The Social Psychology of Health; Essays and Readings

by William D. Marelich

• ISBN13: 9780761928218
• ISBN10: 0761928219
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-03
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

"The volume includes classic readings as well as more up-to-date selections, and most are engaging, interesting, and easy to read. . . . The volume editors do a wonderful job of explaining concepts in easy-to-understand language and provide useful examples that students should be able to relate to. Undergraduates should find this a fun and relevant book to read, and the essays should provide a good starting point for class discussions. . . . One strength of the book is the breadth. The volume editors obviously have extensive knowledge and different perspectives to bring to this area." '”Erika Westling, University of California, Los Angeles "The content of the individual essays and the introductions to the articles are thorough and very readable. Students will find them to be helpful orientations to the articles they are about to read. . . . The strength of this volume is the product of the disciplinary backgrounds of the authors. They have done a good job of actually drawing together into one volume significant articles from psychology, sociology, and to some extent, epidemiology and public health. This increases the range of the book. Most importantly from an educational standpoint, it supports an interdisciplinary approach to the social psychology of health." '”Dale D. Chitwood, University of Miami The Social Psychology of Health: Essays and Readings provides an integrative approach to understanding health psychology using social psychological principles. It contains 26 readings grouped into five sections. The first section includes an overview of the multiple disciplines and perspectives that contribute to theory and research in health psychology and behavioral medicine: psychology, sociology, epidemiology, and public health. The remaining four sections cover major topics within the field of health psychology, mirroring the major topical coverage of most introductory health psychology textbooks. This coverage ranges from health attitude change to the health-care setting, stress and coping and social relationships, and health policy. The key feature of the book is its text/reader format. Editors William D. Marelich and Jeff S. Erger introduce each section with a jargon-free lead-in essay designed to engage readers with explanatory narratives about each topic. Each section then moves to a selection of classic readings that introduce students to some of the best original research in the words of the resea

Table of Contents

PART I. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY OF HEALTH: FOUNDATIONS

Essay I-1: Introduction to The Social Psychology of Health

Essay I-2: Health & Illness Seen Through Different Lenses

Overviews from Various Fields

1. Taylor, S.E. (1990). Health Psychology: The science & the field.

2. Brown, P. (1991). Themes in medical sociology

3. Mullan, F. (2000). Don Quixote, Machiavelli, & Robin Hood: Public health practice, past & present

4. MacDonald, K.L., et al. (1985). Type A botulism from sautéed onions: Clinical & epidemiologic observations.

Cause-Effect & Health Status

5. Engel, G.L. (1977). The need for a new medical model: A challenge for biomedicine.

6. Conrad, P. (1975). The discovery of Hyperkinesis: Notes on the medicalization of deviant behavior.

Health Outcomes

7. Kaplan, R. M. (1990). Behavior as the central outcome in health care.

PART II. HEALTH ATTITUDE CHANGE

Essay II: Social Theory, Conforming, & the Change of Health Attitudes & Behaviors

Overview of Change Strategies

8. Marelich, W.D., & Rotheram-Borus, M.J. (1999). From individual to social change: The present & future directions of health interventions.

Individual & Group Change Models

9. Larson, E.B., et al. (1982). Do postcard reminders improve influenza vaccination compliance?

10. Wulfert, E., & Wan, C.K. (1993). Condom use: A self-efficacy model.

11. Hausenblas, H.A., Carron, A.V., & Mack, D.E. (1997). Application of the theories of reasoned action & planned behavior to exercise behavior: A meta-analysis.

12. Kelly, J.A., et al. (1991). HIV risk behavior reduction following interventions with key opinion leaders of population: An experimental analysis.

Designing Health Behavior Interventions

13. Rothman, A. J., et al.. (1999). The systematic influence of gain- & loss-framed messages on interest in & use of different types of health behavior.

PART III. THE HEALTH-CARE SETTING

Essay III: Health Care Settings & Their Social Dynamics

The Patient-Provider Interaction

14. Emerson, J.P. (1970). Behavior in private places: Sustaining definitions of reality in gynecological examinations.

15. Erger, J., et al. (2000). HIV health care provider/patient interaction: Observations of the process of providing antiretroviral treatment.

Setting Defining the Illness

16. Rosenhan, D.L. (1973). On being sane in insane places.

PART IV. STRESS, COPING, & SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS

Essay IV: The Process of Stress, Coping, & Empowerment

Stressful Life Events & the Structure of Coping

17. Rabkin, J.G., & Struening, E.L. (1976). Life events, stress, & illness.

18. Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R.S. (1980). An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample.

On Social Relationships & Health

19. House, J.S., Landis, K.R., & Umberson, D. (1988). Social relationships & health.

Personal Responsibility & the Empowered Patient

20. Langer, E.J., & Rodin, J. (1976). The effects of choice & enhanced personal responsibility for the aged: A field experiment in an institutional setting.

21. Marelich, W.D., et al. (2002). HIV/AIDS patient involvement in antiretroviral treatment decisions.

PART V. HEALTH POLICY & FUTURE PATHS

Essay V: Health Policy, Future Paths, & Concerns

Health Policy & Activism

22. Foreman, C.H. (1994). Institutions.

23. Wachter, R.M. (1992). AIDS, activism, & the politics of health.

Behavior Change & Ethics

24. Kipnis, D. (1994). Accounting for the use of behavior technologies in social psychology.

Looking to the Future of Health

25. Kaplan, R.M. (2000). Two pathways to prevention.

Of Future Concern: Bioterrorism, Health, & Social Response

26. Holloway, H.C., et al. (1997). The threat of biological weapons: Prophylaxis & mitigation of psychological & social consequences.