Main description:

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.

Contents:

Overview. The Demography of Health Behavior: An Overview; L.G. Pol, R.K. Thomas. Health Behavior and the Human Life Span. Health Behavior and the Human Life Cycle; T.R. Prohaska, M.A. Clark. Health Behavior in Children; R.W. O?Brien, P.J. Bush. Health Behavior in Adolescents; J.M. Cowell, B.A. Marks. Health Behavior in Gay Men; M.R. Kauth, J. Prejean. Health Behavior in Lesbians; H.C. VanScoy. Health Behavior in Persons Living with HIV/AIDS; B.T. Thomason, P.E. Campos. Health Behavior in Developing Countries; J. Coreil. Health Behavior Among the Homeless and the Poor; J.D. Wright, L.M. Joyner. Health Behavior in Persons with Severe Mental Illness; T. Hawley. Health Behavior in Caregivers; L.K. Wright. Health Behavior in Structured Communities. Health Behavior in Prisons and Correctional Institutions; B.J. Anno. Health Behavior in Religious Communities; P. Duckro, et al. Synthesis. Demography, Development and Diversity of Health Behavior: An Integration; D.S. Gochman. Cumulative Index Vols. I-IV.