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Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the press…

Invaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy Edited by a team of renowned experts, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to…

This revised and updated second edition of The Globalization and Development Reader builds on the considerable success of a first edition that has bee…

The social worker's guide to integrating theory and practice Applying Theory to Generalist Social Work Practice teaches aspiring social workers how to…

Essential management guidance for real-world applied research projects Managing Applied Social Research equips you with the skills, strategies, and kn…

The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those e…

Love seems like the most personal experience, one that touches each of us in a unique way that is more personal than social, and hence it is not surpr…

A thoughtful text integrating strengths, assets, and capacity-building themes with contemporary issues in rural social work practice Now in its second…

Unde malum from where does evil come? That is the question that has plagued humankind ever since Eve, seduced by the serpent, tempted Adam to taste th…

The issues that increasingly dominate the 21st century cannot be solved by any single country acting alone, no matter how powerful. To manage the glob…

The latest edition of this classic text has been updated to reflect current trends and implications for future demographic developments. The areas of …

A comprehensive introduction to the field, with contributions from leading experts that illuminate the focus and purpose of social work. New edition o…

What's the use of sociology? The question has been asked often enough and it leaves a lingering doubt in the minds of many. At a time when there is wi…

Today autism has become highly visible. Once you begin to look for it, you realize it is everywhere. Why? We all know the answer or think we do: there…

The extensively revised and updated second edition combines carefully chosen primary quotes with wide-ranging discussion and everyday illustrative exa…

Featuring extensive revisions and updates, the Second Edition of The Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory and Research presents an introduct…

A comprehensive overview of domestic and global social welfare policy Written by a team of renowned social policy experts sharing their unique perspec…

Political Science has traditionally employed empirical research and analytical resources to understand, explain and predict political phenomena. One o…

The idea that respect for cultural diversity conflicts with gender equality is now a staple of both public and academic debate. Yet discussion of thes…

Fully revised and restructured, this fresh edition offers students and trainee social workers an incisive and authoritative introduction to the subjec…

Many of the problems that lie at the heart of the current financial crisis stem from a significant but little-known development that occurred in the e…

A solid, theory-to-practice guide to contemporary mezzo and macro social work Written by a renowned team of scholars, Social Work Practice with Groups…

Contemporary understanding of human subjectivity has come a long way since the Cartesian 'thinking thing' or Freud's view of the self struggling with …

The need has never been more crucial for community health providers, programs, and organizations to have access to training in addressing the unique b…

Video Art Theory: A Comparative Approach demonstrates how video art functions on the basis of a comparative media approach, providing a crucial unders…

A Companion to Popular Culture is a landmark survey of contemporary research in popular culture studies that offers a comprehensive and engaging intro…

A lifespan approach presenting evidence-informed interventions for working with individuals and families Social Work Practice with Individuals and Fam…

This book provides a long-overdue account of online technology and its impact on the work and lifestyles of professional employees. It moves between t…

Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income c…

Want to learn something well? Make media to advance knowledge and gain new ideas. You don’t have to be a communication professional to create to learn…

A detailed look at how to apply clinical theories to social work practice Thinking through real-life cases to make connections between theory and prac…

An accessible and engaging guide to the study of human behavior in the social environment, covering every major theoretical approach Providing an over…

This liquid modern world of ours, like all liquids, cannot stand still and keep its shape for long. Everything keeps changing – the fashions we follow…

Introducing Social Research Methods: Essentials for Getting the Edge is a concise and student-friendly introduction to research methods that uses exam…

Cities in Relations advances a novel way of thinking about urban transformation by focusing on transnational relations in the least developed countrie…

Providing a unique blend of cases, concepts, and essential readings The Social Movements Reader, Third Edition, delivers key classic and contemporary …

'Ukraine is not a brothel!' This was the first cry of rage uttered by Femen during Euro 2012. Bare-breasted and crowned with flowers, perched on their…

Praise for the Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series «A major stumbling block to the adoption of evidence-based practice in the real wor…

Sets forth practices to ensure security and foster international trade Written with an international perspective, this book analyzes the complex set o…

Categorical Statistics for CommunicationResearch presents scholars with a discipline-specific guide to categorical data analysis. The text blends nece…

Agent-based modelling in economics Lynne Hamill and Nigel Gilbert, Centre for Research in Social Simulation (CRESS), University of Surrey, UK New meth…

Updated to reflect recent global developments, the second edition of Globalization: A Basic Text presents an up-to-date introduction to major trends a…

Family Problems: Stress, Risk, and Resilience presents an interdisciplinary collection of original essays that push the boundaries of family science t…

Features a straightforward and concise resource for introductory statistical concepts, methods, and techniques using R Understanding and Applying Basi…

This compelling contribution to contemporary debates about the banking industry offers a unique perspective on its geographical and conceptual ‘placem…