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Hardcover. Social security reform in the United States continues to be a contentious issue, with advocates proposing a centralized or privatized system of personal accounts. This volume provides an analysis of the issues involved in the administration of just such a system. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 line drawings, 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KJVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226754857
- ISBN
- 9780226754857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.46
€ 85.46
Paperback. This practical resource for work with vulnerable adolescents shows ways of promoting resilience and encouraging pro-social behaviour. Discussing concerns associated with adolescence such as peer pressure and moral responsibility, the authors suggest ways for practitioners to support young people who may have social or family problems. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JMBT; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 295 x 210 x 12. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 3rd UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843100195
- ISBN
- 9781843100195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.25
€ 27.25
Hardcover. Editor(s): Begoray, Deborah L.; Banister, Elizabeth M. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN2; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 265 x 18. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634828970
- ISBN
- 9781634828970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 281.68€ 205.30
€ 281.68
€ 205.30
Paperback. This book outlines how adolescent neglect differs from child neglect, the context of why it is overlooked, how it is defined, the causes and consequences of neglect, young people's views, and what professionals can do. Based on original research, the book establishes an evidence base and considers the implications for policy and practice. Series Editor(s): Davies, Carolyn; Ward, Harriet. Series: Safeguarding Children Across Services. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFSP2; JKSB1; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849051040
- ISBN
- 9781849051040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Paperback. Adolescent Volcanoes is an engaging and practical resource with a range exercises and to help adolescents deal with their anger and for their parents to understand and to help their child. Ideal for counsellors, teachers, parents and social workers working with adolescents. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849052184
- ISBN
- 9781849052184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.89
€ 33.89
Paperback. Suitable for academics, policymakers and professionals with an interest in domestic violence, child protection and youth offending, this title focuses on adolescent-to-parent abuse and brings together international research and practice literature and combines with original research to identify and understandings in research, policy and practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JFFE3; JKSN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 11. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300557
- ISBN
- 9781447300557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.70
€ 38.99
€ 37.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148580
- ISBN
- 9780231148580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.48€ 45.30
€ 57.48
€ 45.30
hardcover. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 344 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 27. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346838
- ISBN
- 9780822346838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.33
€ 122.33
Paperback. An ethnography examining the history of Korean adoption to West, the emergence of a distinctive adoptee collective identity, and adoptee returns to Korea in relation to South Korean modernity and globalization. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822346951
- ISBN
- 9780822346951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Adopting after Infertility is an informative interdisciplinary book that addresses the issues that professionals and adopters themselves face when going through the adoption process and the impact of infertility on their experiences. The book includes chapters on the effects of infertility, why people choose adoption and the assessment process. Editor(s): Crawshaw, Marilyn; Balen, Rachel. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JKSF; MFKC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849050289
- ISBN
- 9781849050289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.28
€ 33.28
Hardback. Reports on the reactions of adoptive parents to the advantages, drawbacks, joys, and disappointments of accepting older children. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231033220
- ISBN
- 9780231033220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.47€ 62.28
€ 80.47
€ 62.28
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849056601
- ISBN
- 9781849056601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Paperback. Topics in this book include: the adoption of older children from care; contact with birth families after adoption; trans-racial placement; single-person adoption; children talking about moving to adoption; research on children adopted from Romania; and polices and practices. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBC; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 293 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471852049
- ISBN
- 9780471852049
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.46
€ 69.46
Hardcover. Editor(s): Morton, Rhonda. Num Pages: 127 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634827140
- ISBN
- 9781634827140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.32€ 139.02
€ 189.32
€ 139.02
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785927096
- ISBN
- 9781785927096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.23
€ 21.23
Paperback. Series: Opuscula Graecolatina S. Num Pages: 148 pages, ch. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 148
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772892047
- ISBN
- 9788772892047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.38
€ 29.99
€ 21.38
hardcover. Editor(s): Hernandez, Julio Cesar Perez. Num Pages: 110 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 110
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634852562
- ISBN
- 9781634852562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.71€ 146.47
€ 199.71
€ 146.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Bartlett, Ebony. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; JKSF; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634854375
- ISBN
- 9781634854375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 199.71€ 146.47
€ 199.71
€ 146.47
Hardcover. Num Pages: 121 pages, tables. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JP; VFV; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 121
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590335048
- ISBN
- 9781590335048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.61€ 57.83
€ 81.61
€ 57.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: JKSF. Dimension: 185 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631177101
- ISBN
- 9781631177101
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.89€ 166.87
€ 245.89
€ 166.87
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415718745
- ISBN
- 9780415718745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.47
€ 48.47
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- National Children's Bureau
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909391253
- ISBN
- 9781909391253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.12
€ 46.12
Paperback. 'Adult Lives' is a diverse collection of readings from all stages of life which aim to understand how those living and working together in an ageing society relate to each other. It uses a holistic approach to understanding ageing in adulthood that is applicable to all, including those developing policy and in practice. Editor(s): Katz, Jeanne; Peace, Sheila; Spurr, Sue. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 172 x 26. Weight in Grams: 854.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300434
- ISBN
- 9781447300434
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.01
€ 41.99
€ 40.01
Paperback. An historical overview of adult social care that locates the roots of the current crisis in the under-valuing of older people and adults with disabilities and in the marketisation of social care over the past two decades. Editor(s): Ferguson, Iain; Lavalette, Michael. Series: Critical and Radical Debates in Social Work. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 129 x 200 x 5. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316169
- ISBN
- 9781447316169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.01
€ 17.01