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Hardback. The authors argue that the family is now at a turning point between vitality or debilitation. This text addresses the status and fate of the family, including issues of the suffering produced by divorce, pathologies due to inadequate parenting and the mental health functions of family life. Series: Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; MMH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463969
- ISBN
- 9780306463969
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Condition: New
€ 199.90
€ 199.90
Hardback. What is the role of leadership in society? Why do people surrender their political autonomy to the decision-making authority of leaders and rulers? This volume features papers that draw on the archaeological record of societies from around the world to address these critical issues in contemporary social science. Editor(s): Haas, Jonathan. Series: Fundamental Issues in Archaeology. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1370.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464218
- ISBN
- 9780306464218
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Condition: New
€ 200.11
€ 200.11
Hardback. Considers the field at the turn of the 21st century and charts an agenda for the future. This book covers chapters that address issues of continuity and discontinuity in a range of topics including: markets and institutional structures; employment relations and work structures; patterns of stratification in the United States; and more. Editor(s): Berg, Ivar E.; Kalleberg, Arne L. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 766 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 265 x 185 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1598.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 766
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464539
- ISBN
- 9780306464539
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Condition: New
€ 256.76
€ 256.76
Hardcover. Aims to rethink systemic intervention to enhance its relevance for supporting social change in the 21st Century. This book offers a systems philosophy and methodology, focusing upon the fundamental importance of exploring value and boundary judgments as part of the intervention process. Series: Contemporary Systems Thinking. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 33. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464881
- ISBN
- 9780306464881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.41
€ 236.41
Hardback. Focuses on the methodology and analysis of state and local population projections. This book describes the commonly used data sources and application techniques within each of three classes of projection methods and covers the components of population growth, the development of evaluation criteria, and the determinants of forecast accuracy. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464928
- ISBN
- 9780306464928
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.81
€ 202.81
Paperback. Focuses on the methodology and analysis of state and local population projections. This book describes some of the most commonly used data sources and application techniques within each of 3 classes of projection methods and covers the components of population growth, the formation of assumptions, and the development of evaluation criteria. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 442 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1380.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464935
- ISBN
- 9780306464935
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Condition: New
€ 200.17
€ 200.17
Paperback. This work highlights the contributions to the study of social stratification and the labour force by the late Clifford C. Clogg, telling the cumulative story of his research and adding update analysis that advances the story beyond the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 272 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 940.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465376
- ISBN
- 9780306465376
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Condition: New
€ 70.15
€ 70.15
Hardback. Includes the works of over 30 systemic theorists under 5 themes: designing social systems, the structure of the social world, communication, cognition and epistemology. This book presents a coherent, dynamic model of a self-organizing world and proposes a creative and ethical method of decision-making and design. Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1830.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 419
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465390
- ISBN
- 9780306465390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.15
€ 203.15
hardcover. Presents in-depth discussions on the array of subspecialties that comprise the field of sociological theory. This work discusses methodologies and strategies; the cultural turn in sociological theorizing; interaction processes; theorizing from the systemic and macro level; directions in evolutionary theorizing; and more. Editor(s): Turner, Jonathan H. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1727.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Kluwer Boston Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 745
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- SKU
- V9780306465543
- ISBN
- 9780306465543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.42
€ 75.42
Hardback. Considers issues relating to accountability in social research. This book focuses on reviewing discourses around the practice of 'professional' inquiry, with a view to highlighting differing arguments around the question of what it might mean to assess researchers' accountabilities. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465642
- ISBN
- 9780306465642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.90
€ 80.90
Reconstructing Behavior in the Primate Fossil Record
. Ed(S): Plavcan, J. Michael; Kay, Richard F....
