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Handbook of Health Behavior Research III

Demography, Development, and Diversity

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Overview

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Demographic Change and Health Behavior

      • Louis G. Pol, Richard K. Thomas
      Pages 3-21
  3. Health Behavior and the Human Life Span

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-27
    2. Health Behavior and the Human Life Cycle

      • Thomas R. Prohaska, Melissa A. Clark
      Pages 29-48
    3. Health Behavior in Children

      • Robert W. O’Brien, Patricia J. Bush
      Pages 49-71
    4. Health Behavior in Adolescents

      • Julia Muennich Cowell, Beth A. Marks
      Pages 73-96
    5. Health Behavior in the Elderly

      • William Rakowski
      Pages 97-117
  4. Health Behavior in Populations “At Risk”

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-123
    2. Health Behavior in Gay Men

      • Michael R. Kauth, Joseph Prejean
      Pages 125-140
    3. Health Behavior in Lesbians

      • Holly C. VanScoy
      Pages 141-162
    4. Health Behavior in Persons with HIV and AIDS

      • Bradley T. Thomason, Peter E. Campos
      Pages 163-177
    5. Health Behavior in Developing Countries

      • Jeannine Coreil
      Pages 179-198
    6. Health Behavior among the Homeless and the Poor

      • James D. Wright, Laurie M. Joyner
      Pages 199-227
    7. Health Behavior in Persons Living with Chronic Conditions

      • Eugene B. Gallagher, Terry D. Stratton
      Pages 229-245
    8. Health Behavior of Caregivers

      • Lore K. Wright
      Pages 267-284
  5. Health Behavior in Structured Communities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-287
    2. Health Behavior in Religious Communities

      • Paul N. Duckro, Philip Magaletta, Ann Wolf
      Pages 305-322

About this book

Volume 3 relates the demography of health behavior to developmental and diversity issues. Unique discussions of the health behaviors of gay males, lesbians, persons with HIV, and caregivers themselves are included. Each volume features extensive supplementary and integrative matrial prepared by the editor, the detailed index to the entire four-volume set, and a glossary of health behavior terminology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA

    David S. Gochman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Handbook of Health Behavior Research III

  • Book Subtitle: Demography, Development, and Diversity

  • Editors: David S. Gochman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1757-7

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-45445-5Published: 30 September 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1759-1Published: 19 June 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1757-7Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 456

  • Topics: Demography, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Personality and Social Psychology

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