Nurses have to be aware of a range of sociological and psychological issues in order to provide holistic care. This book explores sociology and psychology relevant to nursing and explains why it is so important to understand these disciplines in order to be a good nurse. It is written specifically for nursing students, and clearly explains the key concepts using nursing case studies and examples. Chapters move from individual and personal issues onto wider society as a whole and explore the psychological and sociological basis of all aspects of nursing practice.

A novel by a Nigerian-born author which explores the constraints of a tradition under which women are defined in purely monetary terms. When Aku-nna and her family are inherited by her uncle, who values her only for the high bride-price she is expected to fetch, she defies convention and society.

After living in London for several years with a prestigious banking job, Kehinde agrees to return to her native Nigeria with her husband and children, but must decide whether or not to stay when her husband takes a new wife and wants her to be the subservient wife

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Product Description: This novel dramatizes the painful birth of the republic of Biafra in the late 1960s.

Nnu Ego, a hard-working, optimistic Ibo woman, remains fiercely determined to save her children from the devastation of war, the erosion of village life, and the breakdown of tradition

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Product Description: A lone Nigerian mother is determined to carve a place for herself against all odds. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By the time she leaves Jamaica to join her family in London, Gwendolen feels alienated both from them and her culture, by the curses of poverty, illiteracy, and rape