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Book SynopsisCommemorating the 75th anniversary of the Department of Social Work at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, this innovative and exciting book traces the growth of the social work mission and the development of vanguard social work programs at Mount Sinai. Leading social work educators and practitioners look at where the profession is today and speculate on where it might be going. Each article is new and original to this book, and each contributor is a distinguished representative from his specialty in the field. Advancing Social Work Practice in the Health Care Field, with its wealth of historical, practical, and theoretical information, reflects today's state of the art in selected areas and should serve as an information source not only for practitioners and administrators, but also for educators who are committed to enhancing the social work services and the quality of social health care.Table of ContentsContents Preface Introduction: Posing the Issues The Social Work--Community Medicine Connection--Commentary Preparing New Generations of Social Workers for Practice in Health Settings--Commentary Short-Term Treatment in Health Settings: Issues, Concepts, Dilemmas--Commentary Social Work Groups in Health Settings: Promises and Problems--Commentary Clinical Contributions to Administrative Practice--Commentary Advancing Social Work Practice in Health Care Index

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Book SynopsisAs heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week.'Told with the verve and immediacy of a novel' - Iain SinclairA vividly told yet reflective account of a year as a volunteer police officer, examining the nature of policing, its impact on those who are policed and on our communal life.A former carer, primary school teacher and education researcher, Matt Lloyd-Rose became a volunteer police officer to try to understand the challenges facing young people in Brixton, the place he lived and taught. He got more than he bargained for. Each Friday evening, he put on the uniform and policed South London: racing through it on blue lights, patrolling its streets, entering a parallel version of a place he thought he knew.Into the Night takes you on a journey to the heart of our society’s most complex and controversial institution, showing the best and worst of ordinary policing: from macho thrill-seeking and shocking misogyny to qTrade ReviewInside the Met, it’s as bad as you think . . . fascinating . . . it’s the casual, ubiquitous misogyny that was witnessed by Lloyd-Rose that really chills the blood . . . elegantly written -- Richard Morrison * The Times *What’s it really like to patrol the streets of south London as a special constable? Matt Lloyd-Rose’s deadpan account is a revelation -- Simon O’Hagan * Radio Times *A compelling snapshot of modern policing -- Andrew Anthony * The Observer *Urgent . . . Lloyd-Rose’s writing is vivid and forensic * The Financial Times *Extraordinary . . . The account of what he experienced is lyrical, funny and often poignant * The Daily Telegraph *A work of breathtaking social imagination, radiating kindness and wisdom. -- Jay Griffiths, author of Wild and KithA fascinating, and occasionally disturbing, look at a pivotal time in British policing. I used to live down the road from Brixton, where this book is set and it gave me new insight into the area and how we are policed. -- Sally Hayden, author of My Fourth Time, We DrownedAn important and timely book written with empathy and real life experience about policing and the policed . . . Misogyny, racism and bandaids on gaping social wounds - all are catalogued with real care and complexity. If some of it is hard to read, imagine what it was to live. -- Shami ChakrabartiAcutely observed and tenderly written, this evocation of the kaleidoscopic human landscape of the city offers a vivid meditation on the nature of community and place of care in our society. -- Polly Morland, author of A Fortunate WomanA valuable, direct and honest account of a personal journey to the end of the Brixton night, as witness and participant, in the impossible complexity of urban policing. Told with the verve and immediacy of a novel. And enlivened by regular morning meditations in a street café. -- Iain SinclairA textured, compassionate book about cities, loss, wounded souls. What kinds of care has our society outsourced to the police? What could they learn from the work of nurses or teachers? Matt Lloyd-Rose asks so many crucial, haunting questions . . . -- Sukhdev Sandhu[A] humane and astute account of everyday policing in south London. -- Ian Loader * The TLS *

