Health Sociology

Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science, it has happened before.

Among the people Bateson engages in open-ended, in-depth conversations about aging are a retired Maine boatyard worker who has become a silversmith and maker of fine jewelry; an African American woman who explores the importance of grandmothering; two gay men finding contentment in mutual caring; the retired dean of a cathedral in New York City who exemplifies how a multiplicity of interests and connections lead to deeper unity; and Jane Fonda, who shares her ways of dealing with change and spiritual growth.

Pathologies of Power uses harrowing stories of life - and death - in extreme situations to interrogate our understanding of human rights. Paul Farmer argues that promoting the social and economic rights of the world's poor is the most important human rights struggle of our times. With passionate eyewitness accounts from the prisons of Russia and the beleaguered villages of Haiti and Chiapas, this book links the lived experiences of individual victims to a broader analysis of structural violence.

Want to improve your mental and physical health? Build your spiritual health - through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ! This audiobook blends scripture with science to heal the human spirit, mind, and body.

Underpinned by his two-year research trial in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor David Nutt and his team of scientists will break the mould on the way we use Cannabis for our health in the future. In David's first ground-breaking book on the subject, he will cover its impact of all areas of the body and the brain and its effective use for treatment of illness from chronic pain, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and PTSD, to anxiety and depression.

Sex is cheap. Coupled sexual activity has become more widely available than ever. Cheap sex has been made possible by two technologies that have little to do with each other - the Pill and high-quality pornography - and its distribution made more efficient by a third technological innovation, online dating. Together, they drive down the cost of real sex, and in turn slow the development of love, make fidelity more challenging, sexual malleability more common, and have even taken a toll on men's marriageability. Cheap Sex takes listeners on an extended tour inside the American mating market.

This audiobook teaches you how to cope with the different stages of menopause, its physical causes, basic symptoms, and recommended treatments. It also includes priceless testimonials of women who´ve dealt with this condition, as well as selected facts and figures from recent studies conducted by leading scientists and specialists in the field.

The cause of back pain is often not what you expect. There is too much focus on disc herniations, but quite often the problem is a lack of blood supply to the spine. Learn more about back pain and its causes and treatment in this informative audiobook by renowned medical doctor and back pain specialist Dr. Peter Rogers.

Dans cette méditation tout en intimité et en sensualité, l'anthropologue Françoise Héritier traque ces choses agréables auxquelles notre être profond aspire, ces images et ces émotions, ces moments empreints de souvenirs qui font le goût de notre existence, qui la rendent plus riche, plus intéressante que ce que nous croyons souvent et dont rien, jamais, ne pourra être enlevé à chacun.

If you’re already questioning the medical establishment and you’re looking for alternatives to drugs that often address the symptoms rather than the disease, these are the books for you.

Grief does not follow a timeline or a set path. It is nonlinear and messy, doubling back on itself just when you thought you were out of the woods. Those who have experienced the loss of a loved one know this unequivocally, but Western society still seems to think that grief should only last six months to a year—tops—when in fact, grief can last throughout a person's entire life and manifest as serious mental health issues, including depression, anxiety, anger, and despair.

Gustave Le Bon - "Psychologie des foules". Psychologie des foules est un livre de Gustave Le Bon paru en 1895. Il s'agit d'un ouvrage de référence concernant la psychologie sociale, dont les théories sont encore discutées aujourd'hui. Ce livre marqua un tournant dans la carrière du "célèbre docteur". Gustave Le Bon montre dans cet ouvrage que le comportement d'individus réunis n'est pas le même que lorsque les individus raisonnent de manière isolée - il explique ainsi les comportements irraisonnés des foules.

There are as many diets and fads in today's health-conscious world as there are days in the year. They can be used for all sorts of reasons, not just weight loss, and it's true that many people will try one at some time in their life. It's also true that many will fail to lose any weight at all. One of the things which is often overlooked when someone is trying to combat things such as weight loss is the importance of amino acids, without which our bodies cannot survive.

Here is your map to guide you in this new life phase. You can use the powerful practices and insights - enhanced with online tools and exercises at AARP’s Life Reimagined.org website - to help you uncover your own special gifts, connect with people who can support you, and explore new directions.You’ll be inspired by meeting ordinary people who have reimagined their lives in extraordinary ways.

Each year thousands of young adults deemed out of control - suffering from depression, addiction, anxiety, and rage - are carted off against their will to remote wilderness programs and treatment facilities across the country. Desperate parents of these “troubled teens” fear it’s their only option. The private, largely unregulated behavioral boot camps break their children down, a damnation the children suffer forever.

By following all the evidence-based tips and practices provided in this guide, you’ll gain all the knowledge you need to make healthier decisions for your gut. So you can stop starving yourself and start eating again, without fearing food.

2020 will go down alongside 1914, 1929, and 1968 as one of the most consequential years in history. This riveting and affecting book is the first attempt to capture the full human experience of that fateful time. At the heart of 2020 are seven vivid profiles of ordinary New Yorkers—including an elementary school principal, a bar manager, a subway custodian, and a local political aide—whose experiences illuminate how Americans, and people across the globe, reckoned with 2020.

Many of us physicians started our careers with aspirations to live meaningful lives in service to others. We set off to become stewards of health and to be the beacons of light in times of sickness and death. We spent our youth studying and training in order to be doctors and to have life-long careers we can be proud of. But instead, many of us find ourselves in a health care system that prioritizes money above all else. We find ourselves forced to make decisions that go against our moral character or we are pushed to our limits to increase profitability for the system.

In Life's Biohack, discover the basics of how your body pushes the buttons to keep you healthy in the most holistic of ways—how these buttons support your health not just for today but for 5, 10, 20 years from now.

You absolutely can reverse your diabetes. At last, a breakthrough program that's been proven to work better, faster, cheaper, and safer than prescription drugs. If you or someone you love is struggling with diabetes, then this audiobook is for you. It will provide you with the practical answers you have been looking for. A proven step-by-step plan to normalize your blood sugar within days (that’s right, days) and reverse your diabetes in three weeks or less.