Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Der Band widmet sich Fragen danach, welche Gleichheiten in zeitgenossischen Gesellschaften anzustreben, welche Ungleichheiten zu vermeiden sind. Er leistet damit zugleich einen Beitrag zur grundlagentheoretischen Diskussion in der soziologischen Ungleichheitsforschung." Editor(s): Berger, Peter A.; Schmidt, Volker H. Series: Sozialstrukturanalyse. Num Pages: 244 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 321.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810042002
- ISBN
- 9783810042002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.34
€ 46.34
Paperback / so. Series: Stadtforschung Aktuell. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783810027931
- ISBN
- 9783810027931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.93
€ 66.93
Paperback / so. Series: Abhandlungen der Nordrhein-Westfalischen Akademie der Wissen. Num Pages: colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLM3; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 7. Weight in Grams: 141.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531051161
- ISBN
- 9783531051161
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.22
€ 66.22
Paperback. Provides an account of the English and a portrait of its people and a story about being an alien in your own land. This book shows a country in which the familiar becomes strange, and the strange familiar. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079984
- ISBN
- 9781862079984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.83
€ 11.99
€ 9.83
Paperback. The construction of "midlife", most often rendered in chronological, biological and medical terms, has become an accepted reality to European Americans. This study explores the significance of this pervasive cultural representation compared to other cultures where "middle age" does not exist. Series: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 line drawings, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFSP3; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226756080
- ISBN
- 9780226756080
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. Looks at a range of commercial objects and phenomenon, from television and toys to comic books and magazines. The author looks at the often unspoken assumptions about class, nation, ethnicity, race, and sexual orientation that underscored both media images (like those of 1960s space missions) and social policies of the mass-produced suburb. Series: Console-ing Passions. Num Pages: 440 pages, 37 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJP; GTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326960
- ISBN
- 9780822326960
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.59
€ 33.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. This book describes how an awareness of culture must be applied to the study and provision of welfare in Europe. It shows how the cultures underpinning social welfare systems are starting to be exposed and explored. The assumption that the values and beliefs which constitute welfare systems are universal and absolute has been overturned. Editor(s): Chamberlayne, Prue; etc.; Cooper, Andrew (Professor of Social Work, Tavistock Clinic and University of East London); Freeman, Richard (Lecturer in European Policy and Politics, Department of Politics, University of Edinburgh). Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFC; JFF; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jessica Kingsley Pub
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853027000
- ISBN
- 9781853027000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.63
€ 50.63
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861342997
- ISBN
- 9781861342997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 36.79
€ 38.99
€ 36.79
Paperback. The critical role of food in contemporary policy, in the UK, Europe and internationally, is explored in a comprehensive and readable account of current issues, including food rights, patenting, safety, aid, choice and poverty. * This landmark collection explores the critical role of food in contemporary national and international policy. Editor(s): Dowler, Elizabeth; Finer, Catherine Jones. Series: Broadening Perspectives in Social Policy. Num Pages: 176 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFF; JHBA; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405112451
- ISBN
- 9781405112451
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.11
€ 34.11
Hardback. Welfare reform is a central part of the modernisation programme adopted by the Labour Government since 1997. This book examines the role of Parliament in the formulation and scrutiny of welfare policy, focusing in particular on how MPs and Peers view their influence on policy. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861347909
- ISBN
- 9781861347909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.99
€ 95.99
paperback. A powerful expose of a deeply-rooted but woefully ignored form of racial blindness, Welfare Racism is an important first step toward more humane and rational policies for the men, women, and children who have been ravaged by the current system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415923415
- ISBN
- 9780415923415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.65
€ 73.65
Hardcover. Editor(s): Venakhi, Shenhar. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFF; K. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560724087
- ISBN
- 9781560724087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.84€ 82.70
€ 109.84
€ 82.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 34 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; GPS; JFSP1; JHBD; JKS; JPQB; LNB. Category: (G) General. Dimension: 271 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 34
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833027207
- ISBN
- 9780833027207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.66
€ 11.66
Hardback. Intends to significantly extend previous research work on the rural impacts of national welfare reform and position it in a broader context. This title provides a comprehensive and comparative account of the rural dimensions of welfare in a number of developed countries. Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul; Marsden, Terry. Series Editor(s): Milbourne, Paul. Series: Research in Rural Sociology & Development. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JFSF; JHB; JKS; RPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849509183
- ISBN
- 9781849509183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.26
€ 116.26
Paperback. This book investigates the causes of inequalities in the European Union in such areas as education, gender, and the labor market. It analyzes the social and economic consequences of these inequalities and assesses the political measures taken to address them. Editor(s): Eissel, Dieter; Rokicka, Ewa; Leaman, Jeremy. Num Pages: 242 pages, 43 black & white illustrations, 28 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JFFJ; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319345550
- ISBN
- 9783319345550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.46
€ 118.46
Welfare State Transformations and Inequality in OECD Countries
. Ed(S): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Le...
