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The psychology of politicians (2011)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2011). The psychology of politicians. In A. Weinberg (Ed.), The Psychology of Politicians (1-18). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026482.001

Politics is living history. It is about people and their ideas, desires, needs and their striving to debate, negotiate, protest, fight and even die in pursuit of their goals over thousands of years. Political activity has evolved to take place within... Read More about The psychology of politicians.

Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning? (2011)
Book Chapter
Weinberg, A. (2011). Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning?. In A. Weinberg (Ed.), The Psychology of Politicians (123-142). Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139026482.010

Psychological health remains a fascinating area for research, not least because it integrates so many expressions of the natural human state: emotions, thoughts, actions and well-being. On the side of the equation which is ill-health, these states ar... Read More about Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning?.

Conspicuous consumption (2011)
Book Chapter
Bagnall, G. (2011). Conspicuous consumption. In Encyclopedia of consumer culture. Los Angeles, USA: Sage

Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment (2011)
Book Chapter
Cassidy, S. (2011). Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment. In L. Zhang, R. Sternberg, & S. Rayner (Eds.), Handbook of Intellectual Styles: Preferences in Cognition, Learning, and Thinking (67-89). New York: Springer Publishing Company

The chapter presents a critical account of approaches, including historical, contemporary and potential approaches, to the measurement and assessment of intellectual styles. Its ultimate aim is to support ‘good’ research and practice in the field of... Read More about Intellectual styles : measurement and assessment.

The social and cultural significance of online gaming (2011)
Book Chapter
Crawford, G., Gosling, V., & Light, B. (2011). The social and cultural significance of online gaming. In Online Gaming in Context: The Social and Cultural Significance of Online Games. London: Routledge

Advocacy (2011)
Book Chapter
Garbutt, R. (2011). Advocacy. In H. Atherton, D. Crickmore, J. Evans, & E. Shanley (Eds.), Learning Disabilities: Towards Inclusion. Edinburgh, UK: Churchill Livingstone

Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care (2011)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M., Martin, C., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2011). Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care. In V. Preedie (Ed.), Diet and Nutrition in Palliative Care (75-88). London, UK: Routledge

Palliative care refers to treatment and care delivered when the disease/illness is not responsive to curative treatment. The World Health Organization defines palliative care as ‘an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their fam... Read More about Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care.

Qualitative research (2011)
Book Chapter
Ball, E. (2011). Qualitative research. In The Nursing Companion. Palgrave Macmillan

Health and social care professional doctorates (2011)
Book Chapter
Lee, N. (2011). Health and social care professional doctorates. In T. Fell, K. Flint, & I. Haines (Eds.), Professional Doctorates in the UK 2011. Dudley: United Kingdom Council of Graduate Education

This chapter considers professional doctorate development for the health and social care disciplines in the UK excluding medicine, psychology and dentistry. The professional doctorate’s origins are explored followed by discussion of three critical qu... Read More about Health and social care professional doctorates.

The relevance of research to nursing (2011)
Book Chapter
Ball, E. (2011). The relevance of research to nursing. In P. Birchenhall, & N. Adams (Eds.), The nursing companion. London: Palgrave Macmillan

Advanced terminological approaches in nursing (2011)
Book Chapter
Hardiker, N., Bakken, S., & Kim, T. (2011). Advanced terminological approaches in nursing. In V. Saba, & K. McCormick (Eds.), Essentials of Nursing Informatics (191-201). New York: McGraw-Hill

Implications for nursing research and generation of evidence (2011)
Book Chapter
Bakken, S., Lucero, R., Yoon, S., & Hardiker, N. (2011). Implications for nursing research and generation of evidence. In R. Cook, & A. Cashin (Eds.), Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Informatics: Concepts and Applications (113-127). Hershey: Medical Information Science Reference

Personal values and computer ethics (2011)
Book Chapter
Adam, A. (2011). Personal values and computer ethics. In L. Floridi (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Handbook of Information and Computer Ethics (149-162). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP)