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Book SynopsisThis path-breaking international handbook of disability studies signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. Drawing on the insights of disability scholars around the world and the creative advice of an international editorial board, the book engages the reader in the critical issues and debates framing disability studies and places them in an historical and cultural context. Five years in the making, this one volume summarizes the ongoing discourse ranging across continents and traditional academic disciplines. To provide insight and perspective, the volume is divided into three sections: The shaping of disability studies as a field; experiencing disability; and, disability in context. Each section, written by world class figures, consists of original chapters designed to map the field and explore the key conceptual, theoretical, methodological, practice and policy issues that constitute the field. Each chapter provides a critical review of an area, positions and literature and an agenda for future research and practice. The handbook answers the need expressed by the disability community for a thought provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of the vibrant field of disability studies. The book will be of interest to disabled people, scholars, policy makers and activists alike. The book aims to define the existing field, stimulate future debate, encourage respectful discourse between different interest groups and move the field a step forward.Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Formation of Disability Studies - Gary L Albrecht, Katherine D Seelman, and Michael Bury PART ONE: THE SHAPING OF DISABILITIES STUDIES AS A FIELD An Institutional History of Disability - David L Braddock and Susan Parish Counting Disability - Glenn T Fujiura and Violet Rutkowski-Kmitta Disability Definitions, Models, Classification Schemes and Applications - Barbara Altman Theorizing Disability - Gareth Williams Methodological Paradigms That Shape Disability Research - Scott Campbell Brown Disability - Patrick Fougeyrollas and Line Beauregard An Interactive Person-Environment Social Creation Representation and Its Discontents - David T Mitchell and Sharon L Snyder The Uneasy Home of Disability in Literature and Film Philosophical Issues in the Definition and Social Response to Disability - David Wasserman Disability and the Sociology of the Body - Bryan S Turner Intellectual Disabilities- Quo Vadis? - Trevor R Parmenter Disability, Bioethics and Human Rights - Adrienne Asch Disability Studies and Electronic Networking - Ellen Liberti Blasiotti, John D Westbrook, and Iwao Kobayashi PART TWO: EXPERIENCING DISABILITY Divided Understandings - Carol Gill The Social Experience of Disability Mapping the Family - Philip M Ferguson Disability Studies and the Exploration of Parental Response to Disability Disability and Community - Michael P Kelly A Sociological Approach Welfare States and Disabled People - Robert F Drake Advocacy and Political Action - Sharon Barnartt, Kay Schrinerm and Richard Scotch Health Care Professionals and Their Attitudes Towards, and Decisions Affecting Disabled People - Ian Basnett The Role of Social Networks in the Lives of Persons with Disabilities - Bernice A Pescosolido Inclusion/Exclusion - Jean-François Ravaud and Henri-Jacques Stiker An Analysis of Historical and Cultural Meanings PART THREE: DISABILITY IN CONTEXT Disability Culture - Colin Barnes and Geoff Mercer Assimilation or Inclusion? Identity Politics, Disability and Culture - Lennard J Davis Making the Difference - Tom Shakespeare and Nick Watson Disability, Politics, and Recognition Disability Human Rights, Law and Policy - Jerome E Bickenbach The Political Economy of the Disability Marketplace - Gary L Albrecht and Michael Bury Disability and Health Policy - Gerben DeJong and Ian Basnett The Role of Markets in the Delivery of Health Services Disability Benefit Programs - Bonnie O′Day and Monroe Berkowitz Can We Improve the Return to Work Record? A Disability Studies Perspective on Employment Issues and Policies for Disabled People - Kay Schriner An International View Science and Technology Policy - Katherine D Seelman Is Disability a Missing Factor? Disability, Education and Inclusion - Len Barton and Felicity Armstrong Cross-Cultural Issues and Dilemmas Support Systems - Simi Litvak and Alexandra Enders The Interface Between Individuals and Environments The Relationship between Disabled People and Health and Welfare Professionals - Sally French and John Swain Public Health Trends in Disability - Don Lollar Past, Present, and Future Disability in the Developing World - Benedicte Ingstad
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Book SynopsisThis clear and lively book provides an illuminating analysis of collecting as a major social and individual phenomenon in contemporary society.The book is based on the understanding of collecting practice, rather than the collections themselves. It highlights the significance of collecting in relation to the cultural process, popular culture, contemporary attitudes to material culture and the idea of collecting as a postmodern activity.Susan Pearce presents both quantitative and qualitative information from a broad spectrum of contemporary collectors and relates their collecting to broader issues of consumption, gender, family and social class. Accessible and original, Collecting in Contemporary Practice will be of interest to students, academics and professionals in museum studies, cultural studies, anthropology and material culture studies.Table of ContentsCollecting Culture Who and What Work and Play Buying and Giving Families and Homes Women and Men Body and Soul Contemporary Collecting
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Book SynopsisThe dramatic transformation of relationships between humans and animals in the 20th century are investigated in this fascinating and accessible book. At the beginning of this century these relationships were dominated by human needs and interests, modernization was a project which was attached to the goal of progress and animals were merely resources to be used on the path towards human fulfilment. These relationships are increasingly being subjected to criticism and a new field of interest in human-animal relationships has opened up. We are now urged to be more sensitive and compassionate to animal needs and interests, to understand their mindedness and how their lives and ours are entangled.This book focuses on social change and animals, it is concerned with how humans relate to animals and how this has changed and why. Moreover, it highlights, through chapters on companion animals, hunting and fishing, animal leisures such as birdwatching and wildlife parks, and the meat and livestock industries, how attitudes and practices towards animals vary widely according to social class, ethnicity, gender, region and nation.Table of ContentsIntroduction `Good To Think with′: Theories of Human-Animal Relations in Modernity From Modernity to Postmodernity The Zoological Gaze Pets and Modern Cultures Naturalizing Sports Hunting and Angling in Modernity Animals and the Agricultural Industry From Farming to Animal Protein Production Animal Foodways Animal Rites
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Book Synopsis`A lucid and much-needed account of existential psychotherapy... As well as locating existential psychotherapy within a historical and philosophical context, Hans W Cohn encompasses various therapeutic issues and provides some vivid and sensitive passages of case material... I found the book provided a concise and clarifying account of the underlying philosophy and of the psychotherapeutic practice... The existentialist challenge to Freud outlined in the book provides an alternative point of view to counter potentially engulfing aspects of a psychoanalytic vision. This is a stimulating book which is a valuable contribution towards dialogue between different approaches of psychotherapy' - International Journal of Psychotherapy`If you want at least one existential psychotherapy text in your library, buy this one. It's a winner' - The Psychotherapy ReviewThe theoretical framework used by many counsellors and psychotherapists is predominantly `psychodynamic', rooted in psychoanalytic theory and frequently felt to be inadequate for an understanding of the many-shaded spectrum of disturbances experienced by clients. Although many practitioners have discovered existential-phenomenological thought, they may wonder what relevance these philosophical ideas have to their actual practice, to their day-to-day meetings with clients and to the relation between client and therapist. There is often a divide between thought and practice, and this book bridges that gap. The author introduces the history and ideas of existential phenomenology and existential psychotherapy, and shows how therapeutic phenomena familiar to all therapists and counsellors can be understood from an existential viewpoint. Hans W Cohn also demonstrates how the existential approach opens up access to issues that other therapeutic orientations have neglected, such as the difficulty of choice, the burden of responsibility and the inevitability of death. The existential approach is constantly compared to the relevant psychodynamic counterpart, so that readers can assess the unfamiliar against a background of the more familiar.Trade Review`Cohn has succeeded in presenting [the existential-phenomenological] tradition with clarity and succinctness and without oversimplification - no mean feat′ - The European Journal of Psychotherapy, Counselling & Health `Hans W Cohn pits existential-phenomenological thought against psychoanalytic theory, then provides a stimulating and insightful commentary on the strengths of the one and the weaknesses of the other... it is to his enormous credit that Cohn uses his considerable knowledge of both opponents to ensure an even-handed and respectful exposition... [with] a lightness of touch and a clarity of style... Cohn demonstrates his mastery of the subject matter by distilling often arduous concepts into reader-friendly statements without loss of precision or flavour. The effect encourages and stimulates the reader to remain with the material knowing that s/he is capable of sustaining an equal relationship with it... if you want at least one "existential psychotherapy" text in your library, buy this one. It′s a winner′ - The Psychotherapy Review `Cohn′s book is the first rigorous and even-handed comparison of the existential and the psychoanalytic stances. He devotes each chapter to a topic and clearly defines the points of contact and difference with impressive precision, and as such it is a triumph of pluralist clarity and learning which does not oversimplify either position′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling `A lucid and much-needed account of existential psychotherapy... As well as locating existential psychotherapy within a historical and philosophical context, Hans Cohn encompasses various therapeutic issues and provides some vivid and sensitive passages of case material... [which are] remarkable for their sensitivity and understanding... I found the book provided a concise and clarifying account of the underlying philosophy and of the psychotherapeutic practice... Hans W Cohn′s comparison of an existential-phenomenological approach with psychoanalysis delineates areas of complementarity and areas of radical difference. The existentialist challenge to Freud outlined in the book provides an alternative point of view to counter potentially engulfing aspects of a psychoanalytic vision. This is a stimulating book which is a valuable contribution towards dialogue between different approaches of psychotherapy′ - International Journal of Psychotherapy `I very much like what Cohn has done... All in all Cohn has given us a good read. The book is comprehensive, honouring to the reader and thought-provoking′ - Self & Society `This small but informative volume... is absorbingly written and intellectually challenging in a way that allows for broad agreement as well as critical opposition′ - Daseinsanalyse `This book stimulated me intellectually and helped me clarify some of my thoughts. It also whetted my appetite for more.′ - Group AnalysisTable of ContentsWhat Is Existential Psychotherapy? Philosophical Background Existential Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis A Comparison The Therapeutic Relationship Existential-Phenomenological Dimensions of Groups Mind and Body Aspects of Anxiety and Guilt The Question of the Unconscious Dreams and Symptoms Being-in-the-World Sexually Withdrawal and Delusion Aims of Psychotherapy
