Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach - Hardcover

Gurung, Regan A.R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1285062116 ISBN 13: 9781285062112

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Using a conversational style that conveys the excitement, research base, and real-world applications of the field, Regan A. R. Gurung introduces health psychology with an integrated cultural perspective. Gurung focuses on key determinants of behavior--such as family, ethnicity, and religion--which are not always highlighted in health psychology books. The text is packed with the most up-to-date citations available, presenting topics taken straight from headline news as well as classic issues in the field. A range of vivid examples from different cultural groups provides you with a comprehensive description of basic theories and an overview of cutting-edge research in health psychology. Special sections that highlight clinical applications, coverage of personality and social psychological theories, and chapters devoted to variations in cultural beliefs, human development, and different diseases combine to give you the best of many worlds. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

About this title

About the Author:

Regan A. R. Gurung is the chair of the psychology department at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay. His research interests include stress and coping, changing health behaviors, and the media and health. He currently teaches courses in health psychology and culture, development, and health and has published widely in journals such as Psychological Review. Gurung has won several teaching awards, most recently the University of Wisconsin Green Bay's 2004 Founders Association Award for Excellence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1285062116
• ISBN 13: 9781285062112
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 592