Social Groups & Communities
"Coordinating Community Responses to Domestic Violence"Lessons From Duluth and Beyond
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"Sage Series on Violence Against Women" series; A guide to developing a response to domestic violence using the Duluth Model. With illustrations. Paperback, 304 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 431g.
Author: (Shepard, Melanie, ed.)
ISBN: 0761911243
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc
Date: 1999 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Crime Control and Community"The New Politics of Public Safety
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Community-based crime prevention has become a policy response to crime and disorder across western societies, and is regarded now as one of the keys to crime prevention. This book brings together findings from studies of community-based crime prevention to examine the prospects for this approach. With index. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 567g.
Author: (Hughes, Gordon, ed.)
ISBN: 1903240549
Publisher: Willan Publishing
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Gypsy Law"Romani Legal Traditions and Culture
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Approximately one thousand years ago Gypsies, or Roma, left their native India. This book brings together leading Gypsy and non-Gypsy scholars to examine the Romani legal system, an autonomous body of law based on an oral tradition and existing alongside dominant national legal networks. New ed. Paperback, 298 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 530g.
Author: (Weyrauch, Walter O., ed.)
ISBN: 0520221869
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2001 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Handbook of Social Movements Across Disciplines"
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"Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research" series; Through a variety of disciplinary approaches and techniques, researchers seek to understand the emergence and development of collective action. The field of social-movements-studies has proliferated enormously, covering an array of movements, issues and places. The expansion of the field has also led to increased theoretical debates. With 14 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, 2 black & white line drawings. Hardback, 336 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 722g.
Author: (Roggeband, Conny, ed.)
ISBN: 0387709592
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Multidisciplinary Handbook of Social Exclusion Research"
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Focusing on central policy domains including education, healthcare and crime, this book relates evidence to the state of social exclusion and the mechanisms by which it can be tackled. It covers evidence from research and policy to offer cross-disciplinary perspectives on various areas of social exclusion. With illustrations. Hardback, 270 pages. Size: 252 x 177 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Christian, Julie, ed.)
ISBN: 047009513X
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"The New Egalitarianism"
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Comprises a collection of essays from globally renowned thinkers, as well as senior New Labour figures. With 0. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 230 x 157 mm. Weight: 93g.
Author: (Giddens, Anthony, ed.)
ISBN: 0745634311
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Participatory Communication"Working for Change and Development
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"Communication and Human Values" series; With illustrations. Paperback, 470 pages. Weight: 522g.
Author: (White, S.A., ed.)
ISBN: 0803991436
Publisher: Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd
Date: 1994 (India)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Peer Groups"Expanding Our Study of Small Group Communication
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Explores and discusses group communication dynamics with peer groups. This book moves from the earliest childhood experiences in groups, through adolescence and young adulthood, to peer groups as conscripted service (juries). It also pays important attention to the common painful and dysfunctional aspects of being a member of peer groups. With illustrations. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 337g.
Author: (Sunwolf, ed.)
ISBN: 1412926866
Publisher: Sage Publications Inc
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Undergraduate Social Groups & Communities
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"Social Capital and Mental Health"
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Why do some areas have a higher prevalence of mental illness than others? This book explores the concept of social capital and its implications for mental health policy. It reviews methods of measuring social capital, analyses the implications of research findings for future policy developments and makes recommendations for practice and research. With illustrations. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (McKenzie, Kwame, ed.)
ISBN: 1843103559
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Social Differences and Divisions"
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"Sociology & Society" series; Introduces students to the main forms of social division and difference that characterise contemporary societies. Drawing on a wide range of examples from the UK and US, the authors consider a series of challenging questions relating to the primary divisions of class, gender, 'race' and ethnicity. With 0. Paperback, 360 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 1138g.
Author: (Braham, Peter, ed.)
ISBN: 0631233105
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches"
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Perspectives on Social Identity argues that we have a collection of social selves and that our identities are influenced by such things as class, gender, sexuality, race, nationality, religious views and by the media. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 158 mm. Weight: 90g.
Author: (Taylor, Gary, ed.)
ISBN: 0415350085
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Groups & Communities
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"Understanding Care, Welfare and Community"A Reader
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Care, Welfare and Community provides an integrated, multidisciplinary overview of the many different aspects of community care. Paperback, 392 pages. Size: 241 x 165 mm. Weight: 640g.
Author: (Bytheway, W.R., ed.)
ISBN: 041525860X
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2001 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Urban Regeneration"A Handbook
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An introduction for practitioners, to the key theoretical and applied issues in regeneration. With illustrations. Paperback, 336 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 514g.
Author: (Roberts, Peter, ed.)
ISBN: 0761967176
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Date: 1999 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Urban Villages and the Making of Communities"
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This book documents both the roots of the Urban Village movement and its application in contemporary society. A series of essays by eminent practitioners offers particular urban perspectives. With 30 line illustrations, 12 colour photographs, index. Paperback, 272 pages. Size: 276 x 219 mm. Weight: 1145g.
Author: (Neal, Peter, ed.)
ISBN: 0415262739
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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"Sustainable Communities"The Potential for Eco-Neighbourhoods
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An examination of the practicality of re-inventing neighbourhoods. It presents the findings of a worldwide review of eco-villages and sustainable neighbourhoods, demonstrating what is possible. The main thrust of the book is on the ordinary localities in which people live. With illustrations. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 157 mm. Weight: 552g.
Author: Barton, Hugh (Barton, Hugh, ed.)
ISBN: 1853835137
Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
Date: 2000 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Groups & Communities
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