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Book SynopsisPrepared by Patrick J. Sobkowski, J.D.The Law Officerâs Pocket Manual is a handy, pocket-sized, spiral-bound manual that highlights basic legal rules for quick reference and offers examples showing how those rules are applied. The manual provides concise guidance based on U.S. Supreme Court rulings on constitutional law issues and other legal developments, covering arrest, search, surveillance, and other routine as well as sensitive areas of law enforcement. It includes more than 100 examples drawn from leading cases to provide guidance on how to act in a wide variety of situations. The 2026 edition is completely updated to reflect recent court decisions. This book helps you keep track of everything in a readable and easy-to-carry format. Routledge offers tiered discounts on bulk orders of 5 or more copies.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the specifics of safety regulations regarding nuclear risk and how experts contribute to the safety of nuclear installations. Drawing on research conducted in collaboration with the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), the ideas that are put forward rely on a review of the practices of specialists in human and organizational factors concerning nuclear safety. The author shows that the French approach depends on maintaining a technical dialogue between the regulatory authority (ASN), IRSN and nuclear operators. This method of risk management is known as French cooking in the Anglo-Saxon world, where a more formal regulatory approach is taken. This technical dialogue does however hold certain benefits, particularly in the field of human and organizational factors, where it allows an advancement of the state of knowledge, which remains incomplete. After the Fukushima accident, in the face of an ongoing European and global re-evaluaTable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part one. Technical dialogue and human factors: a historical perspective; 1. The emergence of human factors in institutions of technical dialogue; 2. Incorporation of human factors in assessment processes; Conclusion to part one: historical and institutional influences of human factors assessments? Part two. The assessment factory; 3. Contribution to the Minotaure safety review; 4. The analysis of incidents at Artémis; 5. Management of the skills of operating personnel in nuclear power plants; Conclusion to part two: the singular aspects of the assessment factory; Part three. The effectiveness of assessment; 6. Persuade or convince: the rhetorical and cognitive effectiveness of the assessment; 7. The operating efficiency of expertise: controlling the forces of technical dialogue; Conclusion to part three: rebalancing dimensions of effectiveness; General conclusion