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Book Synopsis`This is a very practical how to book, written for students on counselling skills courses. It is intended to help them through the various problems faced by people returning to education, perhaps after a long gap.... how useful this book could be to students who [are] confused by the increasingly academic requirements of counselling training courses... I would recommend this book as a companion for anyone who is starting a course with little or no experience of academic expectations. It is written in a friendly and reassuring style' - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for CounsellingThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the tasks and the processes of learning and writing required on counselling training courses and in the practice of counselling. The authors cover the entire period of training, from choosing a course to the early stages of professional practice.The first part of the book discusses learning skills, methods and approaches, looking at, for example, the context for learning, motivation and experiential learning. Part Two focuses on course requirements, the form of written assignments - how to complete them and the difficulties that can be encountered - as well as the basics of writing, including language, form and style. The final part looks at the involvement of practising counsellors in continued learning and the kinds of writing that they may develop throughout their careers.Trade Review`This is a very practical "how to" book, written for students on counselling skills courses. It is intended to help them through the various problems faced by people returning to education, perhaps after a long gap.... how useful this book could be to students who [are] confused by the increasingly academic requirements of counselling training courses... I would recommend this book as a companion for anyone who is starting a course with little or no experience of academic expectations. It is written in a friendly and reassuring style′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for CounsellingTable of ContentsPART ONE: LEARNING At the Beginning The Training Course Learning Style in a Learning Community Skills and Techniques Experiential Learning PART TWO: COMMUNICATING LEARNING How Do I Know What I Mean Unless I Say (or Write) It? The Requirements of the Course Assessment Starting To Write Writing Takes Form Using Other People′s Work Problems, Problems, Problems Motivation, Concentration and Writing Block Writing about Practice PART THREE: CONTINUING TO LEARN AND TO WRITE Beyond the Training Course Continuing To Write Our Experience of Writing This Book
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Book Synopsis'I would highly recommend Fieldwork, Participation and Practice: Ethics and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research as a text for the wide range of fields that currently engage in fieldwork. She does an excellent job of moving beyond basic ethical principles and informs the reader of the complexity of contemporary fieldwork' - Forum for Qualitative Social Research - follow the link below to read the complete reviewThis timely and topical look at the role of ethics in fieldwork takes into account some of the major issues confronting qualitative researchers. The main purposes of this book are twofold: to promote an understanding of the harmful possibilities of fieldwork; and to provide ways of dealing with ethical problems and dilemmas. To these ends, examples of actual fieldwork are provided that address ethical problems and dilemmas, and posit ways of dealing with them.Trade Review′I would highly recommend Fieldwork, Participation and Practice: Ethics and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research as a text for the wide range of fields that currently engage in fieldwork. She does an excellent job of moving beyond basic ethical principles and informs the reader of the complexity of contemporary fieldwork′ - Forum for Qualitative Social ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction The Moral Career of the Qualitative Fieldworker Scripts and Staging the Self Back Regions and Sensitive Methods Roles and Role Performance Ethical Dilemmas The Demands and Expectations of Various Audiences Field Notes Ethics and the Emotional Self Textual ′Impression Management′ of Self and Others Conclusion
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Book Synopsis`This book is a monumental achievement, and person-centred practitioners will be indebted to Goff Barrett-Lennard for many years to come. He has written no only a definitive study of the history of person-centred approach - what he calls a report of the evolutionary course of a human science - but also an accompanying commentary which is unfailingly enlightening, sometimes provocative and occasional lyrical' - Brian Thorne, Emeritus Professor of Counselling, University of East Anglia and Co-Founder, Norwich Centre`I highly recommend this book as a reference source of major import, as bibliography, as history as art, and as a complex discussion of questions that plague the person-centred practitioner and the client-centred therapist' - The Person-Centered Journal`If you only ever buy one book about the Person-Centred Approach, other than those written by Rogers himself, this is the one. It is a staggering achievement by one of the most knowledgeable writers in the field' - PCP Reviews`This book is a gem, and should have wide appeal. It is an excellent introduction to person-centred psychology, written in accessible style, and it takes the reader beyond the simplicity often confused with naivety Goff Barrett-Lennard reveals a sophisticated complexity that challenges us to view the person with fresh eyes and an open mind' - Tony Merry, University of East London`I strongly recommend this book as a sophisticated treatment of the client-or person-centred approach to therapy and its applications to areas outside therapy. It is also a useful overview of research on all aspects of person-centred ideas' - Psychotherapy Research`This book... is not a single meal in itself but a positive larder containing every imaginable staple food and condiment all exquisitely and thoroughly researched. The book took Godfrey T Barrett-Lennard 20 years to write and it will stand as a reference text for person-centred specialists for longer than that... an essential reference text... and a pantry full of delicious surprises' - Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy`Probably the most important piece of work on the person-centred approach to have emerged in recent years... an essential source of reference for anyone with a serious interest in the person-centred approach' - Counselling NewsWritten by an ex-student and long-time colleague of Carl Rogers, this in-depth and challenging book charts the development of person-centred therapy from its origins through to the present day.Godfrey T Barrett-Lennard traces the central concepts and key figures within the movement, set against the contemporary historical, social and political context. As an integrated overview of the person-centred approach, Carl Rogers' Helping System presents a wealth of fascinating ideas and information which is linked to a fresh, incisive account of the unfolding theory, process and research.Trade Review`This challenging and detailed overview... is a testament to both Rogers′ and Barrett-Lennard′s confidence in the "fully functioning person"... this learned work will provide students, practitioners and indeed the casual reader with a useful reference... [with its] user friendly style of a man who is clearly imbued with the spirit of the "helping alliance" ′ - [ac]Eisteach, The Journal of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy `This book... is not a single "meal" in itself but a positive "larder" containing every imaginable staple food and condiment all exquisitely and thoroughly researched. The book took Godfrey T Barrett-Lennard 20 years to write and it will stand as a reference text for person-centred specialists for longer than that... an essential reference text... and a pantry full of delicious surprises′ - Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy `Probably the most important piece of work on the person-centred approach to have emerged in recent years... an essential source of reference for anyone with a serious interest in the person-centred approach′ - Counselling News `This book is a monumental achievement, and person-centred practitioners will be indebted to Goff Barrett-Lennard for many years to come. He has written not only a definitive study of the history of the person-centred approach - what he calls a report on the "evolutionary course of human science" - but also an acompanying comentary which is unfailingly enlightening, sometimes provocative and occasionally lyrical.′ - British Journal of Guidance & Counselling `This book is a gem, and should have wide appeal. It is an excellent introduction to person-centered psychology, written in accessible style, and it takes the reader beyond the simplistic form in which much of Roger′s work is often presented. The book repays careful reading. Whilst Rogers work has a simplicity often confused with naivety, Barrett-Lenard reveals a sophisticated complexity that challenges us to view the ′person′ with fresh eyes and an open mind.′ - Psychology Teaching ReviewTable of ContentsPART ONE: CARL ROGERS AND HIS MILIEU The Beginnings of Client-Centred Therapy A Time of New Pathways Twenties Dissonance to New Deal Dawn New Paths in Step Roosevelt′s Way/Rogers′ Advance PART TWO: THE NEW VISION UNFOLDING Contours of the School Phase of Client-Centred Therapy Human Nature, Personality and Change Theoretical Foundations of the Client-Centred System PART THREE: PRINCIPLES IN PRACTICE The Helping Interview The Course of Therapy The Helping Process with Children and Families Group Encounter and Therapy Wellness, Education and Parenting Leadership, Large Groups, Community, Conflict Resolution PART FOUR: RESEARCH The Search for Order and Effects Conditions and Process in Personal Change Investigation beyond One to One Therapy PART FIVE: LEVELS OF BECOMING Development of Therapists and Facilitators Openings in a Dynamic Continuity
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Book SynopsisJerome Bruner is one of the grand figures of psychology. From his role as a founder of the cognitive revolution in the 1950s to his recent advocacy of cultural psychology, Bruner's influence has been dramatic and far-reaching. Such is the breadth of his vision that Bruner's work has inspired thinkers in many of the major areas of psychology and has had a powerful impact on adjacent disciplines. His writings on language acquisition, culture and education are of profound and enduring importance. Focusing on the dominant themes of language, culture and self, this volume provides a comprehensive exploration of Bruner's fertile ideas and a considered appraisal of his legacy.With a distinguished list of contributors including Jerome Bruner himself, the result is an outstanding volume of interest to students and scholars in psychology, philosophy, cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, and education.Among the contributors are Judy Dunn, Howard Gardner, Clifford Geertz, Rom Harré, David Olson, Edward Reed, Talbot Taylor, Michael Tomasello, and John Shotter. The volume is framed by an editorial introduction that considers the distinctively philosophical dimensions of Bruner's thought, and a final chapter by Bruner himself in which he re-examines prominent themes in his work in light of issues raised by the contributors. The volume will be invaluable to students and researchers in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, education, and the philosophy of mind.Table of ContentsIntroduction - David Bakhurst and Stuart G Shanker Bruner′s Way Imbalancing Act - Clifford Geertz Jerome Bruner′s Cultural Psychology Bruner on Language Acquisition - Michael Tomasello The House that Bruner Built - Stuart G Shanker and Talbot J Taylor Bruner and Condillac on Learning How to Talk - Talbot J Taylor Emotion, Pragmatics, and Social Understanding in the Preschool Years - Judy Dunn and Jane R Brown Education - David R Olson the Bridge from Culture to Mind Towards a Cultural Ecology of Instruction - Edward S Reed Commentaries - Howard Gardner Jerome Bruner as Educator: Personal Reflections Reed on Bruner on Education - David Bakhurst Infancy and the Birth of Competence - Duane Rumbaugh, Michael Bera and Christopher Elder Bruner and Comparative-Developmental Research Norms in Life - Rom Harré Problems in the Representation of Rules Towards a Third Revolution in Psychology - John Shotter From Inner Mental Representations to Dialogically Structured Social Practices Memory, Identity, and the Future of Cultural Psychology - David Bakhurst In Response - Jerome Bruner
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Book SynopsisThis textbook offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to statistics for all undergraduate psychology students, but particularly those in their second and third years who have already covered an initial introductory course. It covers all of the key areas in quantitative methods including sampling, significance tests, regression, and multivariate techniques and incorporates a range of exercises and problems at the end of each chapter for the student to follow.The free CD-ROM with tutorial modules complements and enhances the exercises in the text, offers scope for distance learning, and makes both the traditional and non-traditional approaches much more accessible.Key points of the book are: an emphasis on measurement, data summaries and graphs; a clear explanation of statistical inference using sampling distributions and confidence intervals, making significance tests much easier to understand; and help for students to understand and judgeTable of ContentsUncertainty and Psychological Research Variables and Measurement Exploring, Describing, Displaying and Summarizing Research Design and Probability Sampling Distributions and Confidence Intervals Statistical Models and Significance Tests Predicting a Quantitative Variable from a Categorical Variable The t Test and Analysis of Variance Quantitative Predictors Regression and Correlation Predicting Categorical Variables Contingency Tables and Chi-Square More Than Two Variables A Peek at Multivariate Analysis Putting Statistics into Perspective
