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Presents an essential
perspective on terrorism
by offering an
opportunity for analysis
and reflection at a time
of ongoing violence,
chilling threats, and
renewed reprisals. This
title includes essays by
Francois Gere, Rohan
Gunaratna, Olivier
Hubac-Occhipinti, Ariel
Merari, Philippe Migaux,
and Yves Ternon.
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Gender intersects with
other factors such as
race, ethnicity,
economic, social and
political aspects and
geographical locations.
This book considers
global discourses on
water; water culture and
the economy; water, time
and place; and water,
women and agency. It
highlights the
achievements and
failures, in both
developed and developing
countries.
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The British consume at
least double the per
capita quantity of baked
beans eaten by any other
nationality. 20 per cent
of men claim that they
can do DIY jobs better
than any professional.
Containing facts about
who we are, information
about what we do, and
figures about how we've
changed, this paints a
numerical portrait of
Britain.
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For most of us,
'Apocalypse' suggests the
cataclysmic end of the
world. Yet in Greek
'apocalypse' means
'revelation, ' and the
real subject of "The Book
of Revelation." This
title explores the
significance of
apocalyptic movements and
the role they have played
in the rise of the West
and 'The Empire of
Modernity.'
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Bornstein's How to Change
the World studies a
remarkable group of
individuals around the
world--what he calls
social entrepreneurs.
These people are bringing
innovative, and
successful, grass-roots
approaches to a wide
variety of social and
economic problems, from
rural poverty in India to
discrimination against
gypsies in Central
Europe.
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In response to the
international turmoil,
violence, and increasing
ideological polarization,
social psychological
interest in the topics of
legitimacy and social
justice has blossomed
considerably. This volume
explains how and why
people make sense of
injustice at all levels
of analysis.
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Presents controversial
issues in a debate-style
format designed to
stimulate student
interest and develop
critical thinking skills.
This book features an
issue summary, an issue
introduction, and a
postscript. It includes
an instructor's manual
with testing material,
and features an annotated
listing of selected World
Wide Web sites.
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An introduction to the
hermeneutic tradition. It
helps students of
sociology and philosophy
place the problems of
'understanding social
science' in their
historical and
philosophical context,
by presenting the major
current in sociological
thought as responses to
the challenge of
hermeneutics.
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Focusing on the period
since the late-1990's,
this work examines who is
likely to have a baby as
a teenager, the
consequences of early
motherhood and how
teenage pregnancy is
dealt with in the media.
It is suitable for
students in sociology,
social policy, health
studies and public
health.
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Cyberterrorism can be
defined as the use of
information technology by
terrorist groups and
individuals to further
their agenda. This can
include use of
information technology to
organise and execute
attacks against networks.
This book examines
various aspects of this
type of warfare.
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This topical book
examines the consequences
of our car-based
transport system for
social policy. Readers
are introduced to the
complexity of the
relationship between
transport and society
together with the debates
about the social
inequalities produced by
the transport.
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If we human beings are to
participate knowingly in
the continuing evolution
of our species rather
than unknowingly in its
extinction. It is crucial
that we understand that
the sense we make depends
on how we make it and on
our being aware that it
is we together who have
to do it.
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Examines the consequences
of our car-based
transport system for
social policy. This book
introduces the complexity
of the relationship
between transport and
society together with the
debates about the social
inequalities produced by
the transport system and
the connection between
social inequality,
social exclusion and
transport disadvantage.
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Based on a fifteen year
longitudinal
cross-cultural analysis
on the role of the body
in identity construction
process around the world,
this analysis provides
readers with a
comparative theoretical
exploration of piercing
and other forms of body
modification that
international communities
of defiance use to
express their identity.
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The ways we think about
the world, about
ourselves and our
personal relations are
largely determined by our
cognitive schemes,
cognitive styles. This
book examines the
parental influence on
cognitive styles and
through it, to the way
of thinking and personal
relations of mentally
healthy individuals.
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This book offers an
interdisciplinary
analysis of complex
issues, constructs, and
interventions that deal
with human-social
problems with global
implications. It posits
social development theory
and practice in a
critically important
context challenging the
scientific orthodoxy of
our times.
