Expanding the Boundaries of Health and Social Science

Foreword, Craig Calhoun and Cora MarrettContributorsIntroduction: Approaching Interdisciplinary Research, John W. RowePART I: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: THE SOCIAL WORLD AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DISEASE1. Domain Introduction, John T. Cacioppo2. A Contemporary Perspective on Multilevel Analyses and Social Neuroscience, Gary G. Berntson and John T. Cacioppo3. Risk of Hypertensive Heart Disease: The Joint Influence of Genetic and Behavioral Factors, Kathleen C. Light, Susan S....
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Foreword, Craig Calhoun and Cora MarrettContributorsIntroduction: Approaching Interdisciplinary Research, John W. RowePART I: HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: THE SOCIAL WORLD AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AND DISEASE1. Domain Introduction, John T. Cacioppo2. A Contemporary Perspective on Multilevel Analyses and Social Neuroscience, Gary G. Berntson and John T. Cacioppo3. Risk of Hypertensive Heart Disease: The Joint Influence of Genetic and Behavioral Factors, Kathleen C. Light, Susan S. Girdler, and Alan L. Hinderliter4. Status, Strees, and Heart Disease: a Monkey's Tale, Jay R. Kaplan and Stephen B. ManuckPART II: MIND MATTERS: AFFECTIVE AND COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE5. Domain Introduction, Richard J. Davidson6. Affective Neuroscience: a Case for Interdisciplinary Research, Richard J. Davidson7. Visual Mental Imagery: a Case Study in Interdisciplinary Research, S. M. Kosslyn8. Plasticity and Health: Social Influences on Gene Expression and Neural Development, Michael J. MeaneyPART III: POSITIVE HEALTH: WHAT NOURISHES WHO FLOURISHES?9. Domain Introduction, Carol D. Ryff10. Thriving in the Face of Challenge: the Integrative Science of Human Resilience, Carol D. Ryff and Burton Singer11. Integrating Psychosocial Factors with Biology: the Role of Protective Factors in Trajectories of Health and Aging, Teresa E. Seeman12. Religion, Spirituality, and Health: the Duke Experience, Linda K. GeorgePART IV: IN SEARCH OF METHUSELAH: POPULATION PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH AND LONGEVITY13. Domain Introduction, Linda Waite14. Social Resources and Health, Michael Marmot15. A Journey through the Interdisciplinary Landscape of Biodemography, S. Jay Olshansky and Bruce A. CarnesPART V: A TALE OF TWO CITIES: PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIV/AIDS16. Domain Introduction, Neil Schneiderman17. Learning to Cope with HIV/AIDS, Neil Schneiderman and Michael Antoni18. The Evolution of HIV Prevention in San Francisco: a Multidisciplinary Model, Margaret A. Chesney and Thomas J. CoatesClosing Commentary: Fostering Interdisciplinary Research: the Way Forward, Patricia L. Rosenfield and Frank KesselIndex