Hardback. Addresses the topic of reconstructing behavior in the primate fossil record. The authors review not only the types of evidence that can be used to reconstruct behavior, but also the limitations of the evidence, only emphasizing the weakness of behavioral reconstruction as a basis and inspiration for further research. Editor(s): Plavcan, J. Michael; Kay, Richard F.; Jungers, William L. (State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA); Van Schaik, Carel P. Series: Advances in Primatology. Num Pages: 450 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSVW79; PSX; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466045
- ISBN
- 9780306466045
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.48
€ 205.48
Hardback. The advent of transnational economic production and market integration compels sociologists to address the human, scientific, and practical challenges posed by global economic transnationalism. This volume aims to promote transnational dialogue about the sociology of work, and help build an international discipline in this field. Editor(s): Cornfield, Daniel B.; Hodson, Randy. Series: Springer Studies in Work and Industry. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466052
- ISBN
- 9780306466052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.44
€ 135.44
hardcover. Looks at the ways in which the fear of death operates on a back burner throughout our lives, and how it influences the choices we make and the paths that we follow in life. This book presents a 'moral hierarchy' of behavior used in coping with the fear of death and dying. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 323 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBZ; JM; MMGW; MMJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 323
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780306466076
- ISBN
- 9780306466076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.31
€ 200.31
Hardback. Presents a comprehensive theoretical statement about the social and social psychological processes involved in the onset and course of deviant behavior. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466106
- ISBN
- 9780306466106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Hardback. Proposes that the four earliest British North American colonies in the United States promoted the development of distinct regional identities and that this cultural legacy affected identity development as well as behavioral patterns differently in each region. This work compares data from the North American colonies to the situation in England. Series: Path in Psychology. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466502
- ISBN
- 9780306466502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.97
€ 127.97
Hardback. Examines the career sequences of dislocated white-collar corporate managers who want to move to the nonprofit sector. This book highlights the managers' motivations, the structural barriers which prevented them from making the transition, and the methods of penetrating the barriers. It is of interest to human resource managers and sociologists. Series: Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JH; KCF; KJM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467202
- ISBN
- 9780306467202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.87
€ 131.87
Hardback. Community psychologists have worked to make relevant contributions to human welfare in community settings and to effect social change. Using a social ecological paradigm as their guiding framework, they focus on the interactions between persons and their environments, cultural diversity, and local empowerment. Editor(s): Revenson, Tracey A.; D'Augelli, Anthony R.; French, Sabine E. (University of California, Riverside, USA); Hughes, Diane; Livert, David E. (The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA); Seidman, Edward; Shinn, Marybeth (New York University, USA); Yoshikawa, Hirokazu (New York University, USA). Num Pages: 334 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467271
- ISBN
- 9780306467271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.32
€ 129.32
Paperback. Community psychologists have worked to make contributions to human welfare in community settings and to effect social change. Using a social ecological paradigm as their framework, they focus on the interactions between persons and their environments, and local empowerment for understanding organizational, community, and social change. Editor(s): Revenson, Tracey A.; D'Augelli, Anthony R.; French, Sabine E. (University of California, Riverside, USA); Hughes, Diane; Livert, David E. (The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, USA); Seidman, Edward; Shinn, Marybeth (New York University, USA); Yoshikawa, Hirokazu (New York University, USA). Num Pages: 334 pages, 7 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JH; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1090.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
- Number of pages
- 334
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467288
- ISBN
- 9780306467288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.93
€ 131.93
Hardback. Part of the "Developments in Primatology" book series, many of the papers in this volume were first presented at the Third International Great Apes of the World Conference, held July 3-6, 1998 in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Editor(s): Galdikas, Birute M. F.; Briggs, Nancy Erickson; Sheeran, Lori K.; Shapiro, Gary L. (Orangutan Foundation International, Los Angeles, CA, USA); Goodall, Jane. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 298 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; PSVW79. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467578
- ISBN
- 9780306467578
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Condition: New
€ 200.17
€ 200.17
Hardback. Based on the interview of former chief executive officers from profit and non profit organizations to record their experiences in creating trust in their environment and their perceptions of the health of their organizations. This work is of interest to organizations and occupational sociologists, human resource workers, and others. Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306472657
- ISBN
- 9780306472657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.26
€ 132.26
Hardback. Presents novel information and insight on research previously studied and discovered. This book provides a useful resource for researchers and scientists in the fields of anthropology, primatology, zoology, and conservation biology. It covers a range of topics related to guenon biology, including evolution, taxonomy, biogeography, and others. Editor(s): Glenn, Mary E.; Cords, Marina. Series: Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects. Num Pages: 438 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSVW79; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 847.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306473463
- ISBN
- 9780306473463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 251.98
€ 251.98
Hardback. Based on interviews designed to determine what trust is, how it is built, and how it is destroyed, this title provides insight into the fundamental process of interpersonal trust in the day-to-day lives of average people. It furnishes qualitative data analysis and offers a detailed definition of trust in a sociological context. Series: Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice. Num Pages: 190 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306473708
- ISBN
- 9780306473708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.32
€ 131.32
Hardback. This comprehensive handbook provides an overview of key theoretical perspectives, concepts, and methodological approaches that, while applied to diverse phenomena, are united in their general approach to the study of lives across age phases. Editor(s): Mortimer, Jeylan T.; Shanahan, Michael J. Series: Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Num Pages: 728 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 728
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306474989
- ISBN
- 9780306474989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 206.53
€ 206.53
Hardback. Historical archaeology has focused on the study of early military sites and homes of upper class. This work is aimed at historical archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, social historians, and historical sociologists, especially researchers studying the influence of globalization and economic development upon rural regions like Appalachia. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HDD; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306475023
- ISBN
- 9780306475023
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.98
€ 200.98