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Health, Emotion and The Body

By: Gillian Bendelow

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In this compelling new book, Gillian Bendelow provides an accessible account of the complex interplay between mind, body and society. Contemporary critiques of biomedicine and the process of medicalisation have long emphasised the limitations of traditional western scientific medicine in the separation of mind and body. The subsequent turn to more holistic models of health and illness is now beginning to permeate medical education and healthcare practice. For Bendelow, a key aspect of this paradigm shift is the development of more sophisticated concepts of stress, which address the intertwining of emotion and embodiment, and emphasise social and material factors alongside biopsychological components. These theoretical and conceptual issues are explored first through an emphasis on contemporary health practices, and then through developments in illness and medicine. Examining the ways in which ‘healthism’, rather than ‘medicalisation’, pervades most areas of everyday life, attention is drawn to the bodily practices we pursue in the name of health. These include concerns with sexual health, health promotion, the use of complementary or alternative medicine, and the notion of emotional health. The book then considers the implications of being diagnosed as ill, and charts the limits of the divisions between ‘mental’ and ‘physical’ illness, examining a range of conditions, including chronic pain, eating disorders and other illnesses of the contemporary world. Health, Emotion and the Body combines clarity of expression with careful scholarship and originality, making it appeal to students and scholars with a wide range of interests, including the sociology of health and illness, the body, and mental illness, as well as health psychology.

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0745636446

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Children's Health In Primary Schools

By: Sandy Barker,Gillian Bendelow,Berry Mayall,Pamela Storey,Marijcke Veltman

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Children's Health In Primary Schools

By: Sandy Barker,Gillian Bendelow,Berry Mayall,Pamela Storey,Marijcke Veltman

Argues the need for schools to examine the school environment and its effects on children's and staff's well-being.

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1135716757

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Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions

By: Gillian Reynolds

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Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions

By: Gillian Reynolds

It is increasingly acknowledged that an analysis of emotions is necessary to fully understand the social world, and recent research on transport, travel and mobilities has begun to consider the gendered nature of public and personal life in relation to this sphere. The focus of this multidisciplinary and auto/biographical volume is the emotional relationship that individuals and groups have with different means of travel. Attention is given to a variety of travel experiences, including travelling in trains, planes, cars, buses and ships, as well as biking, cycling, running and walking, from the perspective of travellers and those who earn their living in assisting these experiences of others. Imaginary travel and the relationships between art and travel are also considered. Adopting innovative approaches to experiential material ranging from personal memories to empirical research, Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions opens up and illuminates an interdisciplinary debate about the gendered, emotive and emotional nature of travelling.

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1317129768

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The Lived Body

Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues

By: Gillian A. Bendelow,Simon J. Williams

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The Lived Body

Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues

By: Gillian A. Bendelow,Simon J. Williams

The Lived Body takes a fresh look at the notion of human embodiment and provides an ideal textbook for undergraduates on the growing number of courses on the sociology of the body. The authors propose a new approach - an 'Embodied Sociology' - one which makes embodiment central rather than peripheral. They critically examine the dualist legacies of the past, assessing the ideas of a range of key thinkers, from Marx to Freud, Foucault to Giddens, Deleuze to Guattari and Irigary to Grosz, in terms of the bodily themes and issues they address. They also explore new areas of research, including the 'fate' of embodiment in late modernity, sex, gender, medical technology and the body, the sociology of emotions, pain, sleep and artistic representations of the body. The Lived Body will provide students and researchers in medical sociology, health sciences, cultural studies and philosophy with clear, accessible coverage of the major theories and debates in the sociology of the body and a challenging new way of thinking.

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1134649495

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The Dead Husband

A brand new gripping crime suspense full of mystery

By: Gillian Jackson

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The Dead Husband

A brand new gripping crime suspense full of mystery

By: Gillian Jackson

A mysterious disappearance escalates into a murder case, in this riveting new thriller by the author of The Accident. Not long after receiving a devastating medical diagnosis, Amy Cooper is at the police station—reporting the disappearance of her husband, Callum. A few miles away, a mother and her children are outdoors enjoying a day in the snow when they discover a dead man in a ditch nearby. The mother calls the police, whose initial investigation indicates the body belongs to the missing husband, killed in a hit-and-run. But the autopsy results reveal to DI Samantha Freeman and DS Jenny Newcombe that the man didn’t die in a car accident. And a murder investigation is inititated. Now they must work their way through a web of secrets and lies to learn what really happened—and to whom . . .

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Open Road Media

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1504090756

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Train Tracks

Work, Play and Politics on the Railways

By: Gayle Letherby,Gillian Reynolds

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Train Tracks

Work, Play and Politics on the Railways

By: Gayle Letherby,Gillian Reynolds

This book provides an in-depth exploration of trains and train travel. Letherby and Reynolds have conducted extensive research with all those concerned with trains, from leisure travelers and enthusiasts to railway workers and commuters. Overturning conventional wisdom, they show that the train has a social life in and of itself and is not simply a way to get from A to B.The book also looks at the depiction of train travel through cultural media, such as music, films, books and art. The authors consider the personal politics of train travel and political discussion surrounding the railways, as well as the relationship trains have to leisure and work. The media often paints a gloomy picture of the railways and there is a general view that the romance of train travel ended with the steam locomotive. Letherby and Reynolds show that this is far from the case.

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1000323617

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Lesbian Lifestyles

Women’s Work and the Politics of Sexuality

By: Gillian A. Dunne

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Lesbian Lifestyles

Women’s Work and the Politics of Sexuality

By: Gillian A. Dunne

This fascinating book illustrates the importance of analyzing sexuality by examining ways in which stepping outside heterosexuality necessitates and facilitates long-term economic independence. Based on a life-history study, the book charts key stages in the lives of non-heterosexual women, including their experiences of gendering in childhood and their responses to 'the culture of romantic heterosexuality'. In particular it documents the impact of 'coming' out on their lives and the way sexuality has affected their approach both to intimate relationships and paid work.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1349251925

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The Lived Body

Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues

By: Gillian A. Bendelow,Simon J. Williams

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Sociological Themes, Embodied Issues

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Children's Health In Primary Schools

By: Sandy Barker,Gillian Bendelow,Berry Mayall,Pamela Storey,Marijcke Veltman

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Children's Health In Primary Schools

By: Sandy Barker,Gillian Bendelow,Berry Mayall,Pamela Storey,Marijcke Veltman

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Book's by Gillian Bendelow

Health, Emotion and The Body

Health, Emotion and The Body

Children's Health In Primary Schools

Children's Health In Primary Schools

Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions

Gendered Journeys, Mobile Emotions

The Lived Body

The Lived Body

The Dead Husband

The Dead Husband

Train Tracks

Train Tracks

Lesbian Lifestyles

Lesbian Lifestyles

The Lived Body

The Lived Body

Health, Emotion and The Body

Health, Emotion and The Body

Children's Health In Primary Schools

Children's Health In Primary Schools

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