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Book Synopsis`This book is a very useful starting point for trainees in DMT, or for those training or practicing in other arts therapies or allied professions who would like an overview of theories and methods in DMT. For more experienced DMT practitioners and researchers, this book provides an introduction to theories of creativity and the notion of the movement metaphor as a basis for DMT theory and practice. There is constant dialogue and contextualizing between Meekum's theory and approach, psychological theories that have influenced the development of DMT, case studies, and the historical development of DMT. What is important in this book is the acknowledgement that DMT is a unique psychotherapy practice with a distinctive theory and methodology based on the intrinsic interaction between movement, the creative process, and psychology' - Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy`Along with the how and why of psychotherapy, Bonnie Meekums provides realistic examples oTrade Review`This book is a very useful starting point for trainees in DMT, or for those training or practicing in other arts therapies or allied professions who would like an overview of theories and methods in DMT. For more experiences DMT practitioners and researchers, this book provides an introduction to theories of creativity and the notion of the movement metaphor as a basis for DMT theory and practice. There is constant dialogue and contextualizing between Meekum′s theory and approach, psychological theories that have influenced the development of DMT, case studies, and the historical development of DMT. What is important in this book is the acknowledgement that DMT is a unique psychotherapy practice with a distinctive theory and methodology based on the intrinsic interaction between movement, the creative process, and psychology′ - Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy `Along with the "how" and "why" of psychotherapy, Bonnie Meekums provides realistic examples of people whose lives have benefited from dance movement therapy. It is my honour to recommend this book′ - Dianne Dulicai, President of the American Dance Therapy Association `It is a very accessible book - it′s an introduction to Dance Movement Therapy, ideal for students who have started DMT training, people who work in related fields (eg other arts therapies) or anyone who is interested in DMT. However, the book goes beyond the introduction in Bonnie′s attempt to develop a new framework. It encourages practising DMTs to question their own approach introducing a different terminology to describe the creative process…. It is food for thought and for discussions in supervision′ - e-motion `Dr Meekums surpasses her goal of contributing to the development of DMT; her book serves as a catalyzing guide for all health care professionals who seek creative processes in healing…. Meekums provides an innovative framework for DMT, and offers adequate references and recommendations for further study, research and evidence-based practice. I enthusiastically recommend this book to creative arts therapists, allied practitioners and especially to practicing and interning dance movement therapists as a professional resource and guide′ - Maria Brignola Lee, The Arts in PsychotherapyTable of ContentsPART ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY The Regional Map An Overview of This Book The Detailed Map DMT as a Creative Psychotherapy PART TWO: THE JOURNEY Preparation Warming up and Getting Started Incubation and Illumination Letting Go into the Darkness and Seeing a Light Evaluation The Final Campfire
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Book SynopsisThis is the first accessible and practical guide to using multilevel models in social research. Multilevel approaches are becoming increasingly important in social, behavioral, and educational research and it is clear from recent developments that such models are seen as being more realistic, and potentially more revealing, than ordinary regression models. While other books describe these multilevel models in considerable detail none focuses on the practical issues and potential problems of doing multilevel analyses that are covered in Introducing Multilevel Modeling.Trade Review`This book offers an introduction to multilevel modelling that is both clear and accessible. For this reason I strongly recommend it to anyone new to the subject.... I particularly liked the non-directive feel to the book, which leaves the reader clear that there are some issues about which they will have to make up their own mind based on the evidence presented.′ - British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology `If you teach statistics to students with little patience for Greek letters and formulas and who do not have a matrix algebra and mathematical statistics background, I recommend that you use Introducing Multilevel Modeling. - Journal of the American Statistical AssociationTable of ContentsIntroduction Overview of Contextual Models Varying and Random Coefficient Models Analyses Frequently Asked Questions
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Book Synopsis'In quite a profound, high-modernist way, this succinct but comprehensive book deems its subject worthy of careful scholarly analysis. I applaud and recommend it for taking much of the nonsense out of McLuhan' - Topia Journal'Feted and reviled in his own lifetime, Marshall McLuhan has made a dramatic comeback in recent years. Marchessault gives a balanced and carefully considered appraisal of McLuhan's contribution to cultural theory, which may be even more pertinent now, in the early twenty-first century, than when he originally formulated it in the 1950s and '60s'Jim McGuigan, Professor of Cultural Analysis, Loughborough University Why is McLuhan important? What use can we make of his approach to the media today? In this insightful critical introduction, McLuhan's contribution is carefully explained and his reputation reassessed. The book: Explains McLuhan's key ideas Engages with critical issues inTrade Review′In quite a profound, high-modernist way, this succinct but comprehensive book deems its subject worthy of careful scholarly analysis. I applaud and recommend it for taking much of the nonsense out of McLuhan′ - Topia Journal ′Feted and reviled in his own lifetime, Marshall McLuhan has made a dramatic comeback in recent years. Marchessault gives a balanced and carefully considered appraisal of McLuhan′s contribution to cultural theory, which may be even more pertinent now, in the early twenty-first century, than when he originally formulated it in the 1950s and ′60s.′ Jim McGuigan, Professor of Cultural Analysis, University of LoughboroughTable of ContentsIntroduction McLuhan′s Project PART ONE: CAMBRIDGE Romantic Art New Criticism Catholicism PART TWO: AMERICA Early Media Studies and Mama′s Boys Experimental Seminar Innis, New Media and the University Galaxy Sacred Technologies, Historical Imagination PART THREE: GLOBAL THEATRE Project for Understanding Media Electronic Call Girl Murder by Television Globalization and Time
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Book SynopsisCutting though the exaggerated and fanciful beliefs about the new possibilities of `net life', Hine produces a distinctive understanding of the significance of the Internet and addresses such questions as: what challenges do the new technologies of communication pose for research methods? Does the Internet force us to rethink traditional categories of `culture' and `society'?In this compelling and thoughtful book, Hine shows that the Internet is both a site for cultural formations and a cultural artefact which is shaped by people's understandings and expectations. The Internet requires a new form of ethnography. The author considers the shape of this new ethnography and guides readers through its application in multiple settings.Trade Review`This book reflects scholarly dedication to enlarging the discussion on the nature and role of the internet, and provides insight into how ethnographic methodologies can be adapted creatively to research into modern electronic forms of communication. A glossary of internet terms adds to the usefulness of this well-referenced treaties′ - International Journal of Market Research `There is so much to praise in this excellent book: its sensitivity to the culture, its alertness to the most demanding scholarly standards, its innovative analysis of the World Wide Web and its elegant, lively presentation. Students and researchers of the emerging culture should not be without it!′ - Sean Cubitt, Liverpool John Moores UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Internet as Culture and Cultural Artefact The Virtual Objects of Ethnography The Making of a Virtual Ethnography Time, Space and Technology Authenticity and Identity in Internet Contexts Reflection
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Book SynopsisThis selection of carefully chosen articles invites teachers to explore their own professional development and review their practice in schools. It draws together the multifaceted nature of primary teaching through a focus upon historical, cultural and political influences and considers the impact this has upon the way primary teachers develop professional knowledge.Issues explored in the book include: changing approaches to: curriculum selection; school organization and; curriculum planning.These are situated and considered in the personal contexts of primary teachers' continuing professional development. Themes explored include: analysis of critical incidents as a strategy for developingreflective practice; issues embedded in individual versus collaborative approaches tousing reflective practice in professional development; the teacher as researcher.This innovative book draws together issues concerning the way primary teachers develop professional knowledge and the influence this has upon their practice in schools. At the same time it encourages teachers to apply their reading to their own personal context and research an aspect of their own practice. It includes both some of the most recent research alongside classic articles, drawing on the work of some of the most renowned figures in primary education.Table of ContentsPART ONE: CONTEXTS FOR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Pedagogy and Culture - Robin Alexander A Perspective in Search of a Method Basic, Cores and Choices - Robin Alexander Modernising the Primary Curriculum Primary Practice in Historical Context - Brian Simon Continuing Professional Development - Marion Dadds Nurturing the Expert within Horses for Courses or Courses for Horses - Steven Higgins and David Leat What Is Effective Teacher Development? PART TWO: FACILITATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Reflections on Reflective Teaching - Kenneth M Zeichner and B Robert Tabachnick Discovering Our Professional Knowledge as Teachers - Tom Russell and Shawn Bullock Critical Dialogues about Learning from Experience Critical Phases and Incidents - Patricia Sikes, Lynda Measor and Peter Woods PART THREE: INVESTIGATING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Why Are Class Teachers Reluctant to Become Researchers? - Roger Hancock A Teacher′s Response to ′Reflection-in-Action′ - Andy Convery Networks That Alter Teaching - Michael Huberman Conceptualizations, Exchanges and Experiments Autobiographical Research and the Emergence of the Fictive Voice - Peter Clements Arguing for Your Self - Maggie MacLure Identity as an Organising Principle in Teachers′ Jobs and Lives
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Book SynopsisThussu brings to this project the passion for news of a socially committed former journalist, the political economy of his international relations education and a formidable assembly of global detail, examining the recent explosion of 'infotainment'.-John Downing, Southern Illinois UniversityThussu's account of war as infotainment, the Bollywoodization of news and the emergence of a global infotainment sphere is as compelling as it is alarming. This is a significant and essential book for anyone interested in exploring the connections between news journalism, informed citizenship and democracy. - Bob Franklin, The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural StudiesRichly detailed and empirically grounded, this first book-length study of infotainment and its globalization by a leading scholar of global communication, offers a comprehensivTrade ReviewThussu brings to this project the passion for news of a socially committed former journalist, the political economy of his international relations education and a formidable assembly of global detail, examining the recent explosion of ′infotainment′. -- John DowningThussu′s account of war as infotainment, the Bollywoodization of news and the emergence of a global infotainment sphere, is as compelling as it is alarming. This is a significant and essential book for anyone interested in exploring the connections between news journalism, informed citizenship and democracy. -- Bob FranklinTable of ContentsIntroduction The evolution of Infotainment The infrastructure for global infotainment Global circulation of 24/7 infotainment Indian infotainment the Bollywoodization of TV news War as infotainment Infotainment and ′neo-liberal imperialism′ A global infotainment sphere?
