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Social issues & processes

Paperback. Applied ethics is one of the exciting areas in contemporary philosophy. This book introduces the three moral philosophies: Consequentialism, Kantianism and Virtue Ethics. It then relates these to some of the urgent questions in public debates about the future of welfare services. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348593
ISBN
9781861348593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.00

Paperback. This book analyses male violence against women and children, and the mechanisms society develops to push it out of sight. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFE3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349613
ISBN
9781861349613
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.48

Paperback. Includes the essays that focus on the problems and conflicts of doing African diaspora research from various disciplinary perspectives as well as situate, describe, and reflect on the practice of diaspora scholarship. This work intends to enlarge understanding of how the diaspora is conceived and explores possibilities for the future of its study. Editor(s): Olaniyan, Tejumola; Sweet, James H. Num Pages: 376 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221919
ISBN
9780253221919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

BIC Classification: JFFE; LAM; LNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138279827
ISBN
9781138279827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 42.91

Paperback. Drawing on the findings of anthropology, palaeontogy, psychology and history; and including character analyses of Stalin, Hitler and Himmler, this title shows how the failure to use our capacity for love and reason results in the development of the reverse: we wish to control life absolutely, or to destroy it. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712674898
ISBN
9780712674898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.61

Hardcover. Understanding disability policy explores the roles of social security, social support, poverty, socio-economic status, community safety, official discourses and spatial change in shaping disabled people's opportunities. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JPQB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847427397
ISBN
9781847427397
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.80

paperback. Analysis that links the phenomenon of homelessness to wider debates about the changing social and economic environment remains relatively underdeveloped. This important book brings together contemporary debates and empirical research in order to explore the nature, experience and impact of social change in the context of risks and uncertainties. Num Pages: 316 pages, 2ill.17tabs. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861341501
ISBN
9781861341501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 36.00

paperback. This classic text provides the first comprehensive examination of the social policy of New Labour. It compares and contrasts current policy areas with both the Old Left and the New Right and applies the concept of the 'third way' to both individual policy areas and broader cross-cutting themes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2figs.14tabs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFF; JKS; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 148. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861341518
ISBN
9781861341518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.75

paperback. This book makes a significant contribution to debates about how people with learning difficulties may achieve social inclusion, and the part which lifelong learning may play in this. Its exploration of the links between community care, education, training, employment, housing and benefits policies in the context of lifelong learning is unique. Num Pages: 260 pages, 2figs.5tabs. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS; JNP; JNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 389.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861342232
ISBN
9781861342232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.75

paperback. Mass migration and globalization are creating new and deep challenges to education systems the world over. In this volume, some of the world's leading researchers in multicultural education and immigration discuss critical issues related to cultural sustainability, structural inclusion, and social cohesion. Editor(s): Banks, James A.; Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M.; Ben-Peretz, Miriam. Series: Multicultural Education Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFFS; JNFR; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807758090
ISBN
9780807758090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823244614
ISBN
9780823244614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.55

Paperback. Appealing to both graduate and upper-level undergraduate course in psychology, sociology, social work, political science, and many interdisciplinary areas, Women and Poverty provides a social psychological analysis of social class and class-based inequity, specifically in terms of women's poverty. Series: Contemporary Social Issues and Interventions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSJ1; JHB; JMG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 9. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183505
ISBN
9781405183505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.16

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JMF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433813290
ISBN
9781433813290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.69
€ 57.10

Hardback. The lives of people with disease and disability are affected not only by their conditions but by public response to these conditions in the form of stigma and discrimination. Making sense of this injustice is the focus of this book. Editor(s): Corrigan, Patrick W. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG; MBNH9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433815836
ISBN
9781433815836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.40
€ 76.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE; JKSB1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 14. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781433822216
ISBN
9781433822216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.30

Hardback. CSAP identified four critical predictors from childhood for substance use that could be valuable targets for prevention of adolescent substance use management of and involvement with the child, and the child's social competence, and school achievement. This book shows how seven selected prevention programs address these. Editor(s): Tolan, Patrick H.; Szapocznik, Jose; Sambrano, Soledad. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 187 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
American Psychological Association United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591473077
ISBN
9781591473077
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

paperback. Editor(s): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia L. Num Pages: 328 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; JFFT; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473029
ISBN
9780801473029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 45.34

hardcover. This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 705.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725576
ISBN
9780804725576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.80

Paperback. As New Labour approaches the end of an unprecedented third term in office, this bestselling book asks whether Britain is more equal than it was in 1997. This second volume, following on from the highly successful "A more equal society?", provides an independent assessment of the success or otherwise of New Labour's policies. Editor(s): Hills, John; Sefton, Tom; Stewart, Kitty. Series: Case Studies on Poverty, Place and Policy. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; JFF; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 734.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422019
ISBN
9781847422019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.78

Hardcover. This timely book explores the role played by faith-based organisations (FBOs), which are growing in importance in the provision of social services in the European context. Editor(s): Beaumont, Justin; Cloke, Paul. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFJ; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 246 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428349
ISBN
9781847428349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.30

hardcover. This topical book examines and debates a range of themes facing Gypsies and Travellers in British Society, including health, social policy, employment and education. Editor(s): Richardson, Joanna; Ryder, Andrew. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFJ; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847428950
ISBN
9781847428950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.30

paperback. In a period of rapid social and economic change, labour markets are undergoing major transformations. This book explores the changing fortunes of young people in Europe's flexible and precarious labour markets and the range of policies that are being developed to help them deal with the problems they face. Editor(s): Bradley, Harriet; Hoof, Jacques Van. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9781861345875
ISBN
9781861345875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.33

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348487
ISBN
9781861348487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.65

Paperback. This much-needed new textbook introduces readers to the development of China's welfare polices since its conception of an open-door policy of 1978. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861348807
ISBN
9781861348807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.91

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