Val Morrison Books

An Introduction to Health Psychology, second edition provides a stimulating and thorough introduction to the field, helping you to understand how biology, behavior, and social context influence health and illness. The text builds on the success of the first edition and has been thoroughly revised to incorporate the latest research findings including expanded coverage on topics such as death, dying and loss, ageing and lifespan and positive psychology. Substantially revised chapters include The Body in Health and Illness' and Pain'. Chapters include valuable pedagogical features such as What do YOU think?' boxes, issues boxes, examples of illnesses, new case studies, greater inclusion of cross-cultural issues and policy information, and recommended readings.

Classical Hollywood Cinema, Sexuality, and the Politics of the Face examines the representation of iconic female faces in classical Hollywood cinema- Greta Garbo, Gloria Swanson, Elizabeth Taylor - and the gay male fetishization of those faces. číst celé