Identity And Health

Author : David Kelleher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134397011
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identity and Health written by David Kelleher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image has made health even more significant in identity formation. The study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and, given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can highlight the need for change in health service provision. This book explores the interplay between identity and health, private and public, mind and body. Drawing on new material, and using and exploring innovative biographical and narrative methods, it covers a broad range of identities in relation to health and illness, including race, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, body image, sexuality and gender. Identity and Health will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students of sociology, medical anthropology, health and psychology.

Author : Jolanda Jetten
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1136698264
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Cure written by Jolanda Jetten and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of social relationships in protecting health, the challenge we face is explaining why this should be the case. What is it that social groups offer that appears to be just as beneficial as a daily dose of vitamin C or regular exercise? This edited book brings together the latest research on how group memberships, and the social identities associated with them, determine people’s health and well-being. The volume provides a variety of perspectives from clinical, social, organisational and applied fields that offer theoretical and empirical insights into these processes and their consequences. The contributions present a rich and novel analysis of core theoretical issues relating to the ways in which social identities, and factors associated with them (such as social support and a sense of community), can bolster individuals’ sense of self and contribute to physical and mental health. In this way it is shown how social identities constitute a ‘social cure’, capable of promoting adjustment, coping and well-being for individuals dealing with a range of illnesses, injuries, trauma and stressors. In addition, these theories provide a platform for practical strategies that can maintain and enhance well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations. Contributors to the book are at the forefront of these developments and the book’s strength derives from its analysis of factors that shape the health and well-being of a broad range of groups. It presents powerful insights which have important implications for health, clinical, social and organisational psychology and a range of cognate fields.

Author : David Kelleher
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415307918
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identity and Health written by David Kelleher and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the relationship between health and illness, and the interplay between private and public identities. Drawing on theories of illness, culture and identity, the authors consider how illness, physical image and body-mind

Author : Richard Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1911623044
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social Scaffolding written by Richard Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An approach to designing health care that explores how social factors and social identity determine health and recovery.

Author : S Alexander Haslam
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1529738393
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Psychology of Sport and Exercise written by S Alexander Haslam and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2020-08-17 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ′The Roger Federer, the Steffi Graf, the Usain Bolt of all books about the psychology of sport, packed with insight and wisdom’ - Brian Viner, Sports writer and author of Pelé, Ali, Lillee, and Me This is the first textbook to explore and explain the contribution of social groups and social identity to all aspects of sports and exercise — from leadership, motivation and communication to mental health, teamwork, and fan behaviour. In the context of increasing recognition of the importance of group processes for athletic performance, engagement in exercise and the business of sport, this book offers a new way of understanding, researching and practicing sport and exercise psychology Written by an international team of researchers at the cutting edge of efforts to apply social identity principles to the world of sport and exercise, this will be an essential resource for students, teachers and practitioners who are keen to be at the forefront of thinking and practice.

Author : Frances Rapport
Publisher : Radcliffe Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1846191122
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Self in Health and Illness written by Frances Rapport and published by Radcliffe Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patients' views of their identity change with illness, as do health professionals views of them. This anthology discusses how and why this happens, and examines the awareness of this phenomenon. It is intended for students of medical humanities, researchers in health sciences and medical ethics, psychologists, and others.

Author : David Kelleher
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134397003
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identity and Health written by David Kelleher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-07-31 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experiences of health and illness are fundamental to how we understand ourselves, and the postmodern obsession with body image has made health even more significant in identity formation. The study of subjective experiences of health and illness can also provide a challenge to traditional objective medical knowledge and, given current healthcare interest in user involvement, can highlight the need for change in health service provision. This book explores the interplay between identity and health, private and public, mind and body. Drawing on new material, and using and exploring innovative biographical and narrative methods, it covers a broad range of identities in relation to health and illness, including race, religion, ethnicity, disability, age, body image, sexuality and gender. Identity and Health will be of great interest to academics, researchers and students of sociology, medical anthropology, health and psychology.

Author : Jolanda Jetten
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 1136698256
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Social Cure written by Jolanda Jetten and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2012-01-25 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. With such mounting evidence of the importance of social relationships in protecting health, the challenge we face is explaining why this should be the case. What is it that social groups offer that appears to be just as beneficial as a daily dose of vitamin C or regular exercise? This edited book brings together the latest research on how group memberships, and the social identities associated with them, determine people’s health and well-being. The volume provides a variety of perspectives from clinical, social, organisational and applied fields that offer theoretical and empirical insights into these processes and their consequences. The contributions present a rich and novel analysis of core theoretical issues relating to the ways in which social identities, and factors associated with them (such as social support and a sense of community), can bolster individuals’ sense of self and contribute to physical and mental health. In this way it is shown how social identities constitute a ‘social cure’, capable of promoting adjustment, coping and well-being for individuals dealing with a range of illnesses, injuries, trauma and stressors. In addition, these theories provide a platform for practical strategies that can maintain and enhance well-being, particularly among vulnerable populations. Contributors to the book are at the forefront of these developments and the book’s strength derives from its analysis of factors that shape the health and well-being of a broad range of groups. It presents powerful insights which have important implications for health, clinical, social and organisational psychology and a range of cognate fields.

Author : Pat Caplan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134730004
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Food, Health and Identity written by Pat Caplan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By addressing the issue of food and eating in Britain today this collection considers the ways in which food habits are changing and shows how social and personal identities and perceptions of health risk influence people's food choices. The articles explore, among other issues: • the family meal • wedding cakes • nostalgia and the invention of tradition • the rise of vegetarianism • the recent BSE crisis • the `creolization' of British food eating out • creation of individual identity through lifestyle. The contributors include Hanna Bradby, Simon Charsley, Allison James, Anne Keane, Lydia Martens and Alan Warde.

Author : Robert Fritz
Publisher : Wordzworth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780998186207
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Identity written by Robert Fritz and published by Wordzworth Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking book explores how identity issues thwart the ability to create the life you want. This book demonstrates how the modern trend to promote self- esteem training, positive thinking, and the tenets of the self-help movement encourages self-obsession, which backfires and makes it harder for people to create success. Authors Andersen and Fritz make the ultimate case that what you think about yourself doesn t matter, nor does it determine your prospects of accomplishment. In fact, the more you focus on yourself, the less you are able to learn, grow, develop needed skills, and create what matters most to you. This book will ruffle many feathers in the self-help world by revealing how some of the most common concepts are simply not true and even harmful. On the other side of these concepts is freedom from illusions, dogma, and belief. The ideas in Identity will give you the opportunity to truly become the dominant force and author of your life building process.