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Book Synopsis`This book is a very worthwhile read for teachers, student teachers and teacher educators. It would be encouraging if politically based policy makers were to digest its contents also' - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education`I recommend this book as an enjoyable, thought provoking and politically important read' - Widenining Participation and Lifelong Learning`This important book challenges current educational policies in England in a style, for the most part, easily accessible to a wide audience. Geoff Whitty's assertions are supported by a wide variety of research findings and this is a book that should be of considerable interest to student of sociology and to all member of the teaching profession' - Mark Pepper, Equals`The particular strength of this book is Geoff Whitty's grasp on and insights into the politics of education... he is able to bring to bear an authoritative perspective which isTrade Review`This book represents a "struggle" by the director of the London Institute of Education, one of our foremost centres of teacher training and research in education, to understand what lies behind the education policies of recent governments. It is tempting to conclude that if a leading educational sociologist such as Geoff Whitty, who happens also to be brother of the former general secretary of the Labour party, has difficulty with this, there can be little hope for the rest of us. But now, at least, we have this personal odyssey to guide us′ - Bob Doe, Times Educational SupplementTable of ContentsIntroduction Sociology and Education Policy School Knowledge and Social Education Devolution and Choice in Three Countries Re-Forming Teacher Professionalism for New Times Consumer Rights versus Citizens Rights in Contemporary Education Policy The Overt and Hidden Curricula of Quasi-Markets School Improvement and Social Inclusion Limits and Possibilities New Labour,Education Policy and Education Research
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Book Synopsis`Taking Supervision Forward wins unconditional approval. There is a throughout a coherent, continuing thread of concern, comment and information which makes reading this book either as a whole or in its chapter sections, a creative and satisfying experience' - The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling & Psychotherapy`This is a thought-provoking collection of contributions, some critically examining aspects of supervision that have previously been well established and some identifying controversies in working practice' - Counselling`This book lives up to its claim to be a timely and thought-provoking evaluation of contemporary supervisory practices and structures in counselling and psychotherapy' - John Hopton, Therapeutic CommunitiesThis book evaluates supervisory structures and practices in the light of recent research and experiences. It provides counsellors and psychotherapists with a considered examination of the supervision process and draws attention to those aspects of supervision that may benefit from critical analysis and reform.The first part of the book explores some inherent difficulties that may impinge upon the effectiveness of supervision, while the second part identifies debates relating to working practice, and the impact of the cultural environments in which counselling is now taking place. In the final chapter, key figures in counselling and psychotherapy contribute short pieces outlining what they feel will be significant issues for supervisory practice in its next phase of development.Trade Review`This is a thought-provoking collection of contributions, some critically examining aspects of supervision that have previously been well established and some identifying controversies in working practice′ - Counselling `I found this book addresses many issues which are of interest to both new and experienced supervisors. It shows that supervision is a developing and challenging profession which is moving forward′ - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling `Taking Supervision Forward wins unconditional approval. There is throughout, a coherent, continuing thread of concern, comment and information which makes reading this book either as a whole or in its chapter sections, a creative and satisfying experience′ - The Journal of Critical Psychology, Counselling & Psychotherapy `This book lives up to its claim to be a timely and thought-provoking evaluation of contemporary supervisory practices and structures in counselling and psychotherapy′ - John Hopton, Therapeutic CommunitiesTable of ContentsPART ONE: INTRODUCTION - Barbara Lawton and Colin Feltham Counselling Supervision - Colin Feltham Baselines, Problems and Possibilities PART TWO: ENQUIRIES ′A Very Exposing Affair′ - Barbara Lawton Explorations in Counsellors′ Supervisory Relationships Abuse in Supervision - Sue Kaberry What Makes It Difficult for the Supervisee To Speak? - Angela Webb Whispers in the Corridor and Kangaroo Courts - Jacquie Daniels The Supervisory Role in Mistakes and Complaints Working with Difference - Hilde Rapp Culturally Competent Supervision PART THREE: TRENDS Supervision Difficulties and Dilemmas for Counsellors and Psychotherapists Whose Work Involves Healing and Spirituality - William West Clinical Supervision in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy - Tom Ricketts and Gill Donohoe Supervising Practitioners Working with People with Anti-Social Personality Disorder - Geoff Haines New Challenges for Supervising in Organizational Contexts - Sue Copeland A Supervisory Revolution? The Impact of New Technology - Stephen Goss Taking Supervision Forward - Penny Henderson et al A Roundtable of Views
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Book SynopsisAn outstanding contribution to our understanding of postcolonial theory and its engagement with significant changes within the contemporary world. Couze Venn forces us to rethink the very parameters of the post-colonial and suggests a new political economy for post-modern times. This critical engagement opens up the possibility to reimagine the world from its current narrow European strictures to a world full of alternative possibilities and modernities... This is a timely and ground breaking book that contributes to a much needed reconceptualisation of the postcolony. - Professor Pal Ahluwalia, Goldsmiths, University of London What is postcolonial studies? What are its achievements, strengths and weaknesses?This ground breaking book offers an essential guide to one of the most important issues of our time, with special emphasis on neo-liberalism within world poverty and the 'third world'.It clarifies:Table of ContentsRethinking the Scope of the Postcolonial Modernity, Modernization and the Postcolonial Present Questions of Identity and Agency Towards a Postcolonial Political Economy
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Book SynopsisUndoubtedly the most accessible, readable and downright interesting - even amusing - dictionary of its type. In being all of those things - and more - the dictionary does not sacrifice on quality. There are many well-chosen entries and they are quite informative. A useful addition to any scholar's library while at the same time being an excellent resource for both graduate and undergraduate students - George Ritzer, University of Maryland This is a delightful and comprehensive dictionary. The authors write in an engaging and lively style that brings alive the ideas of sociology not only for existing practitioners, but also for a whole new generation of students - Tim May, University of Salford With over 1000 entries on key concepts and theorists, The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology provides full coverage of the field, clarifying the technical use of apparently common words, explaining the fundamental concepts and introducing new and unfamiliar terms. This book provides: authoritative, reliable definitions accessible 'digests' of key arguments contemporary, appealing illustrations of points readability. This is not just another dry guide to the discipline. Engagingly written with its audience firmly in mind, it will be the definitive and chosen companion to established textbooks and teaching materials in sociology.Trade Review"Steve Bruce′s and Steven Yearley′s The SAGE Dictionary of Sociology is undoubtedly the most accessible, readable and downright interesting - even amusing - dictionary of its type. In being all of those things - and more - the dictionary does not sacrifice on quality. There are many well-chosen entries and they are quite informative. A useful addition to any scholar′s library while at the same time being an excellent resource for both graduate and undergraduate students." -- George Ritzer"This is a delightful and comprehensive dictionary. The authors write in an engaging and lively style that brings alive the ideas of sociology not only for existing practitioners, but also for a whole new generation of students." -- Tim May"Prior to seeing the SAGE Dictionary of Sociology, I would have thought that a reference book that reads like a nonfiction bestseller was a conjurer′s illusion. Miraculously, ′The Two Steves′ (Bruce and Yearley) have pulled it off, and with a refreshing sense of ′brio′. This compendium sets a new level of excellence. The authors have succeeded at one and the same time in covering the sociological landscape in a comprehensive and authoritative manner while writing with an insouciance, dry wit and critical edge. They present key concepts, ideas and personalities such that they are fully accessible to undergraduate students while being of practical use to more established scholars. Highly recommended." -- John Hannigan
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Book Synopsis`Strongly recommended as it provides a very useful overview of a range of methods, mainly textual, for exploring children's experiences. These accounts are placed well in the broader conceptual frameworks concerning both methodologies and ethical considerations' - Educational ReviewHow should the researcher approach the sensitive subject of the child? What are the ethical issues involved in researching children's experiences? In essays written by a collection of key, international authors, Researching Children's Experience addresses these questions, and examines up-to-date methodological and conceptual approaches to researching children. This book is a practical, comprehensive and interdisciplinary guide for advanced students and researchers, exploring a range of studies, and the theoretical and ethical motivations behind them. The book is divided into three coherent sections:-Conceptual, methodological and ethical issues in researching children's experiences.-Methods for conducting research with children.-The generation and analysis of text.Researching Children's Experience provides examples of how researchers from a variety of social science perspectives have set about carrying out research into children's experience. Useful to students embarking on a research project, and to experienced researchers wishing to explore new methods, Greene and Hogan's book is an essential addition to anyone doing research on children. It will be especially useful to those in developmental psychology, education, nursing and other disciplines interested in studying children's experience.Table of ContentsPART ONE: CONCEPTUAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCHING CHILDREN′S EXPERIENCE Researching Children′s Experience - Sheila Greene and Malcolm Hill Methods and Methodological Issues Researching `The Child′ in Developmental Psychology - Diane Hogan Researching Children and Childhood - Pia Christensen and Alan Prout Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives Ethical Considerations in Researching Children′s Experiences - Malcolm Hill PART TWO: METHODS FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN Naturalistic Observations of Children in Their Families - Judy Dunn An Ecological Approach to Naturalistic Observations of Children′s Everyday Lives - Jonathan Tudge and Diane Hogan Ethnographic Methods with Children and Young People - Ruth Emond PART THREE: THE GENERATION AND ANALYSIS OF TEXT Exploring Meaning through Interviews with Children - Helen Westcott and Karen Littleton Interviewing Children Using an Interpretive Poetics - Annie Rogers Analysing Children′s Accounts using Discourse-Analysis - Pam Alldred and Erica Burman Narrative Analysis of Children′s Experience - Susan Engel Phenomenological Approaches to Research with Children - Tom Danaher and Marc Briod Exploring Children′s Views through Focus Groups - Eilis Hennessy and Caroline Heary Creative Methodologies in Participatory Research with Children - Angela Veale
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Book Synopsis`The book provides a valuable resource for researchers, practitioners and policy-makers... In particular, it provides a good introduction to broader aspects of the field of innovation for researchers based within the engineering and science traditions' - Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management`Howells has synthesised a broad range of sources with considerable insight to provide the first sophisticated single volume on innovation that draws on economics, sociology, law and from the history of science and technology. By setting innovation in social and institutional context, he convincingly shows how firms and markets shape and can be shaped by the decisions of managers and entrepreneurs. I will certainly be using this book as a central text for my Masters degree teaching on innovation management, management of technology and related topics' - Jonathan Liebenau, London School of Economics and Columbia University`A great strenTable of ContentsTechnological Innovation Invention, Science, R&D and Concepts of Use and Market Patterns in Technological Development and the Creation of Technological Standards Competition and Innovation as Substitution Threat Intellectual Property Law and Innovation Finance - Techniques, Institutions and Innovation Innovation and the Organisation of Technical Expertise and Work The State and the Management of Technology
