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Social services & welfare, criminology

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Social services & welfare, criminology

Hardback. Encompassing management approaches such as Theory Z, and research of nonprofit studies, this book addresses ways in which skills and activities of social administration can further social work practice in the areas of social justice, confronting oppression, and dealing with institutional "isms". Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111980
ISBN
9780231111980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 72.21

Hardback. This revised edition examines current issues in public health including social and behavioural sciences. Editor(s): Henderson, Joseph Neil; Bryant, Carol. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412957045
ISBN
9781412957045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.89

Hardback. Focusing on research representing different types of European welfare states, including the Scandinavian and the Continental, this collection provides new insights about current welfare professions. Editor(s): Blom, Bjorn; Evertsson, Lars; Perlinski, Marek. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBC; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447327196
ISBN
9781447327196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.37

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861343147
ISBN
9781861343147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.49

Hardcover. Drawing on cross-national European data from the European Social Survey as well as Swedish national survey data and registers, this book investigates social capital in relation to health and health inequalities in European welfare states. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 black & white tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1D; JKSB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230293434
ISBN
9780230293434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.21

Paperback. Considers the reasons behind the limited success of welfare-reform initiatives and offers evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of welfare policy. Drawing on ethnographic studies of Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, this work aims to clarify the role of social capital for both individuals and institutions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126519
ISBN
9780231126519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.42

Paperback. In this unique collection, the social capital - relationships and networks - of children and young people, and in one case parents and teachers, is explored in a wide range of formal and informal settings. Editor(s): Allan, Julie; Catts, Ralph. Num Pages: 248 pages, figures. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JKSB1; JNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847429278
ISBN
9781847429278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 37.41

Hardback. This book represents a landmark consideration of the diverse meanings, causal foundations, and positive and negative consequences of social capital, with a particular focus on its role in mitigating or enhancing social inequalities. Editor(s): Kay, Fiona M.; Johnston, Richard. Series: Equality | Security | Community. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 figures, 24 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774813099
ISBN
9780774813099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. This book is a comprehensive guide to strategic social care management, covering all the knowledge and skills that managers in the 21st century must have, and showing how to make theory a practical reality. It will be essential reading for anyone involved in managing or leading practice either in the front line or at a more strategic level. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21 figures/tables. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843109860
ISBN
9781843109860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. This book provides a definitive critical introduction to service user views and involvement. It addresses both the theoretical and practical issues of service user involvement, and includes initiatives on the impact and outcomes from involvement. Editor(s): Beresford, Peter; Carr, Sarah. Series Editor(s): Lishman, Joyce. Series: Research Highlights in Social Work. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB; JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849050753
ISBN
9781849050753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. Social class in later life: Power, identity and lifestyle provides the most up-to-date collection of new and emerging research relevant to contemporary debates on the relationship between class, culture, and later life. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Bristol University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447300571
ISBN
9781447300571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.69

Hardback. Editor(s): Witkin, Stanley L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 illus.; 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596. Interpretations and Innovations. 368 pages, Illustrations. Editor(s): Witkin, Stanley L. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHBA; JKSN. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 22. Weight: 596.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152464
ISBN
9780231152464
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.57
€ 56.67

Hardcover. Explains and conceptualizes social control in its diversity. This title includes treatments of informal control (socialization, group formation and the controls exerted in everyday life) as well as medical control (norms regarding health and illness, particularly with regard to notions of 'normal' behaviour). Editor(s): Chriss, James J. Series Editor(s): Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JH; JKV; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 149 x 221 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857243454
ISBN
9780857243454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.86

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412947787
ISBN
9781412947787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 45.40

paperback. Editor(s): Fontan, Jean-Marc; Shragge, Eric. Num Pages: 205 pages. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKS; KCL; KCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Black Rose Books Canada
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551641621
ISBN
9781551641621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. Outstanding social entrepreneurs inspire students, transform communities, and ignite innovative approaches to solving social needs and generating the social enterprises across the world. This book offers a combination of both theory and practice and encourages readers to develop their own ideas and aspirations for social organizations. Editor(s): Gunn, Robert; Durkin, Christopher. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 12. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847422897
ISBN
9781847422897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.83

Paperback.

This comprehensive book offers an introduction to social entrepreneurship and a practical resource for implementing and managing social entrepreneurship in public and nonprofit organizations. It combines a theoretical framework based on current research with practical, sector-specific approaches and tools. Series: Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKS; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 588.

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118356487
ISBN
9781118356487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Hardcover. Social Entrepreneurship and Research Methods focuses on research gaps in the growing field of social entrepreneurship and highlights a number of methodological approaches involving novel data sources and quantitative and qualitative techniques to build knowledge concerning the determinants of social enterprise success. Editor(s): Short, Jeremy; Ketchen, David J., Jr.; Bergh, Donald D. Series: Research Methodology in Strategy and Management. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN1; KJC; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784411428
ISBN
9781784411428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 178 pages, 4 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: GTF; JKSN; JNV; KCM; KJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 249 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789811016141
ISBN
9789811016141
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.33

Paperback. The second edition of this popular book uses in-depth theoretical study and international case studies to explore new developments in social entrepreneurship, such as the rise of the social investment market and the increasing importance of social impact measurement. Editor(s): Durkin, Christopher; Gunn, Robert. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 7 black & white tables, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JK; KJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 240 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447331711
ISBN
9781447331711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.45

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