Social issues & processes
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Social issues & processes
Paperback. Women's role in the labour market has combined with concerns about the damaging effects of long working hours to push time-related issues up the policy agenda. This book assesses policy alternatives in the light of feminist theory and factual evidence. It introduces mainstream ideas on the nature and political significance of time. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347497
- ISBN
- 9781861347497
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€ 40.99€ 38.45
€ 40.99
€ 38.45
hardcover. This book explores the history of debates over 'transmitted deprivation' and their relationship with current initiatives on social exclusion. Acknowledging the intellectual debt that New Labour owes to Sir Keith Joseph, the author highlights striking similarities between the Government's attempts to tackle social exclusion and earlier debates. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348357
- ISBN
- 9781861348357
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€ 97.30
€ 97.30
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. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348593
- ISBN
- 9781861348593
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€ 38.99€ 37.27
€ 38.99
€ 37.27
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861349613
- ISBN
- 9781861349613
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€ 33.99€ 32.57
€ 33.99
€ 32.57
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221919
- ISBN
- 9780253221919
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€ 32.99€ 29.69
€ 32.99
€ 29.69
BIC Classification: JFFE; LAM; LNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138279827
- ISBN
- 9781138279827
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Condition: New
€ 46.10
€ 46.10
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847427397
- ISBN
- 9781847427397
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Condition: New
€ 97.63
€ 97.63
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861341501
- ISBN
- 9781861341501
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.27
€ 38.99
€ 37.27
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781861341518
- ISBN
- 9781861341518
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.92
€ 36.99
€ 34.92
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342232
- ISBN
- 9781861342232
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.92
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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
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€ 46.99€ 46.34
€ 46.99
€ 46.34
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405183505
- ISBN
- 9781405183505
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€ 43.99€ 42.75
€ 43.99
€ 42.75
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
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€ 60.62€ 59.18
€ 60.62
€ 59.18
The Stigma of Disease and Disability. Understanding Causes and Overcom...
Patrick W. . Ed(S): Corrigan
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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433815836
- ISBN
- 9781433815836
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€ 82.02€ 78.96
€ 82.02
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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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433822216
- ISBN
- 9781433822216
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€ 48.99€ 43.81
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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.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591473077
- ISBN
- 9781591473077
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
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The Ambivalent Consumer. Questioning Consumption in East Asia and the ...
. Ed(S): Garon, Sheldon; Maclachlan, Patricia...
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473029
- ISBN
- 9780801473029
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.75
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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.
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- 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
€ 149.31
€ 149.31
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
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.23
€ 37.99
€ 36.23
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
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Condition: New
€ 104.75
€ 104.75
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
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Condition: New
€ 104.73
€ 104.73
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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.96
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Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861348487
- ISBN
- 9781861348487
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.04
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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
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.41
€ 38.99
€ 37.41