{"product_id":"cultivating-health-cultural-perspectives-on-promoting-health-hardback-9780471977254","title":"Cultivating Health; Cultural Perspectives on Promoting Health (Hardback) 9780471977254","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCultivating Health\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCultural Perspectives on Promoting Health\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMalcolm MacLachlan (Edited by), M MacLachlan (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471977254, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 October 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.652 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"…a thoughtful exploration of effective health promotion…\" (Family Practice, October 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e* How can HIV infection be reduced among commercial sexworkers?\u003cbr\u003e * Why are alternative therapies becoming increasinglypopular?\u003cbr\u003e * How can Eastern philosophies and therapies be integrated intoWestern therapies?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e These are just some examples of the practical problems andpolicy issues that Cultivating Health addresses. MalcolmMacLachlan situates health promotion and intervention within thecultural and community contexts in which they are applied. Drawnfrom across five continents and working in a variety ofdisciplines, the contributors are all leading authorities in theirfields. Together, they show how it is possible to enhance health byworking through the psychological conduit of culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating Health is divided into three sections. Thefirst section deals with the cultural context in which health mustbe cultivated, the second section deals with parallel approaches tocultivating health (pluralism) and the third and final sectionaddresses three very different and quite specific perspectives oncultivating health.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This book will be important for researchers, as well asundergraduate students and postgraduate students in the health andsocial sciences, especially psychology, social studies, medicine,anthropology and nursing, who need to provide health care acrosscultural boundaries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbout the Editor.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e About the Authors.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating Health (M. MacLachlan).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE CONTEXT AND CULTIVATION OF HEALTH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating Health through Multiculturalism (M. Mulatu \u0026amp; J.Berry).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'Good' Reasons for 'Bad' Records: the Social, Political andCultural Context of Vital Registration (G. Lewando-Hundt).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating Health and Preventing HIV\/AIDS in the Dual EmploymentSystem of China (S.Wang \u0026amp; D. Keats).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating Health and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child(P. Cook ).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PLURALISM AND CULTIVATING HEALTH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Asian Psychological Approaches and Western Therapy (D. Berkow \u0026amp;R. Page).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating Health through Complementary Medicine (A. Furnham \u0026amp;C. Vincent).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Boiled Nettles in May: Studies of Plural Medicine in Northern andSouthern Ireland (A. MacFarlane \u0026amp; P. Ginnety).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SPECIAL ISSUES IN CULTIVATING HEALTH.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Traditional Mechanisms for Cultivating Health in Africa (K.Peltzer).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Cultivating the Psychosocial Health of Refugees (A. Ager \u0026amp; M.Young).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Designing Sustainable Health Promotion: STD and HIV Prevention inSingapore (G. Bishop \u0026amp; M. Wong).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316736749848,"sku":"9780471977254","price":105.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471977254.jpg?v=1781823035","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cultivating-health-cultural-perspectives-on-promoting-health-hardback-9780471977254","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}