Society & culture: general
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Society & culture: general
Paperback. While the world becomes more hegemonized socially and culturally, local communities are fighting to preserve their way of life as part of their heritage. This book addresses a political aspect of heritage preservation and management as it relates to human rights. Editor(s): Silverman, Helaine; Ruggles, D. Fairchild. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387765792
- ISBN
- 9780387765792
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.32
€ 182.32
Paperback. There has been no recent reference book on the sociology of racial and ethnic relations, so this work fills a yawning chasm in the literature. This handbook is a true international collaboration looking at racial and ethnic relations from an academic perspective. Editor(s): Vera, Hernan; Feagin, Joe R. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 494 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1910.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387764627
- ISBN
- 9780387764627
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.81
€ 75.81
Hardback. Uses factor analysis and structural equations modelling to develop a multidimensional framework that integrates capability and social inclusion as additional poverty indicators. Series: Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being. Num Pages: 220 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387758749
- ISBN
- 9780387758749
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.12
€ 123.12
Paperback. For this volume the editor asked leading scholars in the field of globalization to outline a "research framework" reflecting their own approach to the subject. The resulting book presents a broad spectrum of analytical approaches to globalization. Editor(s): Rossi, Ino. Num Pages: 453 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JN; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2007. 2nd printing 2008
- Number of pages
- 453
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387757193
- ISBN
- 9780387757193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.55
€ 68.55
paperback. Sociologists often view research on mental health as peripheral to the real work of the discipline. This book contains essays that reassert the importance of mental health research in sociology. It offers answers to critical questions regarding the social origins of - and social responses to - mental illness. Editor(s): Avison, William R.; McLeod, Jane D.; Pescosolido, Bernice A. Num Pages: 472 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387756998
- ISBN
- 9780387756998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.11
€ 69.11
Hardback. This text explores issues confronting minority women of diverse sexual orientation whether they be lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual or questioning. The wide range of topics covered includes developmental, relational, political and legal concerns. Editor(s): Loue, Sana, JD, PhD, MSSA. Num Pages: 171 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JFSJ5; MBN; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 171
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387756561
- ISBN
- 9780387756561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.32
€ 122.32
Hardback. Editor(s): Body-Gendrot, Sophie; Spierenburg, Pieter. Num Pages: 266 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFE; JKV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387745077
- ISBN
- 9780387745077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.91
€ 123.91
hardcover. Proposes an approach for measuring globalisation and its consequences. Undertaking a comprehensive review of the literature on globalisation and using data from the MGI and KOF indices, this title builds a framework for defining globalisation and analyzing the relationships among economic, political, and social variables. Num Pages: 224 pages, 37 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387740676
- ISBN
- 9780387740676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.84
€ 66.84
Hardback. Offers evidence that shows how prejudice and racism stem from basic motives, such as belonging, understanding, and controlling. This book demonstrates why various approaches to understanding prejudice and racism must study both cognitive and motivational aspects. Editor(s): Willis-Esqueda, Cynthia. Series: Nebraska Symposium on Motivation. Num Pages: 145 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 880.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 145
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387732343
- ISBN
- 9780387732343
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.76
€ 121.76
Hardback. Investigates the level and nature of victimization of women in a number of countries worldwide, and assesses the similarities and differences in women's experiences. Num Pages: 302 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387732039
- ISBN
- 9780387732039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.52
€ 124.52
Hardback. Based on European health initiatives on reducing workplace risks and promoting workplace health, this book focuses on issues that predominantly or exclusively affect women, or have gender-specific implications due to workplace inequalities. Editor(s): Linos, Athena; Kirch, Wilhelm. Num Pages: 338 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, 21 colour illustrations, 74 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 707.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387730370
- ISBN
- 9780387730370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.13
€ 64.13
Hardback. Research-based evidence links the impact of Hispanic culture to neurological function. Articles, written by experts from the life and social sciences, explore key factors such as acculturation, assimilation, cultural identity, and migration patterns. Editor(s): Llorente, Antolin M. Series: Issues of Diversity in Clinical Neuropsychology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 18 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSL4; JMA; JMBT; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387717579
- ISBN
- 9780387717579
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.74
€ 119.74
Hardback. Communities are basic social units that provide contexts in which people live together to their mutual benefit. This book defines what prosocial communities are, identifying their elements and relevant interrelationships, and reviewing the available evidence in support of those conclusions. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387714844
- ISBN
- 9780387714844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.53
€ 65.53
Hardback. Explores the historical and contemporary relationships of Protestant Puritanism to political and social authoritarianism. This book focuses on Puritanism's original, subsequent and modern influences on and legacies in political democracy and civil society within historically Puritan Western societies. Num Pages: 337 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387493206
- ISBN
- 9780387493206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.66
€ 120.66
Hardback. Brings together social scientists and engineers who present predictive theory of social organization, as a conglomerate of mating flows that morph in time to flow more easily. This book offers a way to look at social phenomena as part of natural phenomena, and examines a domain of application of engineering such as thermodynamic optimization. Editor(s): Bejan, Adrian; Merkx, Gil. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFR; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387476803
- ISBN
- 9780387476803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.97
€ 233.97
hardcover. Explores the complex roles of mobile, transient, and displaced populations in the worldwide spread of disease. From Katrina to Darfur, and from influenza to AIDS, this book focuses on the social context of epidemics. Editor(s): Apostolopoulos, Yorghos; Sonmez, Sevil. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 659.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- SKU
- V9780387476674
- ISBN
- 9780387476674
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74
€ 68.74
Hardback. A woman's middle age had traditionally been regarded as a time of loss and decline. But in the wake of the women's movement and other societal and cultural events, a profound shift has taken place. This book analyzes the challenges, benefits, coping strategies, problems, and accomplishments associated with the midlife experience. Editor(s): Chrisler, Joan C.; Muhlbauer, Varda. Num Pages: 220 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JMH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387463407
- ISBN
- 9780387463407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.45
€ 66.45
Hardback. Our basic assumption about the law is that it is designed to operate fairly and openly. This book examines four controversial areas involving people's perceptions of others - racial profiling, affirmative action, workplace harassment, and hate speech/hate crime - from the perspectives of psychology, decision theory, and the law. Editor(s): Wiener, Richard L.; Bornstein, Brian H.; Schopp, Robert; Wilborn, Steve. Num Pages: 298 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; LAQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387462172
- ISBN
- 9780387462172
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
Hardback. Designed to provide insight into the roles of English in and for Europe. This book contributes to discussions of the possibilities of transnational media offerings, and facilitates a better understanding of the influence of media in foreign language acquisition. Editor(s): Berns, Margie; De Bot, Kees; Hasebrink, Uwe. Series: Language Policy. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387368931
- ISBN
- 9780387368931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.10
€ 119.10
Hardback. Sociologists often view research on mental health as peripheral to the real work of the discipline. This volume contains essays that reassert the importance of mental health research in sociology. Editor(s): Avison, William R.; McLeod, Jane D.; Pescosolido, Bernice A. Num Pages: 472 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1910.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387363196
- ISBN
- 9780387363196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.85
€ 133.85