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Parents, Poverty and the State: 20 Years of Evolving Family Policy (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Naomi Eisenstadt and Carey Oppenheim explore the radical changes in public attitudes and public policy concerning parents and parenting,... Læs mere
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Fathering and Poverty: Uncovering Men’s Participation in Low-Income Family Life (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Anna Tarrant's revealing research explores the dynamics and diversity of men's caring roles in low-income households at various stages of their lives. It sheds light on men's participation in... Læs mere
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Data in Society: Challenging Statistics in an Age of Globalisation (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This book analyses societal trends and controversies related to developments in data ownership, access, construction, dissemination and interpretation, looking at the ways that society interacts with and uses statistical data.
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Pathways to Recovery and Desistance: The Role of the Social Contagion of Hope (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Using case studies and a strengths-based approach Best puts forward a new... Læs mere
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From Here to Maternity: Becoming a Mother (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Ann Oakley interviewed 60 women to find out what it’s really like to have a baby. She discusses whether and why women want to become pregnant, how they imagine... Læs mere
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Social Support and Motherhood: The Natural History of a Research Project (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Ann Oakley develops a sociology of the research process, telling how a research project on caring and social support is undertaken.... Læs mere
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Mental Health in Later Life: Taking a Life Course Approach (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Drawing together material from a number of different fields the book analyses the meaning and determinants of mental health amongst older populations and offers a critical review of the lifecourse, ageing and mental health debate.
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Towards a Spatial Social Policy: Bridging the Gap Between Geography and Social Policy (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Bringing together experts from both fields, this collection illuminates the myriad of ways that human geography offers rich insights conceptually, empirically and methodologically into the neglected spatialities of social policy scholarship, practice and experience.
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Social Work and Society: Political and Ideological Perspectives (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This valuable book provides a comprehensive introduction to politics in social work, unifying the themes of political ideology and social construction across several areas of social work practice, including emerging areas of practice.
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A Handbook of Food Crime: Immoral and Illegal Practices in the Food Industry and What to Do About Them (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
Gray and Hinch explore the phenomenon of food crime. Through discussions of food safety, food fraud,... Læs mere
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Transport Matters (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
The book shows that transport matters and examines how and why efficient and effective transport is fundamental to all manner of public policy goals. Contributors explore transport’s... Læs mere
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Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK: Volume 2 - The Dimensions of Disadvantage (Bog, Paperback / softback, Engelsk)
This fascinating book provides a detailed national picture of poverty and social exclusion. Chapters consider a range of dimensions of exclusion and explores relationships between these in the first truly multi-dimensional analysis.
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