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Book Synopsis'This is an exciting and timely contribution to the resources available for policy makers, and practitioners wishing to improve standards and health and social outcomes in inpatient care within the context of community oriented comprehensive care for people with mental illness' - Professor Rachel Jenkins, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London'This book is a valuable addition to the growing literature on acute care and should provide great encouragement to the frontline staff in this area By bringing together this range of excellent material the editors have also been able to produce a book which addresses the most thorny problems which face most frontline staff for much of their working day' - From the Foreword by Professor Kevin Gournay, CBE Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry'Inpatient mental health care has had a rough ride in recent years. Its shortcomings have been highlighted, while policy emphasis and cash have been directed to community services. This very welcome book reminds us that inpatient care and treatment are an essential element in the spectrum of mental health services and shows how they can be re-thought and fine-tuned in ethos, practice and training, for the benefit of service-users, staff and the wider community. It deserves a wide readership' - John Bowis MEP (former Health Minister for Mental Health)'By concentrating on describing the skills of practitioners the editors and authors of Acute Mental Health Nursing have developed a unique resource for both students and practitioners of acute inpatient care. Their no nonsense evidence- based approach will be an invaluable aid to developing practical responses to this important though challenging area of mental health practice' - Richard Bradshaw, Director of Nursing Prison Health Department of Health England formerly Professional Office Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nursing UKCC'Comprehensively tackles a range of key issues that the student or advanced practitioner in acute mental health nursing will face I recommend this book, which will provide a useful resource for anyone interested in this important area of nursing' - Journal of Community NursingRecent mental health policy has focused on developing community-based services, while the reality remains that patients experiencing acute episodes of illness are mainly cared for in hospital. Acute Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a guide to the core knowledge and skills required for working in inpatient settings. Bringing together a vastly experienced and multi-professional team of contributors, the book covers core areas of practice including: assessment risk management case management and integrated care pathways observation cognitive behavioural therapy psycho-social interventions medication management user involvement social inclusion measurement of health and social functioning.Drawing on the latest developments in policy and planning, Acute Mental Health Nursing addresses issues which are specific to working in inpatient settings. It has been designed for use in training and is also an excellent source of reference for use in practice.Trade Review′Comprehensively tackles a range of key issues that the student or advanced practitioner in acute mental health nursing will face… I recommend this book, which will provide a useful resource for anyone interested in this important area of nursing′ - Journal of Community NursingTable of ContentsAn Introduction to Acute Mental Health Care - David Howard From Acute Concerns to Capable Practioner Acute Psychiatric In-Patient Assessment - Joe Curran and Paul Rogers Measuring Health and Social Functioning Using HoNOS - Mick James and Damian Mitchell Social Inclusion and Acute Care - Julie Repper and Rachel Perkins Strategies for Surviving Acute Care - Alison Faulkner Case Management - Martin Ward and Gail W Stuart Perspectives of the UK and US Systems Integrated Care Pathways - Julie Hall The `Acute′ Context Risk Assessment and Management in Acute Mental Health Care - David Duffy, Mike Doyle and Tony Ryan Observation - Julia Jones and Ann Jackson Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in In-Patient Care - Kevin Gournay Psychosocial Interventions - Ian Baguley and Julie Dulson Medication Management - Richard Gray
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Book SynopsisA core text for the Law and Society or Sociology of Law course offered in Sociology, Criminal Justice, Political Science, and Schools of Law. John Sutton offers an explicitly analytical perspective to the subject - how does law change? What makes law more or less effective in solving social problems? What do lawyers do? Chapter 1 contrasts normative and sociological perspectives on law, and presents a brief primer on the logic of research and inference as it is applied to law related issues. Theories of legal change are discussed within a common conceptual framework that highlights the explantory strengths and weaknesses of different arguments. Discussions of law in action are explicitly comparative, applying a consistent model to explain the variable outcomes of civil rights legislation. Many concrete, in-depth examples throughout the chapters.Trade Review"I think this book is going to be major contribution to the sociology of law. The balance between theory and substance, always a problem in this field, is very nice." -- Lauren Edelman"I look forward to using this book in my undergraduate sociology of law course." -- Celesta AlbonettiTable of ContentsAn Introduction to the Sociology of Law PART ONE: LEGAL CHANGE Evolutionary Theories of Legal Change Maine and Durkheim Law, Class Conflict and the Economy Marxian Theory Law and the State Max Weber′s Sociology of Law The Problem of Law in the Activist State PART TWO: LEGAL ACTION Voting Rights and School Desegregation Equal Employment Opportunity PART THREE: THE LEGAL PROFESSION Law as a Profession The Transformation of Legal Practice in the Late 20th Century
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Book SynopsisThe book's objective is to help students develop a skill -- their ability to interpret and analyze situations sociologically. - Development of student skills and their sociological eyesight is facilitated through practice using decision cases, relatively short problem-centered narratives that promote critical thinking. - The book's structure promotes the progressive and incremental development of skills. Each chapter in Part I begins with a case. The body of each chapter introduces sociological ideas and concepts by using them to analyze the beginning case. Each chapter concludes with another case so that students can practice the specific skills they have acquired in the chapter, using the chapter's Sociological Eyesight Analysis Guide. Part II contains additional cases, providing more opportunities for students to practice their skills at interpreting situations sociologically, and solving problems. An instructor's manual is available to qualified adopters of Sociology in Action. To read the Introduction to the instructor's manual or to view a Sample Course Outline, click on Additional Materials in the left column under About This Book.Trade Review"That the chapters begin with a case, discuss the case, and end with another case is a most useful structure—one that assists those of us unfamiliar with the process, yet also works for those familiar with cases." -- Sally Raskoff"Using this book will help students gain competency in several areas that are central to the learning goals and outcomes of general education at the baccalaurate level: problem solving, communication, analysis and critical thinking, and perspective. Nothing could be better for introductory sociology today than this innovative text." -- Dean DornTable of ContentsPART ONE: DOING SOCIOLOGY Seeing Society Using Theory Decoding Culture Uncovering Inequalities and Power Imagining Futures PART TWO: DECISION CASES The Worth of a Sparrow Conflict at Riverside Tossin′ and Turnin′ Lucy Allman In the Eye of the Beholder The Case of the Minnetonka Kawn Ordinance Off to College What′s So Scary about the Truth? People Like You Lisa′s Hidden Identity
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Book SynopsisWhile there are numerous studies of racism and racial inequality at the macro-level of analysis, there has been little work done on the experience of everyday racism for black people. Philomena Essed's brilliant work fills this gap. This landmark volume compares contemporary racism in the United States and the Netherlands through in-depth interview data from more than 2,000 experiences of black women. As an interdisciplinary analysis of gendered social constructions of racism, it breaks new ground. Essed problematizes and reinterprets many of the meanings and everyday practices that the majority of society has come to take for granted. She addresses crucial but largely neglected dimensions of racism: How is racism experienced in everyday situations? How do black women recognize covert expressions of racism? What knowledge of racism do black women have, and how is this knowledge acquired? How do they challenge racism in everyday life? To answer these questions, over two thousand experTable of ContentsPART ONE: TOWARDS AN INTEGRATION OF MACRO AND MICRO DIMENSIONS OF RACISM Racism Today The Social-political Context The Netherlands Some Notes on Contemporary Racism in the US Women and Racism Black Women with Higher Education Conceptualizing Racism as a Process Racism A Working Definition The Notion of Everyday Racism PART TWO: METHODOLOGICAL QUESTIONS Introduction Methodology within Methodology Accounts The Interviewees Interviewing Method of Analysis PART THREE: KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION OF EVERYDAY RACISM Introduction General Knowledge and Scenarios of Racism Comprehending Racism Subjective and Objective Assessments of the Comprehension of Racist Events A Procedure for the Assessment of Racist Events Assessing Real-life Explanations of `Unfair Treatment′ Relating Cognitive to Social Processes of Understanding The Acquisition of Knowledge of Racism Reconstructing Black Women′s General Knowledge of Racism PART FOUR: ANALYZING ACCOUNTS OF RACISM Introduction Analyzing Accounts of Racism Knowledge About Racism as an Evaluative Category in Verbal Accounts Heuristics, Interpretations and Evaluations in Reconstructions of Racist Events Racist Complications in Job Applications What happened? Examples of Real-life Accounts Conclusions PART FIVE: THE INTEGRATION OF RACISM IN EVERYDAY LIFE: THE STORY OF ROSA N. Introduction Rosa N. A Fragmentary Representation of Everyday Racism The Process of Everyday Racism in the Experience of Rosa N. The Macro Context of Experiences of Racism Conclusions Rosa N. and the Shared Experience of Racism PART SIX: THE STRUCTURE OF EVERYDAY RACISM Racism as Conflict Maintaining Process Hidden Agendas The Dominations of Euro-American Values The Basic Agenda Perpetuation of Exclusion and Subordination The Agenda of the Agenda Problematizing those who Problematize Racism The Structure of Everyday Racism CONCLUSIONS APPENDICES Appendix 1. Interview Guide Appendix 2. General Statements about Racism Appendix 3. `Rosa N. File′
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Book SynopsisEncapsulating the work of one of the classic nursing theorists, Dorothea Orem, this booklet provides a unique, easily understood overview of Orem's theory. The origin of her theory is presented, assumptions underlying the theory expounded, and the major concepts and propositions explained. By including excellent examples and a glossary of important terms, the author helps the reader make the transition from theory to practice. Dorothea Orem will be extremely useful to undergraduate students and nursing professionals. About the series: Designed to provide a concise description of the conceptual frameworks and theories in nursing which have emerged in the last quarter century. Though short and succinct, they provide a useful overall view for those studying or actively involved in nursing as well as for those interested in the profession and its development . . . . A highly recommended series. --Journal of the Institute of Health Education <Table of ContentsForeword - Susan G Taylor Biographical Sketch of a Nurse Theorist Origin and Development Assumptions, Theories, Concepts, and Propositions Application to Practice, Education, and Research
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Book SynopsisMahajan and Peterson have provided an introduction to diffusion models that bridges the disciplines and sets out the basic findings in a clear and consistent way. Their book is a lucid, state-of-the-art description of the powerful tools for investigating the temporal diffusion of any innovation. The approach they use is abstract and general, but the inclusion of a number of helpful examples makes it accessible to a wider range of readers.Table of ContentsBasic Concepts The Fundamental Diffusion Model Flexible Diffusion Models Extensions and Refinements Illustrative Applications Status and Outlook
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Book SynopsisUsed extensively in nursing education, Betty Neuman's systems model reflects nursing's interest in holism and in the influence of environment on health. This volume opens with a brief biography of Betty Neuman and continues with a succinct discussion of her theory that outlines its origins, assumptions, and the major concepts of the meta-paradigm of nursing. It continues with a presentation of the propositions of the conceptual model, examples for application to practice and research, classic works, critiques and research, and a glossary of important terms. Ideally suited as a supplementary text, Betty Neuman is essential reading for the undergraduate nursing student as well as the more advanced student or nurse interested in a quick review. Table of ContentsBiographical Sketch Neuman′s Systems Model Origin Neuman′s Systems Model Assumptions and Concepts Neuman′s Systems Model Nursing and Prevention as Intervention Application to Practice and Research
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Book SynopsisThe importance of service and service quality has been growing in the world economy since the late 1970s. Establishing new levels of sophistication and rigor, as well as a broad set of approaches, Service Quality presents the latest research and theory in customer satisfaction and services marketing. Designed to advance the practice of delivering superior service, the field's leading scholars and practitioners present a wealth of ideas that include measuring the managerial impact of service quality improvement, new methods of assessing the various elements of service quality, and philosophies about the nature of customer value. Presenting diverse points of view and revealing a variety of emerging ideas, the editors conclude with a look toward the future of service quality. An exhilarating--and sometimes demanding--change of pace, Service Quality is essential for professionals, researchers, scholars, and students in marketing studies.Table of ContentsService Quality - Roland T Rust and Richard L Oliver Insights and Managerial Implications From the Frontier PART ONE: DEFINING SERVICE QUALITY The Nature of Customer Value - Morris B Holbrook An Axiology of Services in the Consumption Experience Encounter Satisfaction Versus Overall Satisfaction Versus Quality - Mary Jo Bitner and Amy R Hubbert The Customer′s Voice PART TWO: FORMING SERVICE QUALITY EXPECTATIONS Price and Advertising and Market Signals for Service Quality - Jan-Benedict E M Steenkamp and Donna L Hoffman How Do Consumers Predict Service Quality - Valerie S Folkes What Do They Expect? PART THREE: QUALITY IN SERVICE PERFORMANCE Managing Services When the Service Is a Performance - John Deighton Beyond Smiling - Mara B Adelman, Aaron Ahuvia and Cathy Goodwin Social Support and Service Quality PART FOUR: THE IMPACT OF SERVICE QUALITY Linking Customer Satisfaction to Service Operations and Outcomes - Ruth N Bolton and James H Drew On the Measurement of Perceived Service Quality - Wayne S DeSarbo et al A Conjoint Analysis Approach PART FIVE: THE FUTURE OF SERVICE QUALITY Explanations for the Growth of Services - Steven M Shugan A Customer Satisfaction Research Prospectus - Eugene W Anderson and Claes Fornell