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Book SynopsisAll the world's criminal justice systems need to undertake direct work with people who have come into their care or are under their supervision as a result of criminal offences. Typically, this is organized in penal and correctional services in custody in prisons, or in the community, supervised by services such as probation. Bringing together international experts, this book is the go-to source for students, researchers, and practitioners in criminal justice, looking for a comprehensive and authoritative summary of available knowledge in the field.Covering a variety of contexts, settings, needs, and approaches, and drawing on theory and practice, this Companion brings together over 90 entries, offering readers concise and definitive overviews of a range of key contemporary issues on working with offenders. The book is split into thematic sections and includes coverage of: Theories and models for working with offenders Policy contexts of Trade Review"Giving those who offend the opportunity, the resources, and the support to become better people has always seemed the most ethical of penal aims, but in insecure and turbulent times it has invariably been the hardest to defend and sustain. Historically, not all that has been done in rehabilitation’s name has been wise, kind, or effective and it has long needed the sort of critical friends it finds here to ensure that in both theory and practice it is aligned with human rights and goes beyond merely meeting criminogenic needs. Never before have the philosophical, political, and empirical arguments in its favour – and the numerous unresolved tensions in debate about them – been brought together as comprehensibly as they are in this welcome collection. It sets out all the models of good practice and identifies the contexts and cultures in which they are likely to thrive. It faces up squarely to the moral and practical challenges that champions of rehabilitation will always face, including the new technological ones. It makes a better world possible." Mike Nellis, Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Community Justice, University of Strathclyde, UK "Providing effective rehabilitation is a critically important function of the criminal justice system. Significant advances have been made but are hard won, and require careful attention to matching interventions to needs. At the same time, reforms are often compromised by political considerations and resource constraints. This admirable collection by a range of leading scholars and practitioners provides the reader with an up-to-date map and assessment of contemporary theories and practices to help them navigate this complex area, and understand how to choose or implement effective solutions." Dr Stuart Ross, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia "This collection of essays brings together an impressive group of authors to push forward knowledge and thinking on processes of desistance and rehabilitation." Stephen Farrall, Research Professor in Criminology, College of Business, Law and the Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK "The history of punishing crime is intimately tied to the concept of rehabilitation – or the process and potential of reforming people who break the law into law-abiding citizens. Across time and place, academics and practitioners have debated if rehabilitation through criminal justice interventions is possible and whether it ought to be one of the core goals of punishment. The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice provides a fresh international and cross-disciplinary look at these questions, considering rehabilitation and desistance from the perspective of researchers, practitioners, and people experiencing criminal justice contact." Michelle Phelps, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities), USA Table of Contents1. An Introduction to The Routledge Companion to Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice; SECTION ONE: THEORIES AND MODELS FOR WORKING WITH OFFENDERS; 2. Conceptualising Rehabilitation: Four forms, two models, one process and a plethora of challenges; 3. Promoting inclusion and citizenship? Selective reflections on the recent history of the policy and practice of rehabilitation in England and Wales; 4. Should there be a right to rehabilitation?; 5. Human Rights and Rehabilitative Work in Criminal Justice; 6. Retribution and Rehabilitation: Taking Punishment Seriously in a Humane Society; 7. Restorative Justice: A different approach to working with offenders and with those whom they have harmed; 8. The Evidence-based Approach to Correctional Rehabilitation: Current status of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model of Offender Rehabilitation; 9. An overview of the Good Lives Model: Theory and evidence; 10. Diversifying desistance research; 11. Doing justice to desistance narratives12. Therapeutic jurisprudence and rehabilitation; SECTION TWO: POLICY CONTEXTS AND CULTURES; 13. The ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ agenda in England and Wales: implications of privatisation; 14. The Rehabilitative Prison: an oxymoron, or an opportunity to radically reform the way we do punishment?; 15. Rehabilitation and re-entry in Scandinavia; 16. Using technology and digitally enabled approaches to support desistance; 17. Prisons, personal development and austerity; SECTION THREE: ASSESSMENT PRACTICE; Chapter 18. Risk and need assessment: Development, critics and a realist approach; 19. A critical review of risk assessment policy and practice since the 1990s; 20. The promises and perils of gender-responsivity: Risk, incarceration, and rehabilitation; 21. Risk and need assessment in youth justice: key challenges; 22. Pre-sentence reports: constructing the subject of punishment and rehabilitation; SECTION FOUR: DIRECT WORK WITH OFFENDERS; 23. Examining community supervision officers’ skills and behaviours: A review of strategies for identifying the inner-workings of face-to-face supervision sessions; 24. Motivational Interviewing: Application to Practice in a Probation Context; 25. Trauma-informed practices with youth in criminal justice settings; 26. Building social capital to encourage desistance: Lessons from a veteran-specific project; 27. Working with veterans and addressing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; 28. Prosocial Modelling; 29. Core Correctional Practices: The Role of the Working Alliance in Offender Rehabilitation; 30. Gut Check: Turning Experience into Knowledge; 31. Applications of Psychotherapy in Statutory Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programmes: Challenging the Dominance of Cognitive Behavioural Models; 32. Arts-based interventions in the justice system; 33. The use of sport to promote desistance from crime: lessons from across the prison estate; 34. Violent Offenders: Contemporary issues in Risk Assessment, Treatment and Management; 35. Effective approaches to working with sex offenders; 36. ‘Five-minute interventions’ in prison: rehabilitative conversations with offenders; 37. The benefits of mindfulness-based interventions in the criminal justice system: a review of the evidence; 38. Mentoring in the Justice System; 39. The contribution of ex-service users: An Analysis of the Life and Death of a Peer Mentor Employment Rehabilitation Programme; 40. Co-producing outcomes with service users in the penal system; 41. Victim-focused Work with offenders; SECTION FIVE: RESETTLEMENT; Chapter 42. Preparing prisoners for release: Current and recurrent challenges; 43. Prisoner Reentry in the United States; 44. Post-release residential supervision; 45. The Health Needs of People Leaving Prison: A New Horizon to Address; Chapter 46. Rights, Advocacy and Transformation; 47. Strengths-Based Reentry and Resettlement; 48. The Role of Third Sector Organisations in Supporting Resettlement and Reintegration; SECTION SIX: APPLICATION TO SPECIFIC GROUPS; 49. More Sinned against than Sinning: Women’s pathways into crime and criminalisation; 50. What Works with Female Offenders? A UK Perspective; 51. Gender-Responsive Approaches for Women in the United States; 52. Women’s experiences of the criminal justice system; 53. Working with Black and Minority Ethnic Groups in the Penal System; 54. ‘Race’, Rehabilitation and Offender Management; 55. Hamlet’s Dilemma: Racialization, agency, and the barriers to black men’s desistance; 56. Applications of risk prediction technologies in criminal justice: The nexus of race and digitised control; 57. Cultural competency in community corrections; 58. Responding to youth offending: historical and current developments in practice; 59. Youth Justice in Wales; 60. ‘Rights-Based’ and ‘Children and Young People First’ Approaches to Youth Justice; 61. Effective supervision of young offenders; 62. Working with young people in prison; 63 Prevention Work with Young People; 64. Realising the potential of community reparation for young offenders; 65. Foreign national prisoners: Precarity and deportability as obstacles to rehabilitation; 66. End of life in prison: challenges for prisons, staff and prisoners; 67. Older Prisoners: A Challenge for Correctional Services; 68. The role of offenders’ family links in offender rehabilitation; 69. The Impact of Imprisonment on Families; SECTION SEVEN: SECTION SEVEN: CONTROL AND SURVEILLANCE; 70. Approaches to working with young people: encouraging compliance; 71. Compliance during community-based penal supervision; 72. The Impact of adjudications and discipline; 73. Electronic monitoring and rehabilitation; 74. Integrated offender management and rehabilitation for adult offenders in England and Wales; SECTION EIGHT: THE MANY HATS OF PROBATION: PRACTICE ETHOS AND PRACTITIONERS’ PERSPECTIVES; 75. Probation worker identities: responding to change and turbulence in community rehabilitation; 76. Probation values in England and Wales: can they survive Transforming Rehabilitation?; 77. Probation and Parole - Shaping Principles and Practices in the Early 21st Century: A US Perspective; 78. How practitioners conceptualise quality: A UK Perspective; 79. The balancing act of probation supervision: The roles and philosophies of probation officers in the evidence-based practice era; 80. Innovations to transform probation supervision: An examination of experiences across eleven US agencies; SECTION NINE: LIVED EXPERIENCES FROM THE LENS OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND PRACTITIONERS; 81. Experiencing community-based supervision: the pains of probation; 82. Experiencing Probation: Results from the Honest Opportunity Probation with Enforcement (HOPE) Demonstration Field Experiment: US Perspective; 83. Pain, Harm and Punishment; SECTION TEN: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVIDENCE BASE; 84. Features of Effective Prison-based Programmes for Reducing Recidivism; 85. Performance Measure in Community Corrections: Measuring Effective Supervision Practices with Existing Agency Data; 86. Visual methods and Probation Practice; 87. Evaluating practice: Observation methods; 88. Evaluating Women’s Programmes; 89. Group programmes with offenders; 90. Evaluating Group Programmes: A Question of Design?; 91. The Lost Narrative in Carceral Settings: Evaluative Practices and Methods to Improve Process and Outcomes Within Institutions; 92. Probation research, evidence and policy: the British experience