Hardback. Editor(s): Wulfgramm, Melike; Bieber, Tonia; Leibfried, Stephan. Series: Transformations of the State. Num Pages: 309 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JKSB; JPQB; KCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 309
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137511836
- ISBN
- 9781137511836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.48
€ 109.48
Hardcover. Editor(s): Vivekanandan, B.; Kurian, Nimmi. Num Pages: 409 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403943644
- ISBN
- 9781403943644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.46
€ 120.46
hardcover. Series: International Policy Exchange Series. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFF; JFSC; JKS; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- OXFORD UNIV PR United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190218133
- ISBN
- 9780190218133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.66
€ 104.66
Hardback. This interdisciplinary book indicates the need to address well-being from individual, community and social perspectives in an integrated manner. The book complements the harm-based focus of much social scientific research into health. Chapters by a wide range of academics present a new dynamic view of well-being for the Twenty-First Century. Editor(s): Haworth, John T.; Hart, Graham J. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS; JMH; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001688
- ISBN
- 9780230001688
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.38
€ 119.38
Hardback. Helping to broaden the intercultural understanding of positive psychology, this new collection assembles talented researchers working on key aspects of human life experience, combining theory, methodology and empiricism in papers from the 2010 ECPP in Denmark. Editor(s): Knoop, Hans Henrik; Delle Fave, Antonella. Series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMAN; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400746107
- ISBN
- 9789400746107
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.94
€ 119.94
Paperback. Editor(s): Soraker, Johnny H.; Van der Rijt, Jan-Willem; Wong, Pak-Hang; Brey, Philip. Series: Happiness Studies Book Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JMAN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319344157
- ISBN
- 9783319344157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.54
€ 118.54
hardcover. Well-Being in Contemporary Society Editor(s): Soraker, Johnny H.; Wong, Pak-Hang; Zeilinga Boer, Jelle de; Van der Rijt, Jan-Willem; Brey, Philip. Series: Happiness Studies Book Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFF; JMAN; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319064581
- ISBN
- 9783319064581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.61
€ 119.61
Hardback. This book brings together examples of research in positive psychology and psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context. It provides a human diversity model that broadens the focus of culture beyond that of ethnic and racial issues. Editor(s): Wissing, Marie P. Series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 639 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMH; MBN; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 639
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400763678
- ISBN
- 9789400763678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 185.31
€ 185.31
Paperback. This book brings together examples of research in positive psychology and psychofortology conducted in the multi-cultural South African context. It provides a human diversity model that broadens the focus of culture beyond that of ethnic and racial issues. Editor(s): Wissing, Marie P. Series: Cross-Cultural Advancements in Positive Psychology. Num Pages: 652 pages, 30 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JMH; MBN; VSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 991.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 652
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789400795488
- ISBN
- 9789400795488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 184.16
€ 184.16