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Takes a look at the use
of civil and
administrative powers by
social landlords as a
means of preventing crime
and disorder. This book
contains chapters about
'nuisance neighbours' and
anti-social behaviour in
their social,
historical, economic and
political context.
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Course research makes
innovative contributions
to understanding such
challenges for policy as
anti-social behaviour,
the search for equity of
access to resources,
including education,
training and skills
development, and an
ageing population. This
book describes generation
differences in impact of
social and economic
influences.
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Broadly speaking, The
Oxford Handbook of Civil
Society views the topic
of civil society through
three prisms: as a part
of society (voluntary
associations), as a kind
of society (marked out by
certain social norms),
and as a space for
citizen action and
engagement (the public
square or sphere).
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Although Social Security
remains a crucial benefit
for millions of seniors,
the program was designed
to serve an American
society. This book
explores the
modernisation of the
Social Security program
to reflect America's
evolving demographics
which is vital to
ensuring that benefits
are adequate and
equitable for generations
to come.
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It is widely recognized
that cultural factors are
central elements in
shaping the trajectories,
tactics, organizational
forms, recruitment, and
ideologies of social
movements. This title
brings together research
on cultural themes such
as narratives, frames,
speech acts, and
subcultural networks. It
also introduces
methodological
approaches.
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Helping you with your
ABET studies, this
workbook is organised
around five theme-based
chapters: society,
environment and
development; events,
time and space; social
justice, human rights
and democracy; diversity
and change; and, working
for change. It includes
many illustrations,
diagrams, and
photographs that develop
key concepts.
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The field of surveillance
studies is fuelled by an
interest in the questions
that lie at its heart.
What information is held
about us, and to what
extent that information
is secure? This book
examines these questions
from the perspective of
sociology, management
research, law, literary
analysis and internet
studies.
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This volume integrates
different viewpoints on
self-organization through
inquiry into the
structure of the self and
through self-reflexion.
It opens a new horizon
for the synthesis of
planning/control action
theory and
spontaneous/performative
action theory.
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Intends to assemble a set
of essays that invent,
develop, and/or
demonstrate strategies
for theorizing one or
several dynamic
processes, so as to
identify, illustrate by
example, and analyze
specific problems as well
as connect theorizations
of process across
different disciplines of
inquiry.
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Success at seeking and
gaining funding is now a
vital component of
building of a successful
research career. This
book sets out the case
for why success at
winning funding is so
important, from both an
institutional and
individual researcher
perspective.
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Having choices empowers
us, but constant
extension of choice
overwhelms us. This title
provides a critique of
choice in contemporary
society and policy. It
considers whether choice
enhances or burdens our
lives and questions the
blithe assumption that
more choice is always for
the better.
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As New Labor approaches
the end of an
unprecedented third term
in office, this book
asks whether Britain is
more equal than it was in
1997. It features
chapters on migration,
social attitudes, and
the new Equality and
Human Rights Commission.
It is suitable for those
seeking an objective
account of Labor's
achievements in power.
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The constant
force-feeding of too much
information causes a
reality overload that
robs us
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Discusses India's Yoga,
Shakta, and Tantra
traditions. This book
uses the epic literary
genre to imagine the mind
liberating struggle of
these teachings. It
combines academic study
and translation with the
meditative quest and
questions of a woman and
mother.
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Presents insights into
the similarities and
differences in children's
experiences across
diverse socio-economic,
cultural and welfare
contexts. This book
examines: the impacts of
caregiving within
families affected by
HIV/AIDS; children's and
families' resilience;
and, the factors
influencing whether
children become involved
in care work.
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Rafah, a town at the
southernmost tip of the
Gaza Strip, is a squalid
place. Situated on the
border with Egypt,
swaths of Rafah have been
reduced to rubble. Buried
deep in the archives is
one bloody incident, in
1956, that left 111
Palestinian refugees
dead, shot by Israeli
soldiers. This title
captures the essence of
the tragedy.
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This volume, the fifth
in the series developing
Bernstein's code theory,
presents a clear account
of the developments of
this code theory and
shows the close relation
between its development
and the empirical
research to which the
theory has given rise.
