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hardcover. A unique approach to understanding the changing face of youth transitions, addressing the question of how gender identities are constituted in late modern culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 172. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420510
- ISBN
- 9781847420510
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Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Hardcover. The politics of parental leave policies addresses how and why, and by whom, particular policies are created and subsequently developed in particular countries. It examines the factors that bring about variations in leave policy, covering fifteen countries in Europe and beyond. Editor(s): Kamerman, Sheila B.; Moss, Peter. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 22. Weight in Grams: 648.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420671
- ISBN
- 9781847420671
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Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Paperback. What does it mean to have a good life? Why has it proved so difficult for people with intellectual disabilities to live one? This important book explores these questions, provides an analysis of related policies and underpinning ideologies and looks to how a good life may be made more attainable. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: JFFG; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420688
- ISBN
- 9781847420688
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.60
€ 40.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. Community and ageing investigates changing concepts and experiences of community into older age and how they play out in housing with care settings, with an overview of how the housing with care sector in the UK and internationally. It explores the impact of a range of factors, from social networks to diversity and the built environment. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 173 x 238 x 67. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847420701
- ISBN
- 9781847420701
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
hardcover. This book seeks to understand the Right to Buy, the most controversial housing policy of the last 30 years, on its own terms, rather than most studies which focus on its negative impact. It explains how the policy links with a coherent ideology based on self-interest and the care of things close to us. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422132
- ISBN
- 9781847422132
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.67
€ 97.67
Paperback. Rooted in more than two decades of scholarship, this book uses critical social theory and participatory, biographical and arts-based methods with asylum seekers, refugees and emerging communities to explore the dynamics of the asylum-migration-community nexus. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422224
- ISBN
- 9781847422224
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. Published in association with the Community Development Foundation (CDF) Making spaces for community development offers an account of the key changes to the context and practice of community development since the 1970s, told through the experiences and insights of a group of highly experienced practitioners. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422590
- ISBN
- 9781847422590
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.34
€ 30.99
€ 29.34
Paperback. This book addresses the shortfall in knowledge regarding older people's attachment to deprived neighbourhoods, offering a re-conceptualisation of environmental gerontology. The author examines new research, challenging the common view that ageing 'in place' is optimal, particularly within areas that present multiple risks to the individual. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFSG; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 14. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422705
- ISBN
- 9781847422705
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 39.93
€ 41.99
€ 39.93
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422859
- ISBN
- 9781847422859
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.73
€ 24.99
€ 18.73
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847422927
- ISBN
- 9781847422927
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.63
€ 97.63
Hardback. Establishing asylum seekers in the UK as a socially excluded group, this book provides readers with an understanding of how they experience the dispersal system and gives an insight into how this impacts on their lives. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFFD; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 171 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423269
- ISBN
- 9781847423269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07
Hardback. This book examines the decriminalisation of all sectors of sex work in New Zealand. It provides first hand views and experience on this policy from the point of view of those involved in the sex industry, as well as people involved in developing, implementing, researching and reviewing the policies. Editor(s): Abel, Gillian; Fitzgerald, Lisa; Healy, Catherine; Taylor, Aline. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFMX; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423344
- ISBN
- 9781847423344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.19
€ 105.19
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423368
- ISBN
- 9781847423368
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
Paperback. In Ferraris for all, Daniel Ben-Ami argues that society as a whole benefits from greater affluence and action is needed to increase and spread global prosperity. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; KCM; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423450
- ISBN
- 9781847423450
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.14
€ 19.99
€ 16.14
Paperback. This topical text provides students with a clear understanding of policy and theory in relation to community. By examining areas of government policy this book explores the difficulties that communities face, discusses new concepts and investigates what 'community' might mean in today's diverse British society. Series: Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423924
- ISBN
- 9781847423924
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Condition: New
€ 28.07
€ 28.07
Paperback. This lively and topical book provides a critique of choice in contemporary society and policy. Having choices empowers us, but constant extension of choice overwhelms us. In a concise and readable style, the author considers whether choice enhances or burdens our lives, and questions the blithe assumption that more choice is always for the better. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847423979
- ISBN
- 9781847423979
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.82
€ 24.99
€ 18.82
Paperback. This student-friendly textbook uses theoretical perspectives to bring to life social theories relating to health and illness. including binge drinking, obesity, the prominence of therapy and the search for happiness. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; MBS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 9. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424013
- ISBN
- 9781847424013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 35.03
€ 35.99
€ 35.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424082
- ISBN
- 9781847424082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.53
€ 31.99
€ 30.53
Paperback. Understanding of welfare states has been much enriched by comparative work on welfare regimes and gender. This book uses these debates to illuminate the changing gender regimes in countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424204
- ISBN
- 9781847424204
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424358
- ISBN
- 9781847424358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 40.95
€ 42.99
€ 40.95
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424365
- ISBN
- 9781847424365
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.19
€ 105.19
Hardback. Examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden since 1930. This title draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family', and the aspiration to regulate the family and install gender equality. It is suitable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender and gender equality. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424556
- ISBN
- 9781847424556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.39
€ 98.39
Paperback. Gender equality is often seen as a hallmark of the Nordic countries. This book explores this notion by examining the meanings of gender that underpin policies in the Scandinavian welfare states. It focuses on three Scandinavian countries - Denmark, Norway and Sweden - and explores the policy reforms that have occurred relating to family and care. Editor(s): Melby, Kari; Ravn, Anna-Birte; Wetterberg, Christina Carlsson. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; JFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 174 x 13. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847424655
- ISBN
- 9781847424655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.74
€ 40.99
€ 38.74
Hardcover. This book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the ways older people form part of social and symbolic landscapes and the types of wisdom they can offer. Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847425935
- ISBN
- 9781847425935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.07
€ 98.07