Health promotion is an increasingly important part of the work of most health professionals. Yet health promotion is qualitatively different from traditional health care activities. This book will be a focused introduction to, and exploration of, ethical issues in health promotion. It aims to provid[...]

* Written by experts in the field and includes contributions from leading nurses, lawyers and ethicists * New edition of a successful textbook for nurses * Aimed specifically at the nursing market * Brings law and ethics together.[...]

Who should be educated, when, by whom and how? What purposes should education serve? Why does education matter? These fundamental questions of value are not always seen as central to the sociology of education. This book argues that they are pivotal and provides an introduction to the field that is [...]