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Paperback. Examines 2 different and often opposing worlds of in vitro fertilization: the public's political, legal and ethical concerns surrounding the technique, and the personal, pragmatic world of the individual patients who come to the centers seeding a cure for infertility. This book provides a objective analysis which answers many perplexing questions. Num Pages: 194 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: MFKC1; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231069052
ISBN
9780231069052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. This study examines the social context and current state of reproductive mediating technologies, such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogate motherhood, DNA probes and sterilization. It also explores the impact of this technology on the concepts of family and parenthood. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JHBD; MFKC; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231070171
ISBN
9780231070171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Paperback. -- "The Women's Review of Books" Editor(s): Bernheimer, Charles; Kahane, Claire. Series: Gender and Culture Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072212
ISBN
9780231072212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. An in-depth examination of intervention strategies suitable for common problems encountered by clinical social workers: difficulties of families and children, anxiety, depression, alcohol abuse, inadequate resources, and psychosocial problems associated with mental and physical illness. Num Pages: 329 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JKSN2; JMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231075503
ISBN
9780231075503
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.12
€ 73.24

Hardback. This handbook offers an overview of group dynamic theory and the essentials for adolescent group work in a variety of locations, including schools, clinics and family violence programmes. The text has been revised and updated to emphasize the social problems that teenagers face today. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: JKSB1; JKSN2; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
2 Sub
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231078344
ISBN
9780231078344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72
€ 57.47

Hardback. In this major study, the author addresses the need for new psychoanalytical models to cope with a moral crisis of values: a crisis resulting from a breakdown of values, a loss of ideology and deteriorating beliefs. She offers ways of coping with "new maladies" manifested in modern patients. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231099820
ISBN
9780231099820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.39
€ 84.01

Paperback. Examines the attraction between abuser and victim which results in disorders and dangerous attractions on both sides, considering the typical personalities involved in patterns of neglect. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JMAL; JMS; MJN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100373
ISBN
9780231100373
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

Hardback. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Num Pages: 632 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1070. Strategies for Public Health Activism. 632 pages, 91 black & white illustrations. Tracking the distribution of disease and pinpointing relevant risk factors, this book reveals how social problems are intrinsically linked to the health of populations. This book shows how the growing field of social epidemiology is both practical and activist. It draws on empirical findings to conduct policymaking research. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JKS; MBNH. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 40. Weight: 1070.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231100489
ISBN
9780231100489
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.72
€ 57.47

Hardback. Through the voices of people living with HIV or AIDS, this text explores the ways in which HIV affects personal, family and work relationships. It draws on the experinces of black and white, heterosexual and gay, women and men with or without symtoms who show how they work through everyday life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH2; JHBK; JHBL; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101202
ISBN
9780231101202
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardback. This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health. Editor(s): Balick, Michael J.; Elisabetsky, Elaine; Laird, Sarah A. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 43 tables, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MX; PST; RGBL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101707
ISBN
9780231101707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.63
€ 112.66

Paperback. A well-informed portrait, part social critique, part memoir, of sexual mores and homosexuality in provincial Mexico. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFFH2; JFSK; JHM; MBNS; MJCJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101912
ISBN
9780231101912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.68

Hardback. Saari posits that human beings may first construct a picture of their immediate environment and then construct their identity within that environment. She argues that the psychotherapeutic profession must extend its range to include socio-cultural-economic factors and she includes ample case studies to support her position. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JHBA; JMC; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231121965
ISBN
9780231121965
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.36
€ 102.15

Hardback. In her first biography of a fellow psychoanalyst, the prolific Kristeva considers Klein's life and intellectual development, weaving a narrative that covers the history of psychoanalysis and illuminates Kristeva's own life and work. Translator(s): Guberman, Ross. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 304 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: BG; JMAF; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122849
ISBN
9780231122849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91
€ 90.75

Hardback. An approach to a technique for treating people with eating disorders - children as well as adults, male and female sufferers alike. This book demonstrates how the author's award-winning art therapy technique, known as Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks or "PNBIT," can be used by clinicians other than art therapists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127684
ISBN
9780231127684
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.36
€ 102.15

Paperback. An approach to a technique for treating people with eating disorders - children as well as adults, male and female sufferers alike. This book demonstrates how the author's award-winning art therapy technique, known as Phenomenal and Nonphenomenal Body Image Tasks or "PNBIT," can be used by clinicians other than art therapists. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: JKSN2; MMZD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127691
ISBN
9780231127691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.45

Hardback. A resource on end-of-life care for healthcare practitioners who work with the terminally ill and their families. It addresses practice with people who have specific illnesses such as AIDS, bone marrow disease, and cancer and more. It also includes content on trauma and developmental issues for children, adults, and the aging who are dying. Editor(s): Berzoff, Joan; Silverman, Phyllis Rolfe. Series: End of Life Care: A Series. Num Pages: 928 pages, 6 tables, 4 figures illus. BIC Classification: MMC; MQCL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1543.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
928
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127943
ISBN
9780231127943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.96
€ 86.38

Hardback. Drawing on environmental and medical sociology, environmental justice, and social movement studies, this work looks at the ways scientific findings are made available to the public and the changing nature of policy offers a new perspective on health and the environment and the relationship among people, knowledge, power, and authority. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: MBNH2; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129480
ISBN
9780231129480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. Traditionally, two clinical models have been dominant in psychoanalysis: the classical paradigm, which views the analyst as an objective mirror, and the participant-observation paradigm, which views the analyst as an intersubjective participant-observer. This book defines coparticipant inquiry and articulates its major principles. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: JMAF; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132626
ISBN
9780231132626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.36
€ 102.15

Paperback. Traditionally, two clinical models have been dominant in psychoanalysis: the classical paradigm, which views the analyst as an objective mirror, and the participant-observation paradigm, which views the analyst as an intersubjective participant-observer. This book defines coparticipant inquiry and articulates its major principles. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231132633
ISBN
9780231132633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. Examines attachment theory and its relationship to other psychodynamic theories of development, from Sigmund Freud to Heinz Kohut, and then discusses the contributions of John Bowlby, the "father" of modern attachment theory. This book also focuses on clinical applications with child, adolescent, and adult client populations. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133913
ISBN
9780231133913
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

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