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Social Work with the Black African Diaspora by Washington Marovatsanga
RRP: £85.00£65.36Social work education and interventions with Black African families are frequently impaired because of structural discrimination, racism and the structuring priorities of neoliberalism. Rooted in... -
Social Exclusion of Youth in Europe: The Multifaceted Consequences of Labour Market Insecurity by Marge Unt
RRP: £95.99£54.17Epdf and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license. Policymakers throughout Europe are enacting policies to support youth labour market integration. However, many young people continue to... -
When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don't Just Implement It: A Framework for Understanding Policy Engagement by John Gal
RRP: £85.00£65.36Rather than being seen simply as social policy implementors, in recent decades there has been increasing recognition of social workers as professionals with unique knowledge and insights to... -
Lifelong Learning Policies for Young Adults in Europe: Navigating between Knowledge and Economy by Marcelo Parreira do Amaral
RRP: £85.99£66.10Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. This comprehensive collection discusses topical issues essential to both scholarship and policy making in the realm of lifelong learning (LLL) policies... -
Making sense of Every Child Matters: Multi-professional practice guidance Richard Barker (Head of Subject Division of Child and Family Studies, Northumbria University) 9781847420114
RRP: £24.99£19.39This much-needed book examines the implications of the 'Every Child Matters' (ECM) national and local framework for working with children. It analyses the key issues from the perspective of the... -
Retiring to Spain: Women's Narratives of Nostalgia, Belonging and Community by Anya Ahmed
RRP: £79.99£60.86This book is a study of nostalgia, belonging and community which provides a new theoretical framework for understanding retirement migration. It is the first account of retirement migration that... -
Implementing Evidence-Based Research: A How-to Guide for Police Organizations Laura Huey (University of Western Ontario) 9781447353591
RRP: £34.99£27.38When it comes to adopting evidence based approaches, does the size of an organisation really matter? This practical guide brings leading police and sociology experts together to demonstrate how... -
Miscarriages of Justice: Causes, Consequences and Remedies by Sam Poyser
RRP: £74.99£57.14Miscarriages of justice occur far more frequently than we realise and have the power to ruin people's lives. It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand them, given significant... -
Neoliberalism and the Voluntary and Community Sector in Northern Ireland by Ciaran Hughes
RRP: £80.00£60.87This expert analysis measures the impacts of neoliberalism on the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland. It charts the changing relationships between government, voluntary and community organisations... -
The Struggle for Social Sustainability: Moral Conflicts in Global Social Policy by Christopher Deeming
RRP: £80.00£60.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781447356103Author Christopher DeemingFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Policy PressPublisher... -
Home Sweet Home?: The impact of poor housing on health Alex Marsh (University of Bristol) 9781861341761
RRP: £21.99£17.21How much does the condition of our housing affect our health? This timely new study looks in detail at the impact poor housing has on health, using data from the National Child Development Study... -
When Social Workers Impact Policy and Don’t Just Implement It: A Framework for Understanding Policy Engagement by John Gal 9781447364764
RRP: £27.99£21.57The first attempt to create a comprehensive conceptual framework that explains the policy engagement of social workers.Book InformationISBN 9781447364764Author John GalFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Communicating with children and young people: Making a difference by Michelle Lefevre 9781847422835
RRP: £67.99£51.93It is now clear that if professionals are to make a real difference for children and young people, they must be able to engage and communicate with children themselves, not just their parents and... -
Straightforward Statistics by Patrick White 9781447363682
RRP: £85.99£66.10Are you struggling with introductory statistics? Are you trying to get ahead in your course, but feel like you're going around in circles? This short and down-to-earth textbook will give you the... -
Mixed Communities: Gentrification by Stealth? by Gary Bridge 9781847424938
RRP: £85.99£66.50Encouraging neighbourhood social mix has been a major goal of urban policy and planning in a number of different countries. This book draws together a range of case studies by international experts... -
Ageing, Insight and Wisdom: Meaning and Practice Across the Lifecourse by Ricca Edmondson 9781847425935
RRP: £79.99£61.26Taking a novel approach to ageing, this book focuses on older people as makers of meaning and insight, highlighting the evolving values, priorities, and ways of communicating that make later life... -
Rationing in health care: The theory and practice of priority setting by Iestyn Williams 9781847427755
RRP: £79.99£60.86The challenges faced by those rationing scarce health care resources have intensified following the economic downturn. This book tackles this challenge by exploring the latest thinking and practice... -
Clear Blue Water?: The Conservative Party and the Welfare State since 1940 by Robert M. Page 9781847429865
RRP: £79.99£60.86Has the modern Conservative Party developed a distinctive approach to the post-war welfare state? In exploring this question, this accessible book takes an authoritative look at Conservative Party... -
Migration and Welfare in the New Europe: Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration by Emma Carmel 9781847426444
RRP: £85.99£66.50This book provides innovative insights into one of the most controversial and important subjects of the 21st century: migration and social integration. Empirically, the volume offers comprehensive... -