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Book SynopsisIs it possible that consumers exploit advertising even more so than advertising exploits and influences our culture? Author Jib Fowles argues that consumers look to advertising to provide them with images that can assist them in negotiating the personal dilemmas of advanced industrial life. Advertising and Popular Culture is the first comprehensive text to provide a balanced analysis of advertising and its companion, the popular culture, conveyed through the mass media. Reflecting current theories, this thoughtful critique uses excerpts from advertising campaigns to illustrate how modern advertising both draws from and contributes to popular culture. Fowles traces the role of advertising in our culture from its evolution as part of the culture of mass consumption in the late 19th century, the development of advertising agencies, and the creation of a consumer culture to an exploration of the major themes of American advertising. Advertising and Popular Culture represents a fresh and fuTable of ContentsEnergizers Origins Flagrant Criticisms The Dynamics behind the Advertisement The Dynamics of Popular Culture Exchanges The Surface of the Advertisement, Composed and Consumed Deciphering Advertisements Mixed Receptions The Project of the Self In Perspective
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Book SynopsisHow have local economic conditions been affected by the emergence of a global economy? What changes, if any, have local political authorities made to counterbalance the new emphasis on world interests? Comprehensive and timely, The New Localism answers these and other vital questions by exploring local political restructuring in the face of massive global economic change. Prominent urban scholars cover the privatization of local politics, the emergence of local economic and social activism, and increased competition--on both local and national levels. This important volume examines various levels of development in such diverse political settings as the United States, the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. The New Localism is a must read for students and scholars of urban studies, comparative politics, political science, third world development, planning, public administration, and sociology. Goetz and Clarke's book brings a useful perspective to this literature, not so much because of its theoretical originality, but for its didactic value. It is a straightforward presentation of cases of urban restructuring, well integrated within a common conceptual framework labelled new localism --Canadian Journal of Urban ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction - Susan E Clarke The State Reassessed - Richard C Hula The Privatization of Local Politics Local Authorities and Economic Development in Britain - James Chandler Birmingham - Brian Jacobs Political Restructuring, Economic Change and the Civic Gospel Local Government in Poland - Wisla Surazska Political Failure and Economic Success Market as Pressure or Market as Possibility - Gabor Peteri The Framework of Local Economic Development in Hungary Regimes of Accumulation, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Export Processing Zones - Thomas Klak and Jamie Rulli Scales of Influence on Caribbean Development Local Institutions and Development - Dele Olowu The Nigerian Experience Political Restructuring and the Development Process in Kenya - Peter M Ngau Conclusion - Edward Goetz
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Book Synopsis`This is an important book which has a broader relevance to psychotherapists than its title suggests. In an academically rigorous style... and drawing on her own experience as an anthropologist and systemic (family) therapist, Inga-Britt Krause shows how ethnographic methodology (fieldwork) and its research findings can be drawn on to radically deepen our clinical insight into difference... Krause is both challenging and refreshing in her approach. She goes beyond asserting the need for insights to be gleaned from anthropology in cross-cultural clinical work to suggest that psychoanalysis itself could also benefit... Thinking about her book has focused my interest in the cultural dimensions of clinical work, and in the role of kinship, taboo and ritual, in the inter and intraprofessional conflicts which permeate our profession' - British Journal of PsychotherapyThis groundbreaking book demonstrates the importance of cross-cultural communication to psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and counselling. It gives an introduction to anthropological issues which are relevant to cross-cultural work, examining practical as well as conceptual aspects of culture. The book provides an overview and gives examples on which clinicians may draw to enhance their understanding of their clients, and which will help anthropologists to understand and interpret the personal circumstances of their informants.Complex theories from ethnography and anthropology are explained and made accessible, while kinship, attachment and emotion, ritual and taboo are explored, illuminating how the cultural content of patterns of interaction and behaviour are expressed in ideas, feelings, attitudes and inclinations. Finally, it is argued that cross-cultural communication must originate in the therapist or anthropologist taking responsibility for becoming aware of his or her own assumptions as a starting point for cross-cultural work.Trade Review`This is an important book which has a broader relevance to psychotherapists than its title suggests. In an academically rigorous style... and drawing on her own experience as an anthropologist and systemic (family) therapist, Inga-Britt Krause shows how ethnographic methodology (fieldwork) and its research findings can be drawn on to radically deepen our clinical insight into "difference"... Krause is both challenging and refreshing in her approach. She goes beyond asserting the need for insights to be gleaned from anthropology in cross-cultural clinical work to suggest that psychoanalysis itself could also benefit... Thinking about her book has focused my interest in the cultural dimensions of clinical work, and in the role of kinship, taboo and ritual, in the inter and intraprofessional conflicts which permeate our profession′ - British Journal of Psychotherapy `This is a fascinating, thought-provoking and creatively crafted book in which the author presents a convincing argument for forging links between the theories and practice of anthropology and those of psychotherapy. Krause provides a thorough exploration of the anthropological issues which are relevant to cross-cultural therapy and she discusses the complex theories of ethnography and anthropology in a reader-friendly manner... The book offers a wealth of expertly researched information, all of which is supported by the author′s professional practice and personal experience... A commendable book′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling `It has been a pleasure to read this book [which] examines not only the theoretical but also the practical aspects of culture, and introduces anthropological issues that are relevant to cross-cultural work. It offers not only an overview but, through numerous examples, makes a number of complex ethnographic and anthropological concepts easily accessible and comprehensible to professionals in counselling, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and others in the field of mental health... I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and welcome it as an important contribution to bridge the fields of anthropology and mental health. I am sure that it would be of great interest to academicians and practitioners of each of the above fields′ - Transcultural Mental Health On-LineTable of ContentsIntroduction The Makings of Ethnography Kinship and Social Life Families, Attachments and Emotions Ritual, Meaning and Therapeutic Efficacy Taboos and Secrets Similarities and Differences Connecting across Culture
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Book SynopsisThe Established and the Outsiders is a classic text from one of the major figures of world sociology. This new edition includes a theoretical introduction, published in English for the first time.In Norbert Elias's hands, a local community study of tense relations between an established group and outsiders - with no other discernible difference between them - becomes a microcosm that illuminates a wide range of sociological configurations including racial, ethnic, class and gender relations. The book examines the mechanisms of stigmatisation, taboo and gossip, monopolisation of power, collective fantasy and 'we' and 'they' images which support and reinforce divisions in society. Developing aspects of Elias's thinking that relate his work to current sociological concerns, it presents the fullest elaboration of his concepts of mutual identification and functional democratisation. The Established and the Outsiders not only brings out the important theoretical implications of micro-analysis but also demonstrates the significance of such detailed study analysis for better sociological theory. It is essential reading for students and scholars in social theory, sociology and anthropology.Trade ReviewThe Established and the Outsiders, is a reissue of a study carried out in the 1950s, while Elias was employed in the department of sociology at the University of Leicester. It is safe to say that it has been rescued from obscurity as part of the collective effort to publish as much of Elias′s oeuvre as possible.... [The book] is worth reading today primarily for the light it sheds on Elias′s intellectual development. Those interested in this aspect can read the introductory chapter, which was written by Elias ten years after the original date of publication for the Dutch edition. Here, Elias uncovers what he considers a universal human theme in the small community of Winston Parva on the outskirts of Leicester.... This particular case study is itself interesting in that these established and outsiders are formed out of the same social class, the working class of the British Midlands, on the basis of neighbourhood and life-style, not relation to the means of production or ethnic or racial differences. As in all his work, Elias uncovers here structural regularities which underlie historical variations in human behaviour.... Norbert Elias and his ardent followers have done sociology a great service in publishing [the book] which help[s] keep alive his interest in the long-term processes of social change. The "civilizing process" will remain a powerful research program for an historical sociology... capable of generating interesting case studies like The Established and the Outsiders. -- Acta SociologicaThe Established and the Outsiders was first published in 1965. It grew out of a study of a community near Leicester in the late 1950s and early 1960s by John Scotson, a local schoolteacher interested in juvenile delinquency. But in the hands of Norbert Elias, one of the century′s great sociologists, this local study was reworked to illuminate social processes of general significance in human society generally - including how a group of people can monopolise power chances and use them to exclude and stigmatise members of another very similar group (for example through the poweful medium of gossip), and how that is experienced in the collective `we-images′ of both groups. Ten years later Elias dictated, in English, a long new introduction for the Dutch translation of the book. This ′Theoretcial Essay on Established and Outsiders′ spelled out how the theory could be applied to a whole range of changing patterns of human inequality: to relations between classes, ethnic groups, colonised and colonisers, men and women, parents and children, gays and straights. For many years it was thought that parts of the English text of this important essay had been lost, but they came to light in 1994 after Elias′s death in 1990, and the essay is now published in English for the first time in this volume. -- Stephen MennellTable of ContentsIntroduction - Norbert Elias A Theoretical Essay on the Established and the Outsiders Preface Considerations of Procedure Neighbourhood Relations in the Making Overall Picture of Zone 1 and Zone 2 The Mother-Centred Families of Zone 2 Local Associations and the ′Old Families′ Network′ Overall Picture of Zone 3 Observations on Gossip Young People in Winston Parva Conclusion
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Book SynopsisWhilst I see this book of particular use to anyone doing research into the subject of anxiety and depression in adults and children, it will be a useful resource for a variety of people in the caring professions including counsellors and psychotherapists. --Donald Calder in Counselling This is a collection of papers by well-respected researchers in this growing field. It is a book for the specialist rather than the jobbing child psychiatrist or psychologist but a useful reference text nevertheless. --Alison Wood in ACCP Child Psychology & Psychiatry Review This book certainly does bring together disparate areas of research and integrates them in an informative and interesting way. It will be particularly valuable for clinicians interested in child and adolescent depressive and anxiety disorders, since it includes a lot of material from work with adults that is often hard for such clinicians to assess. A very useful addition to the library. --H. C. Steinhausen in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Written by the foremost theorists and practitioners in the field, this cohesive study focuses on recent advances in treating anxiety and depression in adults and children. A range of topics are covered including self-management therapy, assessing and treating sexually abused children, and unipolar depression. Published in the Banff International Behavioral Science Series, this volume integrates empirical research with clinical applications. Case examples and exercises are used throughout to illustrate important clinical concepts. Among the other topics covered are emotional processing in anxiety disorders, psychotherapies for depression, cognition in depression and anxiety, and phobic disorders in children. Practitioners, advanced students, and researchers in clinical and counseling psychology, developmental psychology, social work, interpersonal violence, and psychiatric nursing will find this an excellent resource.