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Book SynopsisExamines the current wave of migration from Turkey with a specific focus on the experiences of 21 public figures and intellectuals from varying backgrounds.

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Book SynopsisThis volume brings together classic articles which explore the increasingly crucial and relatively recent concept of age discrimination. Issues relating to an ageing workforce are now widespread as many employees are either working longer in order to compensate for depleted pensions; or, in countries where there are labor shortages among younger workers, employers are trying to induce older workers to remain in the workforce. The essays in this volume explore the evolution of legislation against age discrimination as well as the legal structures relating to age discrimination in the US (where legislation is more advanced), the European Union, Canada and Australia.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction; Is age discrimination really age discrimination? The ADEA's unnatural solution, Samuel Issacharoff and Erica Worth Harris; Hands-tying and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Christine Jolls; Why is there mandatory retirement?, Edward P. Lazear; From race to age: the expanding scope of employment discrimination law, George Rutherglen; Life-cycle justice: accommodating just cause and employment at will, Stewart J. Schwab; Decent work, older workers and vulnerability in the economic recession: a comparative study of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, Susan Bisom-Rapp, Andrew Frazer and Malcolm Sargeant; The aging of the American workforce, Sara E. Rix; Age discrimination in United States labor markets: a review of the evidence, Scott J. Adams and David Neumark; A gap in the agenda: enhancing the regulation of age discrimination in employment, Michael C. Harper; International comparison of age discrimination laws, Joanna N. Lahey; A softly greying nation: law, ageing and policy in Canada, Charmaine Spencer and Ann Soden; The amendment of the Employment Measure Act: Japanese anti-age discrimination law, Ryoko Sakuraba; Age discrimination and the European Court of Justice: EU equality law comes of age, Colm O’Cinneide; The new UK retirement regime: employment law and pensions, Claire Kilpatrick; Name index.