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Aimed at a broad social
science and public
readership, this book
draws on fresh data on
wealth to answer the
following key questions:
What is wealth? Who has
got it? Where might we
draw a 'wealth line'? Who
lies above it? And what
might policy do about
wealth and the wealthy?
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On a journey that takes
him around the world,
the author profiles
public transportation
here and abroad,
highlighting the people
and ideas that may help
undo the damage that
car-centric planning has
done to our cities and
create convenient,
affordable, and
sustainable urban
transportation - and
better city living - for
all.
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Makes the radical
assertion that all social
events ranging from
fashions in music and art
to the rise and fall of
civilizations are biased
by the attitudes a
society holds toward the
future. This book
presents many examples
from different walks of
life in support of this
argument.
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The dynamics, politics,
and richness of knowledge
production in social
movements and social
activist contexts are
often overlooked. This
book contends that some
of the most radical
critiques and
understandings about
dominant ideologies and
power structures, and
visions of social change,
have emerged from those
spaces.
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Existing leadership
theories have not
provided a solution for
today's organisational
challenges. These
theories focus on the
relationship between
individuals, rather than
on the development of the
individual. Theory "I"
focuses on developing
individual human
capabilities and
potentialities.
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This book aims to explore
the politics of gender
and time, and the
sociological aspects of
work. This book provides
a dynamic intervention
into Marxist analysis of
time and capitalist
accumulation, and looks
at how in contemporary
regimes this translates
as the universal
appropriation of women's
labour time.
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Presenting a comparative
analysis of the welfare
systems of a number of
industrial economies,
this book analyses 'Third
Way' social policy and
policy processes, and
examines the extent to
which 'Third Way'
ideology and
institutional structures
converge or vary in
different national
settings.
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Analyses how the market
has taken over the state,
as well as public
services, so education
and health are treated as
profit making businesses.
This book presents an
alternative, tripolar
model of society, made
up of government, civil
society and business,
which can work in
partnership for
developing a more free,
equitable and sustainable
society.
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Violence and injustice
are two major political
problems facing the world
today. Offering a fresh,
innovative analysis of
the concept of violence,
this book presents an
original insight into the
nature of injustice.
Addressing three key
questions, it forces us
to rethink the scope and
aims of a theory of
social justice.
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Examines the social
transformations in Europe
from the perspective of
social theory. This book
offers an alternative to
studies of the EU, which
emphasise the replacement
of the nation-state by a
supra-national authority.
It will be useful for
readers from a range of
social science
disciplines, including
sociology and political
science.
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Examines the relationship
between welfare and
health and includes
discussion of policy
issues, including
changes in health care
delivery and the tackling
of health and social
inequalities. This book
also emphasises the
significance of social
policy in preventing ill
health and disability,
as well as supporting the
sick and disabled people.
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This book examines the
relationship between
welfare and health and
includes discussion of
key policy issues such
as; changes in health
care delivery,
regulation of
professionals,
privatisation, welfare
pluralism and the
tackling of health and
social inequalities.
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Looks at how public
services in India are
operating and a few
practical demonstrations
of the same. This book
examines policies and
frameworks which could be
of use in this context,
whether local or
international. It
includes a few local and
international case
studies to demonstrate
the practicalities of the
situation.
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The most comprehensive
source of statistics in
the UK, Annual Abstract
of Statistics is a
statistical encyclopaedia
including over 10, 000
series of data and
covering key aspects of
the UK's economic,
social and industrial
life. The data are
presented in easy-to-read
tables and supported by
notes.
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Provides access to a
range of articles from
some of the magazines,
newspapers, and journals
published. This title
contains organizational
features designed to make
them particularly useful
in the classroom: a
general introduction; an
annotated table of
contents; a topic guide;
and an annotated listing
of selected World Wide
Web sites.
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Offers an approach to
topics of race, class,
and gender, with an
emphasis on critical
thinking and active
learning. In this title,
social problems are
approached from four
theoretical perspectives.
It provides self-quizzes
and E-flashcards that
help students master the
basic terminology.
