in criminal justice systems worldwide. Such a collection is particularly timely not only because of growing concerns over the development of `new punitive' responses to offenders (mass incarceration; new cultures of control, surveillance and security; naming and shaming) but also because of the imperative to unravel the impact that the emergence of supranational legal orders and international standards is likely to have on questions of national sovereignty and the democratic accountability of the nation state. Volume One - outlines the many and varied competing conceptions of justice in national and international settings. Volume Two - explores the varied means of punishment and correction that currently make up the penal landscape. Volume Three - examines how crime prevention, risk assessment and crime science strategies are significantly extending the reach of criminal justice into everyday lives.
To outsiders, the state of Utah often conjures many unsurprising stereotypes and images: Mormons, polygamy, large families, national parks, and skiing. Is there more to Utah and its residents than these generalizations? Few doubt that the religious institutions in Utah affect the state's quality of life in many ways. But it is equally ......
Includes 100 people who range from former slaves such as Crispus Attucks and Phillis Wheatley to more contemporary individuals such as Amiri Baraka and Toni Morrison. This book summarizes the person's life, work, and importance. It is accompanied by a black-and-white photograph or illustration.
Discusses black humanists' many and varied reasons for leaving the religious fold and embracing a humanist life stance. This work also demonstrates that the decision to adopt the humanist viewpoint is based on intellectual honesty and the best information provided by science, history, comparative religion, and other scholarly disciplines.
Examines the past achievements as well as the current and future challenges of the world's largest multilateral donor population programs. This book provides an invaluable assessment of the state of world population programs and a fascinating look into the future of community development.
Examines the past achievements as well as the current and future challenges of the world's largest multilateral donor population programs. This book provides an invaluable assessment of the state of world population programs and a fascinating look into the future of community development.
Shows that population, when unchecked, tends to increase faster than the availability of subsistence therefore preventive checks on population increase are necessary.
How the Suburbs Took Control of America and What They Plan to Do With It
There was a time when cities were the dominant force in politics, controlling who was elected and what those candidates fought for in office. This book shows how we have now entered the "Suburban Century", when the voting muscle lies within the quiet, tree-lined streets of "the burbs", far away from the dangers of city life.