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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Urban Studies provides the first comprehensive, up-to-date account of the urban condition, relevant to a wide readership from academics to researchers and policymakers. It provides a theoretically and empirically informed account embracing all the different disciplines contributing to urban studies.Leading authors identify key issues and questions and future trends for further research and present their findings so that, where appropriate, they are relevant to the needs of policymakers. Using the city as a unifying structure, the Handbook provides an holistic appreciation of urban structure and change, and of the theories by which we understand the structure, development and changing character of cities.Table of ContentsStudying Cities - Ronan Paddison PART ONE: IDENTIFYING THE CITY Defining the City - William H Frey and Zachary Zimmer Urban Ecology - Peter Saunders Impartial Maps - Hana Wirth-Nesher Reading and Writing Cities PART TWO: THE CITY AS ENVIRONMENT The Physical Form of Cities - J W R Whitehand A Historico-Geographical Approach Housing in the Twentieth Century - Ray Forrest and Peter Williams Transport and the City - Tom Hart Managing Sustainable Urban Environments - Robert Camagni, Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp PART THREE: THE CITY AS PEOPLE Urbanization, Suburbanization, Counterurbanization and Reurbanization - Tony Champion Social Segregation and Social Polarization - Chris Hamnett Race Relations in the City - Joe T Darden Communities in the City - Ronan Paddison Women, Men, Cities - Linda M McDowell Urban Crime in the USA and Western Europe - Paula D McClain A Comparison PART FOUR: THE CITY AS ECONOMY Urban Scale Economies - J Vernon Henderson Cities in the Global Economy - Saskia Sassen The Post-Fordist City - W F Lever The Post-Industrial City - Doug V Shaw The New Urban Economies - Donald McNeill and Aidan While The Growth of Urban Informal Economies - Colin C Williams and Jan Windebank PART FIVE: THE CITY AS ORGANIZED POLITY Urban Governance - Michael Goldsmith Cities and Services - Stephen J Bailey A Post-Welfarist Analysis Social Policy and the City - Susanne MacGregor PART SIX: POWER AND POLICY DISCOURSES IN POSTMODERN CITIES Communicative Planning, Emancipatory Politics and Postmodernism - Louis Albrechts and William Denayer Planning, Power and Conflict - James Simmie Power, Discourse and City Trajectories - Mark Boyle and Robert J Rogerson PART SEVEN: CITIES IN TRANSITION Cities in Pacific Asia - David W Smith Post-Socialist Cities in Flux - Grigoriy Kostinskiy The Cities of Sub-Saharan Africa - Richard Stren and Mohamed Halfani From Dependency to Marginality
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Book SynopsisIn this sociology text the contributors provide an introduction to the subject without over-simplifying or `writing-down' to their audience. The book aims to furnish undergraduates with the knowledge that will help them to understand and practice sociology and also to develop a self-perpetuating sociological imagination to enable them to think through new issues and new problems.It consists of a series of specially commissioned chapters around binary or dichotomous themes. Although many sociologists are critical of dichotomous models of sociological theory and research, the device crops up again and again in the history and practice of the subject. Jenks and his colleagues use the dichotomies to situate students in current sociological arguments and topical debates. For example, by examining contradictory pairs of concepts like structure/agency, local/global, continuity/change, students are introduced to alternative explanations for aspects of human conduct over a wholeTrade Review`Chris Jenks and his colleagues from the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths College, London, have compiled an impressive contribution to a growing body of literature associated with the relatively recent resurgence of interest in sociology and sociological theory.... All in all this is a successful text that will almost certainly be extensively used by undergraduates and their teachers. Jenks and his colleagues have produced what amounts to a high-quality introduction to significant empirical concerns in sociology, and to the core theoretical concepts and themes that relate closely to the revitalization and development of the discipline.′ - British Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction - Chris Jenks Structure\Agency - David F Walsh Continuity\Change - Fran Tonkiss Fact\Value - Sue Stedman-Jones Local\Global - Les Back Qualitative\Quantitative - David Silverman Normal\Pathological - Clive Seale Culture\Nature - Helen Thomas Relativism\Absolutism - Sue Stedman-Jones Public\Private - Don Slater Sex\Gender - Joanne Entwhistle Race\Ethnicity - Jean Popeau Idealism\Materialism - David F Walsh Nationalism\Internationalism - Josep Llobera Theory\Practice - Paul Filmer Civil\Political - Fran Tonkiss Active\Passive - Chris Jenks Subject\Object - David F Walsh Image\Text - Paul Filmer Needs\Wants - Don Slater Life\Death - Clive Seale High\Mass - Paul Filmer Modernity\Postmodernity - Helen Thomas and David F Walsh Work\Leisure - Don Slater
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Book SynopsisThe German sociologist and philosopher Georg Simmel (1858-1918) is recognized as a leading early twentieth-century European social theorist. This collection enables the reader to engage with the full range of Simmel's dazzling contributions to the study of culture. It opens with Simmel's basic essays on defining culture, its changes and its crisis. These are followed by more specific explorations of: the culture of face-to-face interactions; spatial and urban culture; leisure culture; the culture of money and commodities; the culture of belief; and the politics of female culture.Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Texts Defining Culture Culture and Crisis Culture of Interaction Spatial and Urban Culture Fashion, Adornment and Style Leisure Culture Money and Commodity Culture Politics of Culture Beliefs and Culture
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Book Synopsis`The text... flows comfortably and confidently, leading the reader by the hand through the problems associated with defining counselling, counselling's cousins to the emergence of contemporary counselling... and what a stimulating, enjoyable and challenging text it is. Having read the book I experienced the same sense of buoyant optimism with which I leave my supervision sessions... Unlike live supervision, the book will sit on my shelf and be available when I need the nurture. To other practitioners I would say go on, treat yourself... every word is relevant and necessary. I have enjoyed reading it, learned much from it and found little to disagree with' - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling and PsychotherapyFor those seeking an honest appraisal of the activity and profession of counselling, the author of this rigorous examination of the talking therapies asks such key questions as: How has counselling evolved and why is it fTrade Review`This is one of the most challenging and thought-provoking books I have read for a long while. Colin Feltham... brings together a lively style, a depth of knowledge and a concern about the counselling scene, and the result rattles any complacent certainties we may have about our work and our profession... Vision and compassion (and humour) shine out of this book. It is worth having in any counselling library′ - [ac]Eisteach, The Journal of the Irish Association for Counselling and Therapy `The text... flows comfortably and confidently, leading the reader by the hand through the problems associated with defining counselling, counselling′s cousins to the emergence of contemporary counselling... and what a stimulating, enjoyable and challenging text it is. Having read the book I experienced the same sense of buoyant optimism with which I leave my supervision sessions... Unlike live supervision, the book will sit on my shelf and be available when I need the nurture. To other practitioners I would say "go on, treat yourself"... every word is relevant and necessary. I have enjoyed reading it, learned much from it and found little to disagree with′ - Counselling, The Journal of the British Association for Counselling `I was hooked... it has been a long time since I have been unable to put a book down until it was finished... chapters are full of historical information with an unbiased range of opinions from all the therapeutic schools. Looking at counselling within a philosophical, religious and sociopolitical framework was stimulating, and Feltham has brought together a wide variety of ideas on these subjects. His writing style is accessible and he is not afraid to appeal to the reader through the use of humour... I would highly recommend this book. Colin Feltham has brought together all the elements that have or do influence counselling, including placing counselling in a social context′ - British Psychological Society Counselling Psychology Review `We welcome a book that honestly faces difficulties and leads the reader in an authoritative and lively style through what the author calls this "smorgasbord of therapies". Feltham not only describes the main (and some more peripheral) models and schools of counselling, but he also relates these to the belief systems, whether philosophical, religious or socio-political, from which they emerge... anyone working in cognate fields will surely find interest in and gain insights from this excellent account′ - The Samaritan `A rigorous assessment of the current status of counselling′ - Scientific & Medical Network Newsletter `Provides an excellent critique of the counselling profession, placing it in the context of its historical and philosophical development. A chapter on "counselling′s cousins" helpfully compares and contrasts counselling with associated but different approaches′ - British Medical Journal `Colin Feltham sets out to do an impressive task in this book. In 166 pages he attempts to define counseling, trace its history, justify its existence and describe its many manifestations. These goals are... all met in this book... Feltham provides a concise integration of many themes relevant to professional counselors in a book that is both well written and interesting. Many of the chapters could stand as useful monographs on their own... His assessments of therapy and its many modes are insightful and impartial... He does not fail to mention and address some of the popular criticisms levied against psychotherapy, such as conflicting studies evaluating therapy′s effectiveness. In the end, however, his presentation is a positive one that sees counseling as having continued potential for the future. What Is Counselling? will be of particular interest to all students and teachers of counseling, regardless of their field, who seek a brief but expansive consideration of the many forms of counseling′ - Contemporary Psychology `Distinctive and mature... [an] ambitious and original book′ - Psychology Teaching Review `Comprehensive yet concise... This book is provocative reading on the serious subjects of the proper roles for counselors and the appropriate interface with other disciplines′ - National Association of Rehabilitation Professionals in the Private Sector (NARPPS) JournalTable of ContentsForeword - Alvin R Mahrer Introduction Defining Counselling Counselling′s Cousins The Emergence of Contemporary Counselling Models of Counselling Counselling, Religious Concepts and Critiques Counselling, Philosophical Concepts and Critiques Counselling, Socio-Political Concepts and Critiques The Identity of Counselling Science, Faith or Art? The Future of Counselling A Personal View
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Book SynopsisThis is an important and thought-provoking collection of contemporary articles on the current crisis in social theory.- Professor Roger Penn, Lancaster University With a comprehensive vision, great sociologists from around the world address the challenges of the new century. - Professor Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley Over the past century, the field of sociology has experienced extraordinary expansion and vitality. But is this growth positive or negative - a promise of diversity or a threat of fragmentation?This critical volume explores the meaning of sociology and sociological knowledge in light of the recent growth and institutionalization of the discipline. A stellar group of international authors powerfully identify, question, and transform key assumptions in sociology.Leading us through tTrade ReviewSociology, itself a moment of the self-reflexive nature of modernity, periodically makes itself an object of reflection. This collection of papers, artfully brought together by Devorah Kalekin and Anne Dennis, by many of the leading sociologists of the ISA, covers a wide range of topics and perspectives that are crucial for understanding our time and how sociology shows both greater specialization of interests and at the same time, more interdisciplinary approaches - all of which are contextualized by the ever growing globality of our age - which includes the growing interests in sociology. It is mandatory reading for those concerned with where international sociology is and where it its going. And given the range of topics - it is a very enjoyable read. -- Professor Lauren LangmanAll sociologists (and would-be sociologists) are interested in where their discipline is going and it is the backdrop to many conversations amongst those involved with the discipline, but serious discussion about the future is seldom broached. These essays from a workshop of luminaries associated with ISA build on a slim thread of earlier work by carefully updating and extending assessments of the discipline′s past and by assaying its potentials. Their empirically-grounded examinations of the relationships between changing social realities (including a widening focus on the Global South) and the cognitive and social organisation of the discipline make the contributions particularly valuable. -- Professor Charles CrothersThis is an important and thought-provoking collection of contemporary articles on the current crisis in social theory. -- Professor Roger PennWith a comprehensive vision, great sociologists from around the world address the challenges of the new century. -- Professor Michael BurawoyThe book itself is the product of a genuinely international effort and it would be wrong not to recognize this dimension. It arose from an initiative in 2008 in the International Sociological Association and contains nineteen chapters – there is some disproportion (over half) of authors from English-speaking countries of majority-European extraction (Australia, Canada, UK, USA), with a smattering of other individual authors from Continental Europe, leaving sole representatives from Belarus, Brazil, Israel and The Philippines. -- Chris HusbandsTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Foreseeable Future of Sociology - Devorah Kalekin-Fishman and Ann Denis PART I: THEORIZING SOCIOLOGY: FROM PAST TO FUTURE Chapter 2: Recent Changes in Sociology - Michel Wieviorka Chapter 3: On Inter-Human Space - Piotr Sztompka Chapter 4: From Modernity to Globality - Devorah Kalekin-Fishman Chapter 5: Integrating the Analysis of Complex Inequalities and Globalization into the Heart of Social Theory Using Complexity Theory - Sylvia Walby PART II: SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE Chapter 6: Beyond Three Constitutive Ideas of Classical Sociology - Globalization, Post-Modernity and Reflexivity - Emilio Lamo de Espinosa Chapter 7: The Shape of Sociology - Looking at the History of our Present - Elisa P. Reis Chapter 8: Dimensions of World-Making - Thoughts from the Caspian Sea - Dennis Smith PART III: FOCUS ON CONCEPTS Chapter 9: Identity in the Global Age - Hegemony, Resistance and Social Transformation - Lauren Langman Chapter 10: Community as Social Metaphor - The Need for a Genealogy of Social Collectivities - Michael Humphrey Chapter 11: Professions and Professionalism - Perspectives from the Sociology of Professional Groups - Julia Evetts PART IV: UNCONSCIOUS AND CONSCIOUS DIFFERENTIATION IN SOCIOLOGY Chapter 12: Sociology′s Narratives of Global Change - Raewyn Connell Chapter 13: A Plea for a More Interpretive, More Empirical and More Historical Sociology - Gabriele Rosenthal Chapter 14: Post-Soviet Sociology as a Pattern of ′Another Sociology′ - Larissa Titarenko PART V: UNRESOLVED CHALLENGES Chapter 15: Including Sociological Practice - A Global Perspective and the US Case - Jan Marie Fritz Chapter 16: A Cultural Transformation - The Design of Alienation in the Guise of Creativity - Pirkkoliisa Ahponen Chapter 17: ′Bystander Sociology′ and the Sonderbehandlung of the Social - Marvin Prosono Chapter 18: Precarious Disciplinary Intersections and Inconvenient Truths - Susan A. McDaniel Chapter 19: Policy-Driven Research, Audit Culture, and Power - Transforming Sociological Practices in the Philippines - Emma Porio PART VI: LOOKING AHEAD Chapter 20: Sociology in the 21st Century - Embracing Complexity, Diversity and a Global Perspective - Ann Denis
