Books written by Kevin Dew
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The Cult and Science of Public Health: A Sociological Investigation
Wills and Hales note that in an environment of networked capitalism where multinational companies subcontract production and can reconfigure supply chains in situations where unions organize for better pay and working conditions, ...
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Social, Political and Cultural Dimensions of Health
... through such things as job programmes and relocation support, as occurred in Canada from the 1960s, and at other times driven by rural unemployment and low rates of regional development, as occurred in New Zealand (Pearson 2001).
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The Cult and Science of Public Health: A Sociological Investigation
This is in contrast to public health's foundation in science, particularly the science of epidemiology.
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Understanding Health Inequalities in Aotearoa New Zealand
Quick-fix solutions to health inequalities are unlikely to be found in complex modern societies. Class or socio-economic status, gender, ethnicity, and physical location all play their part in determining the...
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Containing and Expanding Therapeutic Possibilities
This book is valuable reading for higher-level undergraduate and postgraduate social science students, including those in psychology, sociology, anthropology, health sciences and related disciplines.
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Sociology of Health in New Zealand
This book firmly grounds sociological analysis of health in the New Zealand experience, and takes in a wide range of contemporary themes in sociology of health and medicine. The book...
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Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians
... biomarkers and bioprediction, Bioprediction, Biomarkers, and Bad Behavior: Scientific, Legal, and Ethical Challenges, published in 2013 by Oxford University Press. Dena T. Smith is an assistant professor of sociology at Goucher College ...
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Health and Society in Aotearoa New Zealand
This book offers fascinating insights into issues of public health and the health care system in New Zealand.
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Social Issues in Diagnosis: An Introduction for Students and Clinicians
Understanding the social process of diagnosis is critical to improving doctor-patient relationships and health outcomes. Diagnosis, the classification tool of medicine, serves an important social role.