Books

18 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Preventing childhood obesity Preventing childhood obesity Jeffrey P. Koplan,Catharyn T. Liverman,Vivica I. Kraak,Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Prevention of Obesity in Children and Youth. "Preventing Childhood Obesity provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social environmental medical and dietary … OL11637591W
Throwing sheep in the boardroom Throwing sheep in the boardroom Matthew Fraser,Matthew Fraser "If you want to understand why Wikipedia is changing the world, this book is a must read." --Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia "This book is a must read for all - social activists, politicians or ma… OL12894488W
AIDS issues AIDS issues David E. Newton Discusses current medical, social, and political issues concerning HIV and the AIDS virus. OL15081720W
The nature-nurture debate The nature-nurture debate Dale Goldhaber "It's really incredible when you think about it. Here we are well into the 21st century and we are still fighting over the role of nature and nurture in human development. And it isn't even a new fig… OL16557987W
Beyond the big talk Beyond the big talk Debra Haffner Helps parents deal with their child's sexual development from middle school through college, discussing issues including appropriate behavior, sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy, violence, r… OL1819141W
Creating sanctuary Creating sanctuary Sandra L. Bloom Creating Sanctuary is a description of a hospital-based program to treat adults who had been abused as children and the revolutionary knowledge about trauma and adversity that the program was based u… OL1922212W
Diary Diary Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament. The detailed private diary that Pepys kept from 1660 until 1669 is one of the mo… OL193961W
The social ecology of infectious diseases The social ecology of infectious diseases Hank Pizer,Kenneth H. Mayer Social Ecology of Infectious Diseases explores how human activities enable microbes to disseminate and evolve, thereby creating favorable conditions for the diverse manifestations of communicable dis… OL19902521W
Built on bones Built on bones Brenna Hassett The city has killed most of your ancestors, and it's probably killing you, too - this book tells you why. OL20055786W
Challenges in clinical practice Challenges in clinical practice Michael W. Otto,Mark H. Pollack,J. F. Rosenbaum This book should be of value to psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and others treating individuals with psychiatric disorders, as well as researchers and students interested in thi… OL20495827W
Geographical psychology Geographical psychology Peter J. Rentfrow The places where people live vary considerably in terms of their social, economic, political, climatic, and physical characteristics. These conditions affect how people from different regions behave … OL20547978W
Chimpanzee cultures Chimpanzee cultures Richard W. Wrangham Bringing together studies of behavioral variation within and among chimpanzees and bonobos - the sibling species of the genus Pan - this book provides the basis for answering such questions. In Chimp… OL20775556W
Social support measurement and intervention Social support measurement and intervention Lynn G. Underwood,Benjamin H. Gottlieb Contributors. Part I. Theoretical and Historical Perspectives. 1. Social Relationships and Health, Sheldon Cohen, Benjamin H. Gottlieb, and Lynn G. Underwood. Part II. Social Support Measures. 2. Soc… OL20804581W
Reaching out in family therapy Reaching out in family therapy Brenna Hafer Bry,Nancy Boyd-Franklin "This volume presents a valuable framework for conducting family therapy sessions in the home, school, and community. Drawing upon years of frontline work in family therapy practice, training, and su… OL20944602W
L'équilibre sacré L'équilibre sacré David T. Suzuki L'environnementaliste canadien D. Suzuki met à la portée de tous les conclusions de la science concernant l'état de la planète et donne au débat une dimension spirituelle, invitant à une réflexion ap… OL28587559W
The sociology of mental illness The sociology of mental illness Gallagher, Bernard J. x, 357 p. ; 23 cm OL3508983W
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword The Chrysanthemum and the Sword Ruth Benedict Anthropologist Ruth Benedict prepared this study of Japanese culture towards the end of World War II to explain Japan to Americans. It's become a classic. Published in 1946. OL4646221W
Outliers Outliers Malcolm Gladwell In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the quest… OL5749847W