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Book SynopsisWhy is it that food prices are so high that millions of South African families go hungry, while the prices paid to farmers for that same food are so low that many cannot stay in business? Why are the people who produce food – farmworkers - among the most insecure of all? An Empty Plate analyses the state of the South African agri-food system.

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Book SynopsisPhotojournalist Masixole Feni, the first black winner of the 2017 Ernest Cole award, showcases his work in A Drain on our Dignity: An Insider's Perspective. It portrays issues such as evictions, poor infrastructure, lack of sanitation, water scarcity, and overpopulation in black communities.

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Book SynopsisHappiness: as elusive as a working inkjet printer, and as slippery as an eel covered in baby oil. When we chase happiness, it runs away like a cat when you''re trying to give it a bath, but the world of pop psychology is filled with competing advice that either claims it can help you catch it or warns you not to seek it out at all. Comedian Ariane Sherine is determined to help us find the true path to happiness, and public health expert David Conrad has the key: 50 well-selected research studies that show you exactly what to do to find happiness in your relationships, your friendships, your finances, your sex life and your career. Using wide-ranging evidence from around the world, Conrad and Sherine show us the true science behind what makes people happy and outline the simple, practical steps we can take to attain this too. This book has all the facts, stats and entertainment you could ever need to live a blissfully content life. And celebriti

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Book SynopsisFrom animal welfare campaigner Vanessa Holburn and with a foreword by dog lover and presenter of ''A Place in the Sun'' Danni Menzies, this book has everything you need to know to help you pick the perfect pooch for your home and lifestyle.How To Pick a Puppy is the essential handbook to finding a ''furever'' dog and ensuring that you have many happy and healthy years together. It contains practical advice on how to research the types and breeds of dog available. It considers the pros and cons of puppies, senior, pedigree and rescue dogs, and explains why one might suit an individual more than another. The book equips the reader with all the right questions they need to ask before they choose a dog and shows them how to find a responsible breeder or rescue centre. It teaches how to avoid the pitfalls of getting the wrong dog from the wrong place, and shows you how to spot and avoid a puppy farmer. It also explains the legal responsibilities of dog owneTrade ReviewFor anyone considering getting a puppy, or an adult dog for that matter, this book is a worthwhile investment * Your Dog *

