Social welfare & social services
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Social welfare & social services
Hardcover. Focuses on the discrepancy between the representation and the reality of children's experiences within welfare institutions. This book argues that this discrepancy stems from conflicts over middle and working-class notions of citizenship. It urges readers to reconsider the stereotypically dire situation of families living in poverty. Num Pages: 288 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFA; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813537221
- ISBN
- 9780813537221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.94
€ 77.94
Contaminating Theatre: Intersections of Theatre, Therapy, and Public H...
Macdougall, Jill, Yoder, P. Stanley
Paperback. An exploration of the use of theatre as a therapeutic and educational tool in the service of public health. Speaking from a breadth of disciplines, themes, and cultural perspectives, this collection offers a wide-ranging view on the ways theatre can be employed in the service of public health. Editor(s): MacDougall, Jill. Series: Psychosocial issues. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 photographs, 11 line drawings. BIC Classification: AN; JKS; JMH; MMH; MQTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810115354
- ISBN
- 9780810115354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.84
€ 42.84
Hardcover. Chronicles how politicians and policy-makers dealt with issues ranging from health to entertainment, from education to housing, and from crime to welfare, while revealing how federal bureaucrats claimed a more intrusive role in the lives of American families and children. Num Pages: 223 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619641
- ISBN
- 9780700619641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.75
€ 70.75
Paperback. Compact, timely, well-researched, and balanced, this institutional history of Social Security's seventy years shows how the past still influences ongoing reform debates, helping the reader both to understand and evaluate the current partisan arguments on both sides. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615223
- ISBN
- 9780700615223
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.66
€ 30.66
Hardcover. Tracing how the meanings of a barbaric surgical procedure emerged, accrued, and transformed within medicine and public culture in the U.S. Series: Corporealities: Discourses of Disability. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSM; MBX; MNN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119448
- ISBN
- 9780472119448
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.93
€ 81.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119103
- ISBN
- 9780472119103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.63
€ 94.63
Hardcover. How adoption and its literary representations shed new light on notions of value, origins, and identity Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; JKSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118885
- ISBN
- 9780472118885
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.48
€ 94.48
Hardcover. Illuminates the relationship between performance and the American charity movement Num Pages: 216 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFD; JFFG; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118861
- ISBN
- 9780472118861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.14
€ 99.14
Striving to Save: Creating Policies for Financial Security of Low-Inco...
Sherraden, Margaret Sherrard, McBride, Amanda...
Hardcover. Examines savings in eighty-four working families with low incomes, including fifty-nine families who participated in a program of matched savings and financial education. This book concludes with recommended public policy approaches for increasing savings in households that are striving to save. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JKS; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472117123
- ISBN
- 9780472117123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.28
€ 94.28
Paperback. Series: Conversations in Medicine and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11fig.21tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472114573
- ISBN
- 9780472114573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.59
€ 44.59
Hardcover. The first major work to examine welfare-to-work programs and their implications for public policy Series: Contemporary Political and Social Issues. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JKS; JPQ; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472113934
- ISBN
- 9780472113934
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.82
€ 64.82
Hardcover. Presents a political analysis of the U.S. welfare system as a site of politics for recipients Num Pages: 256 pages, 2figs.4tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFF; JKSB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472111688
- ISBN
- 9780472111688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.18
€ 111.18
Hardcover. How a group of people in Madagascar resisted oppression and maintained their political and cultural freedom Num Pages: 208 pages, 14 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472103898
- ISBN
- 9780472103898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.05
€ 105.05
Hardcover. An entertaining introduction using cartoons and clear explanations to the issues everyone should know about Social Security" Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSB; KC; WHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 209 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472097432
- ISBN
- 9780472097432
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.02
€ 93.02
Paperback. Examines the world of humanitarian aid workers and the processes of democratization that they put into effect in Bosnia-Herzegovina. This work is an ethnography of the practices of international intervention and democracy building. Num Pages: 352 pages, 31 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; JKSR; JPHF; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472069859
- ISBN
- 9780472069859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Famili...
Cahill, Sean; Tobias, Sarah
Paperback. Uncovers the discrimination against the LGBT community and the legally - and morally - indefensible lack of equal protection for these individuals and their families. This book argues that equal rights for the LGBT community are more than simply a matter of fairness or common sense; they are logically and legally necessary for a just society. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 figures. BIC Classification: JFSK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472030613
- ISBN
- 9780472030613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.24
€ 27.99
€ 26.24
Hardcover. Reveals how welfare reform engendered a shift in focus for caseworkers from simply providing monetary aid to the process of helping recipients find work. This book is suitable for those who want to understand the impact of institutional and policy changes wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 328 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226874913
- ISBN
- 9780226874913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.61
€ 124.61
Hardcover. Reasonable people disagree about the reach of the federal government, but there is near-universal consensus that it should protect us from such dangers as bacteria-infested food, harmful drugs, toxic pollution, crumbling bridges, and unsafe toys. This book looks at the tangled web of problems that have led to this dire state of affairs. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKS; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226772028
- ISBN
- 9780226772028
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.84
€ 78.84
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
€ 85.11
€ 85.11
Hardcover. Martin Preib is an officer in the Chicago Police Department - a beat cop whose first assignment as a rookie policeman was working on the wagon that picks up the dead. Inspired by Preib's daily life on the job, this title chronicles the outer and inner lives of both a Chicago cop and the city itself. Series: Chicago Visions and Revisions. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; BM; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 55 x 85 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226679808
- ISBN
- 9780226679808
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.55
€ 35.55