Key Topics in Social Sciences is a collection of short articles summarising the most important concepts in sociology and psychology that nursing and healthcare students will need to understand.

Each entry is intended to give a brief introduction to the topic as a prompt for writing essays and assignments.

• Arranged in alphabetical order so you can find entries quickly and easily
• Short entries take you straight to the heart of each topic
• A great starting point for essays and assignments
• Ideal for revision before assessments and exams
• Cross-references and further reading suggestions provided so you can study in more depth as needed.

From reviews:

“It’s a really easy to use book, the layout is very user friendly and I like the references for further reading at the end of each section. I would really recommend this book to all student nurses as it can help support most assignments.”

Third-year nursing student, University of Surrey