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Written in a concise and
accessible style by
Michael Hill, this
textprovides a coherent,
thematic account of
social policy in the
modern world. Takes a
comparative approach,
considering the ways in
which different countries
approach social policies.
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Explores the connections
between the decline in
support for welfarism in
high crime cultures, the
emergence of
de-civilising tendencies
through social
exclusionary policies and
the problem of
delinquency and
anti-social behaviour.
This book is suitable for
students taking courses
in criminology,
sociology, criminal
justice and social
policy.
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An antidote to the
endless pessimism of the
Commentariat, official
Ireland's gloomy opinion
mongers. This work shows
that there is a surge of
ambition, new money,
optimism and hope. It is
about the Irish
generation, born either
side of the Pope's visit,
who have been squeezed
into the middle and
lifted up by the Celtic
Tiger.
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Obesity is an unintended
but unavoidable
consequence of economic
progress. Obesity is not
a disease but a signal.
It should alert us to
bigger structural
problems in society. Our
bodies can no longer cope
with the excess of
over-consumption, and
the planet is labouring
under the effect of
industrialisation and
greenhouse gas emissions.
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Presents a series of
papers focused on the
complex dynamics of
coalitions and the
interorganizational
relations within social
movements. This volume
includes a section,
which focuses on
strategic decision making
in social movements,
including with regard to
strategic alliances.
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Volume 6 of "The
Collected Works of Arthur
Seldon" examines the
failure of
state-supported welfare
programs to benefit the
people most in need of
help. The eight articles,
and one book in this
volume argue that the
welfare state cannot,
solve the problem of
poverty and once "free"
welfare services start,
they are difficult to
stop.
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Focuses on the ways in
which social problems
affect the quality of
life. This title examines
the problems in terms of:
the nature and extent of
the problem; how the
problem affects people's
quality of life; the
structural and social
psychological factors
that cause and tend to
perpetuate the problem;
and, what can be done to
resolve the problem.
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Shows how almost
everything - from life
expectancy to depression
levels, violence to
illiteracy - is affected
not by how wealthy a
society is, but how
equal it is; that
societies with a bigger
gap between rich and poor
are bad for everyone in
them - including the
well-off; and, how we
can find positive
solutions and move
towards a happier future.
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The ultimate sociological
resource Written by three
eminent professors, this
reference has been
updated to reflect the
shifts of sociological
thought in the last five
years, making it the
most comprehensive,
authoritative, and
up-to-date dictionary of
sociology available. 496
pages
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Presents an analysis of
the nature of European
societies across the
expanded EU member
states. This title
compares the different
dimensions of the
territorial and social
order of Europe and
addresses a range of
issues relating to
Europeanisation and key
topics such as
inequality, migration,
poverty, and the labour
market and education.
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Suitable for students of
social policy,
development studies and
international relations,
this book: evaluates
national social policies
advanced by international
organisations; examines
policies addressing
global social
redistribution,
regulation and rights;
and is illustrated by
case studies, further
reading sections and a
glossary.
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Drawing on studies of
social class, crime and
deviance, work in
bureaucracies, and
changes in religious and
political organizations,
this introduction
explores the tension
between the individual's
role in society and
society's role in shaping
the individual, and
demonstrates the value of
sociology as a
perspective for
understanding the world.
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Large samples of young
adults were asked a wide
variety of questions
about their experiences
and plans for the future.
The impact of maternal
employment on
relationships with
parents was a particular
focus of several of these
studies. This title
describes numerous
empirical research
investigations exploring
attitudes toward maternal
employment.
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The Sonic Youth worldview
encompasses punk rock,
trashy pulp fiction,
pop-art minimalism,
contemporary classical
composition, glam rock,
leftist politics,
feminist iconography,
and ironic humour. This
work tells the story of
'the Velvet Underground
of their generation' It
is an account of an
iconic band and the times
they helped create.
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Achieve exam success with
this helpful revision
guide! Covering essential
course content for the
Higher exam, each topic
is broken down into
manageable sections so
that revision is made
easier. Top Tips and
Quick Tests help you to
track your progress and
prepare for the final
exam, while case studies
and examples bring
learning to life.
