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"Community Cohesion in Crisis?"New Dimensions of Diversity and Difference
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Explores the dynamics of diversity and cohesion within neighbourhoods and to identify dimensions of disconnection between and within neighbourhoods. This book provides theoretically informed critiques of the policy responses of public, private, voluntary and community organisations and evidence about the dynamics of cohesion in UK neighbourhoods. Paperback, 288 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 441g.
Author: (Flint, John, ed.)
ISBN: 1847420230
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social Institutions
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"Managing Community Practice"Principles, Policies and Programmes
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Recent policy trends have moved the principle of community involvement to the centre of the UK government's social inclusion, neighbourhood renewal and health development programmes. The challenges to managers involved in such work are addressed by this book. With illustrations. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 210 x 156 mm. Weight: 295g.
Author: (Banks, Sarah, ed.)
ISBN: 1861343566
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Institutions
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"Nature, Social Relations and Human Needs"Essays in Honour of Ted Benton
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Celebrates the seminal contribution of Ted Benton to such pressing themes as: realism, naturalism and the philosophy of the social sciences; the relevance of Marxism; philosophical anthropology and human needs; and ecology, society and natural limits. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 467g.
Author: (Moog, Sandra, ed.)
ISBN: 0230201156
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social Institutions
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"Voices of the Valley, Voices of the Straits"How Protest Changes Communities
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"Protest, Culture & Society" series; How Protest Changes Communities. Protest campaigns against large-scale public works usually take place within a local context. Since the 1990s new forms of localized and limited protest have been emerging. A good case in point are the recent environmentalist protest campaigns in Italy, which form the basis of this book. Hardback, 216 pages. Weight: 334g.
Author: (Porta, Donatella Della, ed.)
ISBN: 1845455150
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social Institutions
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"Stat-Spotting"A Field Guide to Identifying Dubious Data
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Alarming statistics bombard our daily lives, appearing in the news, on the Web, seemingly everywhere. This work features pertinent examples from the news, including the number of deaths reported in Iraq, the threat of secondhand smoke, and the increase in the number of overweight Americans. With illustrations. Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 216 x 146 mm. Weight: 355g.
Author: Best, Joel
ISBN: 0520257464
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Institutions
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"The Well-Connected Community"A Networking Approach to Community Development
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Government policy is increasingly focused on the contribution that communities can make to civil society and democratic renewal. This book demonstrates how informal and formal networks strengthen community capacity and improve cross-sectoral working. With illustrations. Paperback, 166 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 132g.
Author: Gilchrist, Alison
ISBN: 1861345275
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Institutions
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"Education, Equality and Social Cohesion"A Comparative Analysis
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Offers a comparative analysis of the impact of education on inequality and social cohesion. This book provides a 'distribution theory' of the negative effects of educational inequality on social cohesion. It offers cross-national evidence on the role of comprehensive school systems in reducing educational inequality. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 302g.
Author: Green, Andy Janmaat, Jan Germen Preston, John
ISBN: 023022363X
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Institutions
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"Inequality"Classic Readings in Race, Class, and Gender
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The field of inequality emerged out of a set of classic texts--important works that students and scholars continue to read and inform their ongoing research. Often controversial and deeply influential Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 95g.
Author: Grusky, David B. Szeleny, Szonja
ISBN: 0813343305
Publisher: The Perseus Books Group
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Institutions
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"The Inequality Reader"Contemporary and Foundational Readings in Race, Class, and Gender
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A compilation of essential readings that offers fresh approaches to understanding social inequality With illustrations. Paperback, 640 pages. Size: 235 x 165 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Grusky, David B. Szelenyi, Szonja
ISBN: 0813343453
Publisher: The Perseus Books Group
Date: 2006 (United States)
Readership: Tertiary Education Social Institutions
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"Recovering Informal Learning"
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"Lifelong Learning Book Series" series; Educational theory and practice have long been dominated by the requirements of formal learning. This book seeks to persuade readers through philosophical argument and empirical examples that the balance should shift back towards the informal. Paperback, 292 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 419g.
Author: Hager, Paul Halliday, John
ISBN: 1402092954
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Date: 2008 (Netherlands)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Institutions
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"The Optimist's Handbook"Facts, Figures and Arguments to Silence Cynics, Doom-Mongers and Defeatists
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Takes a look at whether we have got the balance right: is there more good news to share? And should we be taking a more positive view on the world? This book aims to inspire the reader while they are slogging to work or taking a break from the ironing. With illustrations. Hardback, 280 pages. Size: 188 x 134 mm. Weight: 365g.
Author: Inman, Nick
ISBN: 190564129X
Publisher: Harriman House Publishing
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social Institutions
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"Encountering the Everyday"An Introduction to the Sociologies of the Unnoticed
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Introducing classical and contemporary theory alongside key empirical work, this book explores everyday life sociologies. Paperback, 320 pages. Size: 246 x 171 mm. Weight: 670g.
Author: Jacobsen, Michael Hviid
ISBN: 0230201237
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social Institutions
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"Poverty Street"The Dynamics of Neighbourhood Decline and Renewal
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"Case Studies on Poverty, Place & Policy" series; This text addresses one of the UK's major social policy concerns - the poverty gap between the worst neighbourhoods and the rest of the country. It is an account of neighbourhood decline, a portrait of conditions in the poorest areas and an up-to-date analysis of the impact of the government's renewal policies. With illustrations. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 240 x 172 mm. Weight: 499g.
Author: Lupton, Ruth
ISBN: 1861345356
Publisher: Policy Press
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social Institutions
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"Controlling Crime, Controlling Society"Thinking About Crime in Europe and America
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Presents a survey of the theories of social control, crime and deviance. From the early work of Beccaria and Lombroso, to 60s radicalism and the subsequent emergence of a 'culture of fear', this book covers the range of theoretical thinking in this area, including assessments of mass imprisonment in post-9/11 America. Paperback, 240 pages. Size: 230 x 157 mm. Weight: 491g.
Author: Melossi, Dario
ISBN: 074563429X
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social Institutions
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"Investigating Crime and Deviance"
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"Sociology in Action" series; This text provides a firm grounding in all the topics required by A/AS Level syllabuses. It explores areas of deviance that have sometimes been given little coverage, including crime and its relationships to both women and to ethnic minorities. With portraits. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 246 x 190 mm. Weight: 606g.
Author: Moore, Stephen
ISBN: 0003224392
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers
Date: 1996 (United Kingdom)
Readership: A / as Level Social Institutions
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