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Book SynopsisUnlock greater profits. Empower happier and more engaged staff. Foster loyalty and connection with customers. Save your business... and the world. How? It all starts with a Purpose Upgrade.History shows that hard times can lead to the greatest opportunities for renewal. The Purpose Upgrade will support readers in leading enterprises that thrive by solving our most important problems.It shows how businesses can create more compelling benefits for customers, build meaningful livelihoods for colleagues, and unlock superior returns for investors by ''repurposing'' and revitalising the activities they engage in.Meet the social entrepreneur who repurposed the previously ''boring'' trade in office supplies to fund micro-finance initiatives that reach millions of the people most exposed to poverty, so that ''even a bad day at the office saves lives''.Learn how the leaders of a coal-mining business repurposed their enterprise first as an industriTrade ReviewThe Purpose Upgrade is thoughtful, practical and inspiring. The private sector can and must play a key role in overcoming the significant challenges the world is facing. After all, as a business you cannot be successful - nor call yourself successful - in a society that fails. Impact and leadership come with responsibility, and this book offers must-have insights for leaders from across all industries. -- Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM (2007–2020), Co-Chair Global Climate Adaptation Centers, Fortune World’s 50 Greatest Leaders (2018) and UN Humanitarian of the Year 2010In today's world every business needs to put purpose above profit. Paul's book is a necessary and enlightening call to action for businesses to re-think why they exist and the implications for everything they say, think and do. -- Mike Berners-Lee, author of There Is No Planet BThe Purpose Upgrade is an important book that feeds the imagination. Most importantly it is a book about emotional intelligence and the energy unlocked by doing the right thing. Never underestimate the power of feeling good about yourself and the people around you. Read this book and become something greater than you previously thought possible. -- Sir Tim Smit KBE, Co-Founder of the Eden projectThis brilliantly original work weaves a fascinating range of cutting-edge ideas into a cogent argument for fundamentally rethinking how organisations understand and pursue their core purpose. As the world faces up to its radically uncertain future, Paul Skinner's highly engaging text challenges us all to create a "Wealth of Change". It is a book full of humanity and hope. -- Gareth Owen OBE, Humanitarian Director of Save the ChildrenPaul Skinner is one of the best and here he tackles the purpose agenda with erudition and originality. His book will be standard reading for everyone who seeks a Purpose Upgrade personally or professionally. -- Sue Unerman, Chief Transformation Officer of MediaCom and co-author of BelongingPaul Skinner has written a most engaging and readable book, both visionary and practical. It builds on his earlier thesis of Collaborative Advantage by challenging organisational leaders to coalesce stakeholders' energies towards higher societal or even global goals. I have personally seen how his ideas have been remarkably effective in the efforts of International Civil Society organisations. The scale of our crises now means we need businesses capable of addressing our greatest challenges and I urge leaders everywhere to answer this timely call to action and follow this greater path to success. -- Sir Brendan Gormley KCMG, former Chief Executive of the Disasters and Emergencies CommitteeIn some ways the tragedy of recent capitalism is that, while it has ostensibly created a breadth of wealth and opportunity, it has narrowed the minds of everyone who participates in it. The shareholder value movement was a great example of this. This book is a necessary and timely contribution to a more organic, more nuanced and more complete appreciation of what a business can achieve. -- Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chair of Ogilvy and The Spectator’s ‘Wikiman’Paul Skinner's latest book, The Purpose Upgrade, has to be an essential read for everyone in business, whether an entrepreneur, CEO or marketing chief - or in fact anyone who cares about the future of humankind. Paul has not only led the way in conscious marketing in the UK as well as globally, but is one of the most intelligent people I know and his perspective on how to combine purpose, business, the future of society and indeed the world is absolutely crucial understanding for us all. -- Lynne Franks OBE, social entrepreneur, author and Founder of the SEED Women’s Leadership PlatformAs we face into what some might argue is the greatest reset of the modern era, The Purpose Upgrade challenges us to think deeply about what purpose really means, while providing us with a framework for bringing true meaning and purpose to organisational culture, aligning corporate aspiration with stakeholder ambition. A must-read for anyone who cares about the role they, and their organisation, play in creating a whole that is much more meaningful than its constituent parts. -- Célia Pronto, Managing Director of Love Home Swap and Non-Executive Director of South East Water, Moto Hospitality and Samworth Brothers

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Book SynopsisWhat is the future of welfare in Europe? The European welfare state is generally considered to be one of the finest achievements of the post-1945 world. Set up to eradicate poverty by providing a minimum standard of living and social safety net, the welfare state has come under increasing strain from ageing societies, growing unemployment, a deskilling society, and mass migration (both from inside and outside of Europe). With contribution from some of Europe''s leading experts on this subject, this path-breaking volume highlights the internal and external pressures on the welfare state and asks whether any European welfare model is sustainable in the long term. This book will be of interest to all students, academics and professions working in the field of European social policy.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction: the future of welfare in a global Europe, Bernd Marin. Part I From Warfare to Welfare and Workfare: War and the welfare state, Herbert Obinger and Klaus Petersen. Part II Demographic Metabolism, New Measures of Age and Ageing, and the Active Ageing Index (AAI) 2012-2015: Demographic metabolism: enabling future generations, Wolfgang Lutz; An easily understood and intergenerationally equitable normal pension age, Warren C. Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov; The Active Ageing Index (AAI) 2012-2015, Asghar Zaidi. Part III Towards a Human Investment State: Future-Able Education, Skill Formation, and Economic-Financial Literacy as Prerequisites of Sustainable Welfare Society: Social investment, skills, and inequality: hard choices in education and welfare state policies, Marius R. Busemeyer; Skills, stakes, and clout: early human capital foundations for European welfare futures, Pieter Vanhuysse; ‘Reform, inform, educate’: a new paradigm for pension systems’ sustainability. Lessons from the 2011 ‘Rescue Italy’ pension reform, Elsa Fornero. Part IV Class, Generation, Gender, and Age Cleavages in Ageing Societies: Cleavages in ageing societies: generation, age, or class?, Martin Kohli; Women’s work and pensions. Drawing lessons from Central and Eastern Europe, Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak; Reallocation of resources across age in a comparative European setting. The National Transfer Accounts project, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz. Part V Too Sick to Work? Disability - and Happiness - in Stressful and Long-Life Societies: Too sick to work? The role of mental ill-health as a driver of inactivity and long-term unemployment, Christopher Prinz; Happily ever after. The role of welfare policies, Orsolya Lelkes. Part VI Fragile Welfare Sustainability: Two Model Cases in Point: How sustainable is the Swedish model?, Joakim Palme; Plea for an ‘Agenda 2020’, Bert Rürup. Part VII No European Social Model in Europe - or Towards a European Social Union?: No ‘European social model’ in Europe? A polemic statement of disappointment by a critical proponent, Bernd Marin; The case for a European social union. From muddling through to a sense of common purpose, Frank Vandenbroucke.