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In The Elementary Forms
of Religious Life,
Durkheim investigated the
enduring source of human
social identity and
fellowship by studying
the simplest form of
documented religion,
totemism among the
Aborigines of Australia.
His book about the origin
and nature of religion
and society continues to
enthrall sociologists,
anthropologists,
ethnographers,
philosophers, and
theologians.
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Explains the nature and
development of the World
Health Organzation's
study of housing across
Europe. This title
provides fresh evidence
of links between the
health of inhabitants and
their housing conditions,
with focus on critical
topics such as: indoor
air pollution; the effect
of cold homes and
dampness; noise effects;
and, domestic accidents.
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This series is designed
to foster debates on the
sociology of social
problems by presenting a
forum where sociologists
of this discipline can
present and argue opposed
positions on
epistemological, moral
and political issues that
are central to the field.
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Volume 6 of "The
Collected Works of Arthur
Seldon" examines the
failure of
state-supported welfare
programs to benefit the
people most in need of
help. The eight articles,
and one book in this
volume argue that the
welfare state cannot,
solve the problem of
poverty and once "free"
welfare services start,
they are difficult to
stop.
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Argues for a Modernism of
everyday life, immersed
in questions of
socialism, sexual
politics and technology.
This work features
chapters ranging from a
study of industrial and
brutalist aesthetics in
Britain, the Sexpol of
Wilhelm Reich in film and
design, and the
alienation effects of
Brecht and Hanns Eisler
on record and on screen.
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Describes the emergence
of the United States as a
world power between the
years 1890 and 1920, and
their contrivance of the
Spanish-American War and
gratuitous entrance into
World War 1, this work
offers an understanding
of America's political
circumstance.
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In an increasingly global
economy, and with
retirement starting for
the Baby Boomer
generation, Congress has
indicated a strong
interest in ensuring that
today's young people have
the educational
attainment and employment
experience. This book
explores the vulnerable
youth population with
regard to schooling,
employment and job
training programs.
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Part of the "Research in
Social Movements,
Conflicts and Change"
series, this title
contains three sections
of data-driven articles
that address topics
central to scholarship on
social movements and
conflict resolution. It
also showcases research
on a variety of
movements, organizations
and conflicts in ways
that contribute to
theory-building.
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Considers the uses to
which social
representation and modes
of social behavior are
put by individuals and
groups, describing the
tactics available to the
common man for reclaiming
his own autonomy from the
all-pervasive forces of
commerce, politics, and
culture.
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Highly accessible A-Z of
the major terms in the
social and behavioral
sciences, spanning
anthropology,
communication and media
studies, criminal
justice, economics,
education, geography,
human services,
management, political
science, psychology,
and sociology.
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Aims to challenge many
common stereotypes about
the nature of family
involvement as people
age. This book explores
diversity and change in
the family relationships
older people maintain,
looking at how family
relationships are
constructed and organised
in later life.
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Offers essays by leading
artists and thinkers in
the field of critical
cultural theory that
examine the conditions of
cultural production in
the first decade of the
twenty-first century.
This book addresses
questions of cultural
democracy and
oppositionality from a
variety of perspectives
that are committed to
progressive social
change.
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Offers a look at Georgia,
which since its
independence, has been
the most vocally
independent-minded
country in the former
Soviet Union. This book
discusses the situation
in Georgia and examines
Georgia's efforts to
democratise and bolster
its free market economy,
while surmounting
separatism, Russian
economic sanctions and
other problems.
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One of the most
challenging issues facing
developed countries is
the increasing rate of
depression and suicide
among young people. This
title describes the
contributing factors to
this increasing rate of
depression among young
people, and why our
search for constant
happiness is setting our
children up for problems.
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Quebec's English-language
arts have experienced a
remarkable revival in the
21st century. The music
scene has attracted
international attention.
Arcade Fire's Grammy
award for "Album of the
Year" in 2011 even drew
political attention. This
title provides an
Alternative History of
English-Language Arts in
Quebec.
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Explains the application
of strategy to the
promotion of a more just
society, as well as
provides some of the
groundwork for
individuals and groups
professionally charged or
personally involved in
that promotion. This book
intends to propose that
strategy can be a
suitable foundation for
designing and carrying
out a course of action in
society.
