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In the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that "Google intends to develop an automated car", "the U.S. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684833
ISBN
9780745684833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.41

Paperback.

In the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that "Google intends to develop an automated car", "the U.S. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.

Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684840
ISBN
9780745684840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.96

Hardback. With the advent of digital devices and software, self-tracking practices have gained new adherents and have spread into a wide array of social domains. The Quantified Self movement has emerged to promote self knowledge through numbers . Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509500598
ISBN
9781509500598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. With the advent of digital devices and software, self-tracking practices have gained new adherents and have spread into a wide array of social domains. The Quantified Self movement has emerged to promote self knowledge through numbers . Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; JFD; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509500604
ISBN
9781509500604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.55

Paperback. An eminently readable and accessible book, By Himself sheds new light on the social meaning of being a widower. Num Pages: 212 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626348
ISBN
9781442626348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

Paperback. With a unique focus on the effects of poverty on parenting in Britain, this book explores what professionals and policy makers can do to support families living in poverty. The authors examine community-level poverty and its relationship to family and individual problems such as low income, poor mental health and child behavioural difficulties. Series: Supporting Parents. Num Pages: 320 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFFA; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Pub
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843100690
ISBN
9781843100690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 43.62

Paperback. This text provides a critique of the subjective Bayesian view of statistical inference, and proposes the author's own error-statistical approach as an alternative framework for the epistemology of experiment. It seeks to address the needs of researchers who work with statistical analysis. Series: Science & Its Conceptual Foundations S. Num Pages: 510 pages, 12 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: JHBC; PDA; PDN; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 38. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226511986
ISBN
9780226511986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.62

Paperback. * Explores the growing diversity of family life and new sociological thinking about family , parenting, childhood and personal life. * Presents a comprehensive assessment of recent research and theory. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647791
ISBN
9780745647791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.28

Hardback. Advances in reproductive medicine have created an undeniable 'market for babies', in which parents choose traits, clinics woo clients, and specialised providers earn millions of dollars a year. This book argues that it is time to acknowledge this largely secretive and controversial market as a commercial industry. Num Pages: 298 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591396208
ISBN
9781591396208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 404 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL1; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781498513920
ISBN
9781498513920
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.10

Hardcover. In this psychological portrait of a family bound together by the uneasy permutations of love, Abramson relies not on sensationalist narrative but on a collection of the many small moments that glitter along the bumpy path of her life. Series: Sightline Books: The Iowa Series in Literary Nonfiction. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: BG; DNF; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2002nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877458234
ISBN
9780877458234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.31

Paperback. The second edition of Program Evaluation in Practice offers guidance for new and would-be evaluators. It uses real-world examples, explained in writing clear enough so that learners gain a great deal of helpful information while not being overwhelmed, thanks to manageable chapter lengths. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118345825
ISBN
9781118345825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.72

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971695545
ISBN
9789971695545
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813573830
ISBN
9780813573830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813573809
ISBN
9780813573809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.92

Hardcover. Narrates author's experience of becoming a parent as part of a lesbian couple - from meeting her partner and the questions they ask about their readiness to become parents, to the practical considerations of choosing a sperm donor. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: BT; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4862 x 3895 x 585. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804010795
ISBN
9780804010795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 162 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JHBC; JHM; MBNH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138024328
ISBN
9781138024328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 54.89

paperback. In recent years, social scientists have engaged in a deep debate over the methods appropriate to their research. This title offers a collection of essays by the influential figures on every side of this debate reveals its most important stakes and can provide useful guidance to students and scholars in many disciplines. Editor(s): Teele, Dawn Langan. Series: The Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300169409
ISBN
9780300169409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.64

Paperback. This is a critical engagement with the issues, problems, and meanings of contemporary Chinese intellectual thought. The contributors explore concerns over the role of the intellectual and the outcomes of knowledge production in the humanities and offer a range of conflicting perspectives. Editor(s): Davies, Gloria. Series: Asian Voices. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; JFCX; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509344
ISBN
9780742509344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.96

Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBF; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652078
ISBN
9780691652078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.86