Making Valuing People Work: Strategies for change in services for people with learning disabilities Rachel Fyson (Centre for Social Work, University of Nottingham) 9781861345721
RRP: £21.99£17.21Based on the findings of a two and half year research programme undertaken by the Norah Fry Research Centre, this timely report examines the strategic changes that are occurring within learning... -
Active social policies in the EU: Inclusion through participation? by Rik van Berkel 9781861342805
RRP: £29.99£23.02This book challenges the underlying presupposition that regular employment is the royal road to inclusion. Drawing on original empirical research, it investigates the inclusionary and exclusionary... -
Europe's new state of welfare: Unemployment, employment policies and citizenship by Jorgen Goul Andersen 9781861344373
RRP: £29.99£23.02It is often argued that European welfare states, with regulated labour markets, relatively generous social protection and relatively high wage equality, have become counter-productive in a globalised... -
Poverty and home ownership in contemporary Britain by Roger Burrows 9781861344656
RRP: £19.99£15.76Half of those living in poverty in Britain today are home owners. Yet current government policy is not oriented to this reality. Drawing on data from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation's Poverty and... -
Care for Older Adults in India: Living Arrangements and Quality of Life by Ajay Bailey 9781447357339
RRP: £80.00£60.87India's ageing population is growing rapidly; over 60s constitute 7% of the total population and this is projected to triple in the next four decades. Drawing on a wide range of studies, this book... -
The Creative Citizen Unbound: How Social Media and DIY Culture Contribute to Democracy, Communities and the Creative Economy by Ian Hargreaves 9781447324942
RRP: £79.99£60.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781447324942Author Ian HargreavesFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Policy PressPublisher Bristol... -
Challenges in Mental Health and Policing: Key Themes and Perspectives by Ian Cummins 9781447360834
RRP: £85.00£65.36Police officers deal with mental illness-related incidents on an almost daily basis. Ian Cummins explores how factors such as deinstitutionalisation, community care failings and, more recently,... -
Responding to Youth Violence through Youth Work by Mike Seal 9781447323099
RRP: £79.99£61.26This book draws on the findings of a two-year European research project to offer answers to the 'problem' of how to respond to violence involving young people that continues to challenge youth... -
Public Policy Resources by Peter Knoepfel 9781447345053
RRP: £79.99£60.86Building on Knoepfel's previous book, Public policy analysis, this book offers a conceptually coherent view of ten public policy resources: force, law, personal, money, property rights, information,... -
Grandparenting in divorced families Neil Ferguson 9781861344984
£27.40This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and... -
Ethics of care: Critical advances in international perspective by Marian Barnes 9781447316510
RRP: £79.99£61.26A unique contribution to research on feminist care ethics. Drawing on a wealth of practical experience across eight different disciplinary fields, the international contributors demonstrate the... -
A Companion to State Power, Liberties and Rights by Sharon Morley 9781447325819
RRP: £79.99£60.86Interest in the study of state power, civil liberties, human rights, and state sponsored crime is growing and there is a need for a book which brings these topics together. This book, part of the... -
Work and Health in India by Martin Hyde 9781447327363
RRP: £85.99£66.10The rapid economic growth of the past few decades has radically transformed India's labour market, bringing millions of former agricultural workers into manufacturing industries, and, more recently,... -
Islam and Social Work: Culturally Sensitive Practice in a Diverse World by Sara Ashencaen Crabtree 9781447330097
RRP: £79.99£60.86This unique textbook enables social work practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how Islamic principles inform and influence the lives of Muslim populations. Designed to support work with... -
Research and the Social Work Picture by Ian F. Shaw 9781447338895
RRP: £85.99£66.10There's a growing pressure for social workers to engage with research and draw on this in practice. But why is this research important? This first book in the Research in Social Work series,... -
Critical Dialogues: Thinking Together in Turbulent Times by John Clarke 9781447350972
RRP: £79.99£60.86In this engaging and original book, John Clarke is in conversation with 12 leading scholars about the dynamics of thinking critically in the social sciences. The conversations range across many... -
Policy Analysis in Colombia by Pablo Sanabria 9781447347712
RRP: £95.99£73.60Leading Colombian academics and experienced policy practitioners cast new light on their country in this systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the... -
Baby Boomers: Time and Ageing Bodies by Naomi Woodspring 9781447346623
RRP: £29.99£23.02This ground-breaking study of the baby boomer generation, who are now entering old age, breaks new ground in ageing research. This post-war cohort has experienced a range of social, cultural, and... -
Populism, Democracy and Community Development by Rebecca Fanany 9781447353836
RRP: £79.99£60.86Using international perspectives and case studies, this book discusses the relationships between community development and populism in the context of today’s widespread crisis of democracy. It... -
Young People, Welfare and Crime: Governing Non-Participation by Ross Fergusson 9781447307013
RRP: £79.99£61.26Mass youth unemployment is now endemic and almost ubiquitous in the global north and south alike. This book offers an original and challenging interpretation of the ways in which young people's... -
Urban Environments in Africa: A Critical Analysis of Environmental Politics by Garth Andrew Myers 9781447322917
RRP: £79.99£60.86Africa's urban population is growing rapidly, raising numerous environmental concerns. Urban areas are often linked to poverty as well as power and wealth, and hazardous and unhealthy environments as...