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Book SynopsisThis Third Edition of Doing Research with Children is practical introduction to the process of designing, doing and writing up research with children and young people. At the centre is a commitment to engaging with children and young people as active research participants rather than as passive subjects. In the new edition, you'll find up to date information on the fast-changing political and ethical debates around research with children and young people as well as guidance on how to carry out research yourself.Divided into three sections, the new edition covers:-the main theories and approaches of research with children and young people-expanded guidance on research ethics-techniques for conducting both qualitative and quantitative research-more on analysing your research-a brand new chapter on communicating your research findings.This is a must-have guide for students and practitioners who are engaging in research with children and young people.Trade Review′This is a much needed, important and thorough book on doing research with (rather than to) children. Such research requires very careful consideration, thinking and planning - all of which will be helped directly by this book. The authors bring together different professional perspectives, and offer very practical help and guidance, with clear examples. Built upon evidence, theory and most importantly, direct experience, this updated book will be of value to anyone thinking about research with children, and particularly those carrying out such research projects for the first time′ - Irvine S. GerschProfessor in Educational and Child Psychology, University of East London ′The authors are well qualified to set out the political and ethical issues regarding research with children and young people, arguing that it is a process done ′with′ and not done ′to′ them. This book is value for money, being useful for educational research up to Level 7 (Master’s Degree) across all educational sectors, early years to Further and Higher Education′ -- Nick Morgan-BakerTable of ContentsPART ONE: THE SPECIAL NATURE OF CHILDREN IN RESEARCH - THEORIES AND APPROACHES Introduction to Research and Children and Young People: A Special Relationship Theory for Research and Practice with Children and Young People Theoretical Frameworks PART TWO: DOING RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE - REVIEWING, DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING RESEARCH WITH CHILDREN Evaluating Research with Children and Young People Designing and Doing Research with Children and Young People: The Importance of Questions Quantitative Research with Children and Young People: Key Concepts Quantitative Research with Children and Young People: Data Collection Designing and Doing Qualitative Research with Children and Young People Consultation and Participation with Children and Young People in Research Ethics of Doing Research with Children and Young People Communicating Research Themes and Perspectives
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Book SynopsisThis is a splendid book, providing a readable and reliable guide to a very large range of topics and literature... the author brings together, as few of us can, the details of research methodology and practice with broader philosophical perspectives and approaches.- William Outhwaite, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle UniversityWe need researchers who are philosophically informed rather than philosophically obsessed or philosophically oppressed. With this book Malcolm Williams strikes the exact balance.- Ray Pawson, Emeritus Professor, University of LeedsThis book is an ideal introduction for any student or social researcher hoping to better understand the philosophical issues that inform social research. Williams is the perfect guide providing short focused introductions to key concepts alongside a persuasive and engaging overview of how we interpret and conduct research. The book covers everything from Trade ReviewThis is a splendid book, providing a readable and reliable guide to a very large range of topics and literature. It covers the basics, while providing very substantial amounts of reliable guidance to those who want to pursue these issues further. A particular strength is the way in which the author brings together, as few of us can, the details of research methodology and practice with broader philosophical perspectives and approaches. -- William OuthwaiteNewcomers to social research are often bemused by the plethora of different philosophical principles upon which it is based. Worse still, they are often press-ganged into the belief that they must uphold the ‘one true paradigm’ and slay all others before they enter the field. What they actually need is a lucid overview, which describes in an even-handed way the many concepts and perspectives on offer. We need researchers who are philosophically informed rather than philosophically obsessed or philosophically oppressed. With this book Malcolm Williams strikes the exact balance. -- Ray PawsonThis book is a real treat: the writing is unusually good, there is interesting and insightful content, and the coverage is broad. Social scientists regularly make philosophical assumptions; Williams′ book will help them do so in a conscious and sophisticated way. -- Harold KincaidTable of ContentsIntroduction Causality Complexity Contingency and Necessity Empiricism Epistemology Ethics and Morality Experiments Explanation Falsification Feminism Functionalism Generalisation and Laws Hypothesis(es) Idealism Individualism and Holism Induction Interpretation and Meaning Language Logic and Truth Materialism Mechanisms and Models Objectivity-Subjectivity Observation Ontology Positivism Postmodernism Pragmatism Probability Rationality Realism Relativism Social Contstruction Statistics Theory Time
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Book Synopsis Writing for Academic Success is a vital practical guide for any ambitious student. If you seek to manage your writing effectively, reduce stress, and improve your confidence and efficiency, this book is for you. The authors show you how to acquire communicative rigor in research essays, reports, book and article reviews, exam papers, research proposals, and literature reviews, through to thesis writing, posters and papers for presentation and publication. This second edition has been fully revised to reflect the online learning explosion. The authors provide insightful new material about how to work productively in different online contexts such as with blogs and wikis, setting up an e-portfolio, and raising an online profile. They also set out a focused guide to issues unique to digital communication, and working with and across different media and technologies. The book includes advice on common writing concerns, cross-cultural aTrade Review′Gail Craswell has written an excellent book. Chapters are rich with detailed, step-by-step explanations that will be as useful to experienced writers as to students. Clear, specific advice with concise steps for succeeding at each kind of writing makes each chapter a valuable tool′ - Design Research NewsTable of ContentsManaging Your Writing Environment Fundamentals of Solid Preparation Essentials of Academic Writing Principles of Sound Structure Research Essays Reports, Book or Article Reviews and Online Writing Coursework Exams The Literature Review Reports and Research Proposals Thesis Writing Presentations Publishing and Raising Your Profile Appendix 1: Words and Phrases for Developing Discussions
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Book SynopsisFormerly published by Chicago Business Press, now published by Sage Since strategy, organizational capabilities, and people management are increasingly intertwined in multinational firms The Global Challenge takes a general management perspective on the issues associated with international human resources.Each chapter in this book is a stand-alone guide to a particular aspect of international human resource management (HRM) from the history and overview of international human resource management in the first chapter to the functional implications for human resource professionals in the last, from building multinational coordination to managing the human side of cross-border acquisitions. The authors build on the traditional agenda of international human resource managementhow to respond to cultural and institutional differences, manage cross-border mobility, and develop global leader
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Book SynopsisThis book draws together expertise and experience from across many sectors, including education, health, and social work to explore what Early Childhood provision could look like, if we got it right.
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Book SynopsisWhat comes before phonics?The teaching of phonics is strongly embedded in early literacy teaching in schools and early years settings. It has been shown to be an important part of becoming literate. There is, however, significant concern about the formalising of phonics teaching for very young children.So what should we be focusing on in the early years?What comes before this formal teaching?What do children need to know and experience to enable them to access phonics teaching with success?This book looks in detail at the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes that children need to enable them to come to phonics teaching ready to learn and with a good chance of success. It explores a range of aspects of young children's learning that lead into literacy, and includes practical advice on how to translate this into practice.The Third Edition has been updated throughout and includes new content on reading for pleasure and a new 'Thinking about practice' feature.
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Book SynopsisThe book that all aspiring teachers need to read- five-star reviewThe Award in Education and Training is an introductory teaching qualification for anyone who is currently teaching, or who would like to find out what it's like to teach.The second edition of this#1 bestsellingtextbook: iseasy to readfor anyone new to teaching introducesteaching principlesandpractices covers important topics such asartificial intelligence,sustainability, andneurodiversity includeshelpful hints, and examples of documents used for teaching featurespractical activitiesto help learners work towards the qualification and/or their job role is a key text for anyone working towards theAward or Certificate in Education and Training is cross-referenced to the2024 Learning and Skills Teacher Occupational Standards It also includes additional content for the Certificate in Education and Training to support those learners working towards it.With over 1000 five-star ratingsfor its first edition, this isstillthe book you love, updated.Ann Gravellshas been teaching in the FE and skills sector since 1983. She is an experienced teacher educator and bestselling, well respected author. Ann holds a Masters in Educational Management, a PGCE, a Degree in Education, and a Medal of Excellence for teaching. She is a Fellow of the Society for Education and Training, and holds QTLS status.
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Book SynopsisMake schools the gateway to knowledge, equality, and freedom for allThe statistics are real: Black students are more likely to be suspended, more likely to attempt suicide, and less likely to attend college than their white peers. What can we do to change these realities? Do you want to just talk about race, or do you want to make real change in the lives of children and what they experience every day?Antiracism is the design and implementation of practices to address, mitigate, and dismantle racism. In Redesigning Schools to Be Antiracist, author and professional school counselor Stephen Sharp shares a new framework for implementing effective and sustainable systems change to counter racism and redesign education. You'll discover Why so many systems remain unchanged despite intensive self-discovery and learning What the Oppression Cycle is and how to disrupt it Lessons learned from history and how to design a better future by remembering and not repeating the past Redesigning Schools to Be Antiracist provides school counselors, leaders, and education professionals a way to conceptualize racism and race as systemic in nature, understand systems dynamics and the related tools, and apply these tools to make education better for every student you serve.
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Book SynopsisThis book introduces techniques developed in physics and physiology for characterizing and analyzing patterns in time series data to a broad audience of social scientists. In contrast to time-series regression and related techniques, recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) has its background in chaos and nonlinear dynamical systemstheory arguably very relevant to social processes. The goal of Recurrence-Based Analyses is to introduce readers to these techniques that can characterize a system's complexity, stability and instability, and conditions under which it transitions from one state to another. The authors illustrate concepts and techniques with relevant social science examples at different temporal scales: biweekly polling data on federal elections in Germany; daily values of three stock market indices; daily cases of SarsCov-19 in four countries during the pandemic; and second-by-second vocalizations of mothers and infants interacting recorded by motion cameras. This introduction to RQA serves as a useful supplement to undergraduate and graduate courses in computational social science, and also by researchers who seek new tools to address social scientific questions in new ways.
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