INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH: Case Studies from Health and Social Science - Brossura

ANDERSON

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0195324277 ISBN 13: 9780195324273

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, 2008

Riassunto

Interdisciplinary research now receives a great deal of attention because of the rich, creative contributions it often generates. But a host of factors-institutional, interpersonal and intellectual-also make a daunting challenge of conducting research outside one's usual domain. This newly updated and revised edition of Interdisciplinary Research is a substantive and practical guide to the most effective avenues for collaborative and integrative research in the social, behavioral, and bio-medical sciences. It provides answers to questions such as what is the best way to conduct interdisciplinary research on topics related to human health, behavior, and development? Which are the most successful interdisciplinary research programs in these areas? How do you identify appropriate collaborators? How do you find dedicated funding streams? How do you overcome peer-review and publishing challenges? This is the only book that provides answers directly from researchers who have carried out successful interdisciplinary programs. The editors give a concise of account of the lessons that can be taken from the book, and then present a series of case studies that reveal the most successful interdisciplinary research programs. These programs provide a variety of models of how best to undertake interdisciplinary research. Each of the chapter authors has carried out innovative, collaborative programs, and all give compelling accounts of the benefits of interdisciplinary research and the central strategies required to achieve them.

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L'autore

Frank Kessel is Professor, College of Education, The University of New Mexico. Patricia L. Rosenfield is Program Director, Carnegie Scholars, Carnegie Corporation of New York. Norman B. Anderson is Chief Executive Officer, American Psychological Association.

Contenuti

• Part I: Home is Where the Heart is: The Social World and Cardiovascular Health and Disease
• 1: Domain Introduction
• 2: A Contemporary Perspective on Multilevel Analyses and Social Neuroscience
• 3: Risk of Hypertensive Heart Disease: The Joint Influence of Genetic and Behavioral Factors
• 4: Status, Stress, and Heart Disease: A Monkey's Tale
• Part II: Mind Matters: Affective and Cognitive Neuroscience
• 5: Domain Introduction
• 6: Affective Neuroscience: A Case for Interdisciplinary Research
• 7: Visual Mental Imagery: A Case Study in Interdisciplinary Research
• 8: Plasticity and Health: Social Influences on Gene Expression and Neural Development
• Part III: Positive Health: What Nourishes who Flourishes?
• 9: Domain Introduction
• 10: Thriving in the Face of Challenge: The Integrative Science of Human Resilience
• 11: Integrating Psychosocial Factors with Biology: The Role of Protective Factors in Trajectories of Health and Aging
• 12: Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Duke Experience
• Part IV: In Search of Methuselah: Population Perspectives on Health and Longevity
• 13: Domain Introduction
• 14: Social Resources and Health
• 15: A Journey through the Interdisciplinary Landscape of Biodemography
• Part V: A Tale of Two Cities: Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS
• 16: Domain Introduction
• 17: Learning to Cope with HIV/AIDS
• 18: The Evolution of HIV Prevention in San Francisco: A Multidisciplinary Model
• Closing Commentary: Fostering Interdisciplinary Research: The Way Forward

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0195324277
• ISBN 13: 9780195324273
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 509
• Contatto del produttore: Messaggerie Libri; ufficio.anagrafiche@meli.it; ; Via Verdi, 8.; Assago Milano; 20090; Italia