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Book SynopsisThis book argues that in order to understand dibao (China's minimum livelihood guarantee) we need to look at how the programme emerged and how it has developed in the years since.

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Book SynopsisIt's time for everyone who cares about the state of our nation to heed the call and join forces to redeem the soul of America. It's time to come together and renounce the politics of rejection, division, and greed. It's time to lift up the common good, move up to higher ground, and revive the heart of democracy. In a single, rousing sermon, the celebrated Reverend William J. Barber II of the Poor People’s Campaign makes an impassioned argument whose message could not be clearer: It's time for change, and the time needs you.

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Book SynopsisFor the last several decades, social work curricula have included research as a required course at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The few social work texts on statistics that exist are written from a mainstream perspective and do not challenge the current neoliberal social order. In Statistics for Social Justice: A Structural Perspective, van de Sande and Byvelds argue that social work research, including statistics, should be taught from a structural perspective and should follow anti-oppressive principles, which view the problems experienced by people as rooted in the social, political and economic structures of society. Just as social workers are committed to social justice and social change, so too should be the aim of social work research.In order for researchers to convince funders, the government or even the general public to accept their arguments, it is crucial to provide hard evidence in the form of numbers and statistics. Social workers must have a good understanding of quantitative research methods and statistical analysis in order to be able to present this kind of information. The aim of this book is to lay the foundation for this knowledge and provide an introduction into statistical concepts as they relate to social work, all while using a social justice lens.

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Book SynopsisGoldberg uses a multi-media approach to critically examine the most significant and volatile issues of our times: the environmental crisis, upheavals in the developing world, health, terrorism, and technology. The book is unique in its in-depth coverage of these pressing social concerns and its use of extensive media resources through a companion website. An introductory section reviews basic sociological concepts and theories, including the sociological imagination and class, gender, and race stratification all of which are revisited in each chapter. The book helps students appreciate the magnitude of the problems of the twenty-first century as they develop the intellectual tools to understand them sociologically and personally.Features of the text: "Trade Review"This is a breakthrough book in its use of media to explore some of the most pressing social problems of our time. It also provides a clear, engaging introduction to fundamental sociological concepts. Both students and instructors will be pleased with it.” —Dennis Gilbert, Hamilton College Table of ContentsPart 1 UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL PROBLEMS AS SOCIAL CRISES; Chapter 1 A Sociological Look at Social Crises; Chapter 2 What Makes Us Unequal?; Part 2 TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY CRISES; Chapter 3 Crisis in Our Environment; Chapter 4 Crisis in a Fragile World; Chapter 5 The Crisis in Health and Health Care; Chapter 6 Terrorism and Its Aftermath; Chapter 7 Privacy and Identity in an Age of Crisis;