Hardcover. Yields findings on how economic decisions by households and policy choices by governments will influence the effects of demographic shift. This title explores topics such as the implications of differential mortality rates by income on Social Security, the link between cognition and economic outcomes. Editor(s): Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 432 pages, 73 line drawings, 105 tables. BIC Classification: JHBD; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226903378
ISBN
9780226903378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.67

Paperback. Ranging from abstract theory to practical design solutions, this book provides the reader with the understandings needed to design and run cutting edge experiments. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 table, 14 figures. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780804752466
ISBN
9780804752466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.52

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640594
ISBN
9780691640594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 178.74

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGH; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612690
ISBN
9780691612690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.22

hardcover. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745671123
ISBN
9780745671123
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.07

Hardback. This important book provides a comparative study of the growth and impact of mass literacy across Europe between 1750 and 1950. The volume outlines the main features of the comparative growth of literacy, and relates them to the later growth of electronic media. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; CFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745614441
ISBN
9780745614441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. * David Vincent is a foremost social historian and has been working on the history of privacy and secrecy for a number of years * This new book will be a short history of privacy since the middle ages. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671130
ISBN
9780745671130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

Paperback. A study of the social theorist Pierre Bourdieu's work, this work focuses on a central theme, the complex relationship between culture and power, and explains that sociology for Bourdieu is a mode of political intervention. The book aims to clarify Bourdieu's concepts and correct misinterpretations. Num Pages: 340 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226785950
ISBN
9780226785950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Paperback. Power is the central organizing principle of all social life, from culture and education to stratification and taste. In this title, the author delves deeply into Bourdieu's work to show how central - but often overlooked - power and politics are to an understanding of sociology. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226925011
ISBN
9780226925011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

paperback. Examining the concept of trust and the role that it played on the Industrial Revolution, this title is a key resource for students studying 19th century British history as well as historically minded sociologists. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBA; KCP; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415748766
ISBN
9780415748766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.37

Paperback. In work, as in other areas of life, it is not always clear what standards we are being judged by or how our worth is being determined. Drawing on the notion that "perplexing situations" provide opportunities for innovative inquiry, this title argues that the dissonance of diverse principles can lead to discovery. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: JHBL; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152486
ISBN
9780691152486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. A collection of cautionary tales about the undignified ways you can kick the bucket - and they're all true. It includes stories of: the vegetarian who was killed with a frozen leg of lamb, the cyclist who swallowed his own dentures and the burglar who fell head-first into a toilet and drowned. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JHBZ; WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Prion Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0295752
ISBN
9781853759710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNAM; JNKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 2. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Orion Magazine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935713050
ISBN
9781935713050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. In this fabulous little book, David Silverman lays bare what he considers to be good and bad qualitative research and gets readers thinking about how they can come to understand the world and each other better through qualitative methods. Series: Very Short, Fairly Interesting & Cheap Books. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781446252185
ISBN
9781446252185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.74

Hardback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 More than three decades of economic growth have led to significant social change in the People's Republic of China. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653365
ISBN
9780745653365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.18

Paperback. Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2015 More than three decades of economic growth have led to significant social change in the People's Republic of China. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSC; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745653372
ISBN
9780745653372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.93

Hardcover. This book is the first of three projected volumes to be published with the support of the Scholarly Resources Project of the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education (NetVUE) with the goal of deepening and broadening current scholarly engagement with the themes of calling and vocation. Editor(s): Cunningham, David S. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: JHB; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190243920
ISBN
9780190243920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.78

Hardcover. Surveying Cultures explores the traditional and the emerging methods used for surveying cultures. This volume is the first book to deal explicitly with cultural surveys and survey methodology, uniquely combing survey methods, anthropological studies, and psychometric theory. Num Pages: 230 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470479070
ISBN
9780470479070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: JHBS; KNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Sagamore Publishing United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571675828
ISBN
9781571675828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.75

Paperback. Care of children from abusive or neglected homes is an increasing problem in today's society. Whether children should be placed in residential care, or community care through adoption is a topic of debate. This book summarizes the results of a survey commissioned by the Department of Health. Series: Wiley Series in Child Care & Protection. Num Pages: 282 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471978374
ISBN
9780471978374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.45