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Based on two PBS
documentaries, this work
uses the metaphor of a
disease to tackle a very
serious subject: the
damage done to our
health, our families,
our communities, and our
environment, by the
obsessive quest for
material gain. It also
ups the ante for the
continuing war we should
wage against consumerism
nationwide.
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Health systems everywhere
are experiencing rapid
change in response to the
threats to health,
including from lifestyle
diseases, risks of
pandemic flu, and the
global effects of climate
change. This book offers
an assessment of
challenges confronting a
public health system,
exploring how its
parameters have shifted
over time.
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Now in paperback, an
eye-opening guide to the
massive societal impact
of online social networks
For today's super-wired,
always-on,
live-life-in-public young
Americans, the causes
they support define who
they are. Societal
aspirations have so
permeated the "net
native" population that
causes have become like
musical tastes.
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Includes essays by some
of the distinguished
housing scholars that
address the big issues in
contemporary debates
about housing and housing
policy in the UK. Setting
out a distinctive and
coherent analysis, this
title steers a course
between those accounts
that rely on economic
theory and analysis and
those that emphasise
policy.
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The dwarf, the
disfigured, the blind
man, the homosexual,
the ex-mental patient and
the member of a racial or
religious minority all
share one characteristic:
they are all socially
"abnormal". This a study
of of the ways in which a
stigmatized person can
develop a more positive
social identity.
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Focuses on the research
and scientific
information on the causes
and consequences of
childhood obesity
epidemic in America which
form the platform on
which to build our
national policies and
partner with the private
sector to end the
childhood obesity
epidemic.
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Addresses the principles
of marketing as applied
to the heritage sector.
This book looks at the
marketing issues that
arise from the particular
management, educational
and cultural aspects of
heritage. It includes
examples and cases from
around the world. It is
intended for students and
professionals.
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A hundred years after its
philanthropist founder
identified poverty,
alcohol, drugs and
gambling among the social
evils of his time, the
Joseph Rowntree
Foundation initiated a
major consultation. This
book examines the
underlying problems that
pose the greatest threat
to British society in the
21st century.
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Presents an assessment of
key areas of social
policy and the context
and processes which
surround their
development. This book
investigates various
constitutional changes
and their potential
impact upon social
policy. It is suitable
for students across the
health and social
sciences as well as those
studying social policy as
a main subject.
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Intended for students of
public administration who
are seeking to understand
the policy process, this
volume provides a forum
for the proponents of
several of the
theoretical frameworks to
present the basic
propositions of their
frameworks, to assess
the empirical evidence
that has developed, and
to discuss directions for
future research.
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Establishing a common set
of understandings and
terminology, and an
analytical starting point
for research in civil
society, this title
offers summaries of
concepts and theories and
definitions of terms. It
provides an overview of
the contours of civil
society, social capital,
philanthropy and
nonprofits across
cultures and historical
periods.
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The authors demonstrate
how to consider issues of
race, class, and gender
when interpreting
problems so students can
see issues from many
vantage points.
Historical and major
theoretical perspectives
successfully lend a solid
foundation for student's
analysis and
comprehension.
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Explores the interplay of
local cultural and
religious practices in
the delivery and
experiences of health in
South Asia. This text
provides insight into the
relationships between
health, culture,
community, livelihood,
and the nation-state,
and in particular, the
struggles of
disadvantaged groups to
gain access to health
care in South Asia.
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Provides a view into the
world of Bioterrorism and
shows how it could affect
the healthcare system of
the United States. This
work demonstrates the
ramifications to health,
politics, and everyday
common actions and looks
at biological agents and
how organizations and the
government should respond
in cases when such agents
are unleashed.
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Throughout the world,
governments are
restructuring social and
welfare provision.This
book analyses the
pressures on social
citizenship from changes
in work and the family,
political actors, an
ageing population, and a
general backdrop of
globalization. It goes on
to provocatively critique
government's main policy
responses.
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In the study of civil
society and social
movements, most cases
are based in Western
Europe and North America.
This is the first edited
book examining social
movements in East Asia
and it provides a direct
contrast to books focused
on Western social
movements.
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