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Paperback. By identifying and analyzing the unique challenges women face in the workforce, this work offers cogent strategies for not only coping with the "third shift", a woman's inner dialogue that often second-guesses her decisions and actions, but embracing it as a means of empowerment. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL; KCF; KJC; VSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787948542
ISBN
9780787948542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.20

Paperback. Breaks the silence about the power money holds over family life Internationally known psychologist Cloe Madanes and writer Claudio Madanes present a revolutionary view of the role money plays in families. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; VFJ; VFV; VSB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787941161
ISBN
9780787941161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.32

Paperback. Originally published in 1990 this second revised edition shows how to help a family struggle through one of their member's terminal illness and death, offering clinical examples and interventions. The book shows how families change the way in which they function and gives examples of factors that will influence how they cope. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; JKSN2; VFJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
Revised Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787940508
ISBN
9780787940508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.05

Hardcover. "Jarvis does a real service by introducing a new vision of research into the current debates over the nature and mission of the academy. " ----Continuing Higher Education Review"Jarvis has managed to bridge the worlds of theory and professional practice in a way that will help each better understand the other. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBC; JNA; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787938802
ISBN
9780787938802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.41

Paperback. Takes a hard look at the consequences of intense conflict between divorced parents This book explores both the causes and consequences of high-level, stressful conflict between divorced parents on their children's development. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JFSP2; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787938796
ISBN
9780787938796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.02

Paperback. Each year, hundreds of academics begin new faculty appointments. Some are just launching new careers, while others are advancing to new campuses. As faculty members and their institutions struggle to ease the passage to a new environment, they are faced with critical questions. Series: The Jossey-Bass higher & adult education series. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBL; JNM; JNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787938789
ISBN
9780787938789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.40

Hardcover. An up-to-date analysis of the factors contributing to abuse This newly revised edition of a classic in the field of child abuse and neglect presents effective guidelines for prevention, protection, and rehabilitation. Compelling and compassionate, this book explores why and how families become abusive. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE3; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787910051
ISBN
9780787910051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.45

Paperback. This book argues that the Jewish community should take a positive attitude to the reality of intermarriage and use it as an opportunity to increase participation and reinvigorate the community. The text includes an action plan for Jewish leaders to recast Judaism as a positive choice for non-Jews. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, form. BIC Classification: HRJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787908812
ISBN
9780787908812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.36

Hardcover. In this revised edition, Coulson reveals how the family mediation process works from the first step of persuading parties to mediate through nailing down a settlement. The guide offers a blueprint for developing the skills needed to master this often complex and emotionally charged process. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; JHBK; JKSB; LAS; LNM; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787903121
ISBN
9780787903121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

Hardcover. This work provides a guide to the theory, research and clinical treatment of lesbian and gay couples and families. Coverage includes: transgenerational homophobia; custodial lesbian mothers and children; straight therapists working with gay families; working with gay fathers; and childhood trauma. Editor(s): Laird, Joan; Green, Robert-Jay. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSK; JHBK; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 180 x 33. Weight in Grams: 842.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787902223
ISBN
9780787902223
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.50

Paperback. Designed for therapists operating in managed care, this is a guide to treating couples with specific problems including health and life cycle issues, sexuality, parenting, domestic violence, and acute and chronic marital crises. It also targets crucial issues in specific populations. Editor(s): Kessler, Hilda. Series: Jossey-Bass Library of Current Clinical Technique. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBK; MMH; MMJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787902056
ISBN
9780787902056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.28

Paperback. 'SOCIAL, ETHICAL, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING' is an informative guide to the professional, societal, and ethical responsibilities that face practicing engineers today. Editor(s): Herkert, Joseph R. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFM; JHBA; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780780347120
ISBN
9780780347120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: JFCV; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828581
ISBN
9780774828581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.70

Paperback. A provocative meditation on how "Metis" has come to signify an ever-expanding racial category rather than an indigenous people with a shared sense of history and culture. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHB; JPH; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827225
ISBN
9780774827225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 36.70

Paperback. A lucid and unflinching argument for the reframing of the debate on sex work, ending limiting moralistic approaches, and respecting the unique perspectives of workers. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Sexuality Studies Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JHBK5; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 10. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826129
ISBN
9780774826129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Hardback. Highlights the problematic nature of mainstream perspectives, and the growing need to reaffirm how the specific kind of critique the early Frankfurt School theorists advocated is not less, but far more important today. This book also includes chapters that offer a broad and diverse look at social science and critical theory. Editor(s): Dahms, Harry F. Series: Current Perspectives in Social Theory. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Edition
Serial
Number of pages
414
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762314836
ISBN
9780762314836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.31

Hardcover. Understanding the Life Course provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the entire life course from an interdisciplinary perspective. Combining important insights from sociology and psychology, the book presents the concept's theoretical underpinnings in an accessible style, supported by real-life examples. Num Pages: 282 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHB; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 179 x 21. Weight in Grams: 692.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745697925
ISBN
9780745697925
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.34

Hardcover. Social semiotics reveals language's social meaning its structures, processes, conditions and effects in all social contexts, across all media and modes of discourse. This important new book uses social semiotics as a one-stop shop to analyse language and social meaning, enhancing linguistics with a sociological imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: CFB; GTE; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745696201
ISBN
9780745696201
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.49

Paperback. In this engaging dialogue, Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, and Stanislaw Obirek, theologian and cultural historian, explore the place of spirituality and religion in the world today and in the everyday lives of individuals. Translator(s): Bartoszynska, Katarzyna. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745695693
ISBN
9780745695693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.71

Hardcover. In this engaging dialogue, Zygmunt Bauman, sociologist and philosopher, and Stanislaw Obirek, theologian and cultural historian, explore the place of spirituality and religion in the world today and in the everyday lives of individuals. Translator(s): Bartoszynska, Katarzyna. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745695686
ISBN
9780745695686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.02

Paperback. The idea of progress guided human expectations and actions for over two centuries. From the Enlightenment onwards, it was widely believed that the condition of humankind could be radically improved. History had embarked on an unstoppable forward trajectory, realizing the promise of freedom and reason. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745691008
ISBN
9780745691008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.78

Hardcover. China is home to a fifth of the world's inhabitants. For the last several decades, this huge population has been in flux: fertility has fallen sharply, mortality has declined, and massive rural-to-urban migration is taking place. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688633
ISBN
9780745688633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Hardcover. The family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems. Series: China Today. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745685540
ISBN
9780745685540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.28

Hardcover.

In the social sciences and in everyday speech we often talk about groups as if they behaved in the same way as individuals, thinking and acting as a singular being. We say for example that "Google intends to develop an automated car", "the U.S. Series: Polity Key Concepts in Philosophy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 332.

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745684833
ISBN
9780745684833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.78

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