Ebook: Principles of social research
Author: Green Judith, Browne John
- Tags: Social sciences, Research., Behavioral Research, methods., Public Health., Data Collection., Research Design., SOCIAL SCIENCE, Research., SOCIAL SCIENCE, Methodology., Sociaal-wetenschappelijk onderzoek., Onderzoeksmethoden., Gegevens.
- Series: Understanding public health
- Year: 2005
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Open University Press
- City: Maidenhead, New York, NY
- Language: English
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Public health problems are increasingly those of human behaviour: encouraging healthier lifestyles, understanding social determinants of health, and barriers to effective public policies, including health care policies. This book introduces some of the principles of social research as applied to public health. It is aimed at those with some understanding of health and health care but little exposure to social Read more...
Abstract: Public health problems are increasingly those of human behaviour: encouraging healthier lifestyles, understanding social determinants of health, and barriers to effective public policies, including health care policies. This book introduces some of the principles of social research as applied to public health. It is aimed at those with some understanding of health and health care but little exposure to social research. It introduces some of the social science disciplines that have turned their attention to health and health care such as medical sociology, psychology and anthropology