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Society & culture: general
Hardback. Aging in America traces the story of aging over the course of the last half century, demonstrating our culture's negative attitudes toward a natural and inevitable human process and offering a deep understanding of the subject's past in order to help anticipate its future. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFC; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248838
- ISBN
- 9780812248838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 43.07
€ 43.99
€ 43.07
Paperback. Western thought traditionally divides the human being into a body-mind dualism; the first examines the physical body and the second focuses upon psychological and social aspects of aging. This book attempts to bridge this rift: reinserting the physical back into gerontology's study of aging. Editor(s): Faircloth, Christopher A. Num Pages: 225 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSP31; MFKH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759102361
- ISBN
- 9780759102361
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Paperback. Aging in a transnational era Editor(s): Lamb, Sarah E. Series: Tracking Globalization. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 b&w photos, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSL3; JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 661. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221001
- ISBN
- 9780253221001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.89
€ 32.99
€ 29.89
Hardcover. Breaking new ground in the study of technology and aging, this book examines how developments in smart phones, the internet, cloud computing, and online social networking are redefining experiences and expectations around growing older in the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Prendergast, David; Garatini, Chiara. Series: Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations. Num Pages: 300 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JFSP31; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782386919
- ISBN
- 9781782386919
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.60
€ 164.60
Paperback. Are the elderly posing a threat to America's political system with their enormous clout? Are they stretching resources to the breaking point with their growing demands for care? This text seeks to offer fresh insight into a wide range of social and political issues relating to the elderly. Num Pages: 382 pages, 18 line drawings, 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSP31; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226675688
- ISBN
- 9780226675688
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.93
€ 34.99
€ 27.93
Paperback. Contains key selections by major researchers on the everyday aspects of growing older. Breaks down stereotypes and provides a more accurate, positive view of the elderly. Lively examples drawn from both qualitative and quantitative research. 28 essays are divided into eight thematic parts for ease in learning and teaching. Editor(s): Gubrium, Jaber F.; Holstein, James A. Series: Blackwell Readers in Sociology. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 26. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217084
- ISBN
- 9780631217084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.16
€ 107.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612098388
- ISBN
- 9781612098388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.18€ 70.74
€ 101.18
€ 70.74
Hardback. Editor(s): Bodine, Renaud; Bucher, Danielle R. Num Pages: 195 pages, 1 Illustration. BIC Classification: JFFE; JMS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 195
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624171710
- ISBN
- 9781624171710
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 221.42€ 151.06
€ 221.42
€ 151.06
Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE-2): User's Guid...
Squires, Jane; Bricker, Diane; Twombly, Eliza...
Paperback. The essential guide to the new edition of the trusted social-emotional screener, the updated ASQ:SE-2'trade User's Guide gives your programme all the information and guidance you need to use the screener accurately and effectively. The ASQ:SE-2 User's Guide is part of the ASQ:SE-2 screening system. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC; MJW; MQCL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing Co United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598579581
- ISBN
- 9781598579581
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.53
€ 60.53
Paperback. ASQ-3 is one of the most accurate, cost-effective, and parent-friendly way to identify children from birth to 5 years with developmental delays. Num Pages: 4 pages. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 8. Weight in Grams: 777.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Brookes Publishing Co United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 4
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781598570052
- ISBN
- 9781598570052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.59
€ 35.59
Hardcover. Tells the story of how women's organizations got savvy - framing the issues strategically, seizing political opportunities in the international environment, and taking advantage of mobilizing structures - and overcame the cultural opposition of many UN-member states to broadly define the issues in women's rights as an international cause. Series: Advancing Human Rights S. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589011748
- ISBN
- 9781589011748
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.63
€ 213.63
Paperback. The Agenda for Social Justice: Solutions 2016 provides accessible insights into some of the most pressing social problems in the United States and proposes public policy responses to those problems. It offers recommendations for action around key issues for social justice. Editor(s): Muschert, Glenn; Perrucci, Robert; Shefner, Jon. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 182 x 15. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Policy Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447332886
- ISBN
- 9781447332886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
Paperback. Addresses the formation and fragmentation of identity in today's postmodern world. It surveys the range of 20th-century sociology to deconstruct those nostrums of subjective meaning, personal power and autonomous selfhood that comprise its semantics of agency. Series: Postmodern Social Futures. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847691791
- ISBN
- 9780847691791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.30
€ 76.30
Paperback. The worldwide population of adults ages 60 and over has rapidly become the fastest growing age group, making the study of ageism a pressing social issue. Editor(s): Levy, Sheri R.; MacDonald, Jamie; Nelson, Todd D.; Bettencourt, Ann. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). BIC Classification: JFSP; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119280996
- ISBN
- 9781119280996
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.36
€ 46.36
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198725329
- ISBN
- 9780198725329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.68
€ 13.99
€ 11.68
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447300908
- ISBN
- 9781447300908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 180.93
€ 180.93
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
€ 170.08
€ 170.08
Paperback. Using a life course approach, which emphasises the importance of recognising the effects of different life experiences on different groups of individuals and the interlinkage between phases of the life course, the book explores the ways in which bases of structural advantage and disadvantage have cumulative impacts on the situation of older people. Editor(s): Arber, Sara; Evandrou, Maria. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JKSG; JMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853021800
- ISBN
- 9781853021800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.27
€ 41.27
Hardcover. Series: Key Issues in Modern Sociology. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP31; JHB; JMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857283290
- ISBN
- 9780857283290
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.46
€ 140.46
Hardback. This study focuses on the elderly who are without children for a variety of reasons and are therefore lacking in family support networks in the face of shrinking or non-existent state welfare systems. Num Pages: Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571816146
- ISBN
- 9781571816146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.70
€ 163.70
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447305224
- ISBN
- 9781447305224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.79
€ 105.79
Hardback. A carefully crafted study of ageing in Ireland, one of the countries hardest hit by the Eurozone financial crisis, presenting a critical analysis of ageing and social policy in a country under tight austerity measures. Editor(s): Carney, Gemma M.; Ni Leime, Aine. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFSP3; JHBD; KC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447316237
- ISBN
- 9781447316237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.29
€ 202.29
Hardback. This important and timely volume brings together a distinguished set of international scholars who provide rich information about the social, economic, political, and historical factors responsible for shaping ageing policy in the Mediterranean region. Editor(s): Troisi, Joseph; Kondratowitz, Hans-Joachim von. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QRM; JFSP31. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447301066
- ISBN
- 9781447301066
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.74
€ 105.74
Hardback. In-depth ethnographic analysis provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about who and how to address the long term care needs of older people in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editor(s): Hoffman, Jaco; Pype, Katrien. Series: Ageing in a Global Context. Num Pages: 224 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1HF; JFSP31; JHB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447325253
- ISBN
- 9781447325253
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.65
€ 181.65