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Book SynopsisNonviolence is emerging as a topic of great interest in activist, academic and community settings. In particular, nonviolence is being recognized as a necessary component of constructive and sustainable social change. This book considers nonviolence in relationship to specific social, political, ecological and spiritual issues. Through case studies and examinations of social resistance, gender, the arts, and education, it provides specialists and non-specialists with a solid introduction to the importance and relevance of nonviolence in various contexts.Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation is organized into five sections. The first section is a set of essays on various historical and contemporary perspectives on nonviolence. The second section consists of essays on philosophical and theoretical explorations of the topic. The third and fourth sections expand the scope of nonviolence into the areas of thought and action, including Indigenous resistance, student protests, human trafficking, intimate partner violence and ecological issues. The final section takes nonviolence into the study of wonder, music, education and hope.The book will be useful to anyone working in the theories and practices of social change.Trade ReviewProvides an invaluable contribution in making the case for a better world and a nonviolent future. By drawing together thinkers and doers across a wide range of disciplines, Heather Eaton and Lauren Michelle Levesque have created a solid analysis for social change.Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party CanadaTable of ContentsForeword Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party Canada1. Current Trends and New Perspectives on Nonviolent TheoriesHeather EatonPart I Historical Perspectives2. Religion and NonviolenceChristopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University3. The Gandhian Vision of DemocracyRamin Jahanbegloo, York University, Canada4. Power Perfected in Weakness: he Paradox of Fighting for PeaceAlain Tschudin, Durbin University of Technology5. Conviction, Courage and Social Change: A Brief History of the Power of Nonviolence in CanadaTamara Lorincz, Dalhousie University6. Gandhi in Action: Nonviolent Movements, Gandhi and Contemporary ChallengesRajagopal P.V., Nonviolence Leader, IndiaPart II Philosophical and Theoretical Considerations7. Violence and Politics: A Reading of Hannah Arendt's Distinction between Violence and PowerSophie Cloutier, Saint Paul University, Canada8. Victory: A Vacuous Concept?Richard Feist, Saint Paul University, Canada9. Reflecting on Gandhian Nonviolence: Is it a Counsel of Perfection for Religious Virtuosi?Noel A. Salmond, Carleton University10. No to War and Yes to So Much More: Pope Francis, Principled Nonviolence and Positive PeaceChristopher Hrynkow, University of SaskatchewanPart III Nonviolence and Social Resistance11. Indigenous VoicesCome My Way by Tara Williamson, #Idle No More in Historical Context by Glen Coulthard, The Idle No More Manifesto by Jessica Gordon and The Founders of Idle No More, Revolutionary Acts of Nonviolence Disempowers Opposition by Waneek Horn-Miller12. Sex, Gender and Nonviolent Resistance to Human Trafficking: An NGO's ResponseEileen Kerwin Jones, John Abbott College, Montreal13. Women Seeking Safety: Nonviolent Responses to Intimate Partner ViolenceCatherine Holtmann, University of New Brunswick14. Instrumentalizing the Ambiguity of Violence in the Carre Rouge: The Quebec Student Crisis of 2012Marie Boglari and Martin Samson, both at Saint Paul University, CanadaPart IV Nonviolence and Egocological Concerns15. Being in 'Rights' Relationship with Animals: Discussing the Foundational Importance of Political Visibility for Advancing Nonviolence towards AnimalsNathan Townend, Independent scholar16. Deep Green Violence: Our Animal Bodies as Sites of ResistanceTodd LeVasseur, College of Charleston, South Carolina17. Nurturing Peace by Subverting Violence in the Larger CommunityPaul Waldau, Canisius College, New YorkPart V Nonviolence and Future Direction18. Wondering about Wonder as an Antidote to our Violence against EarthSimon Appolloni, University of Toronto19. Music and Nonviolence: Reflections on Possibility and HopeLauren Michelle Levesque20. The Case for Child HonouringRaffi Cavoukian, Independent scholar21. Violence, Nonviolence, Anti-violence and Contra-violence in Environmental Education PracticeRichard Kool, Royal Roads University, Canada

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Book SynopsisNonviolence is emerging as a topic of great interest in activist, academic and community settings. In particular, nonviolence is being recognized as a necessary component of constructive and sustainable social change. This book considers nonviolence in relationship to specific social, political, ecological and spiritual issues. Through case studies and examinations of social resistance, gender, the arts, and education, it provides specialists and non-specialists with a solid introduction to the importance and relevance of nonviolence in various contexts.Advancing Nonviolence and Social Transformation is organized into five sections. The first section is a set of essays on various historical and contemporary perspectives on nonviolence. The second section consists of essays on philosophical and theoretical explorations of the topic. The third and fourth sections expand the scope of nonviolence into the areas of thought and action, including Indigenous resistance, student protests, human trafficking, intimate partner violence and ecological issues. The final section takes nonviolence into the study of wonder, music, education and hope.The book will be useful to anyone working in the theories and practices of social change.Trade ReviewProvides an invaluable contribution in making the case for a better world and a nonviolent future. By drawing together thinkers and doers across a wide range of disciplines, Heather Eaton and Lauren Michelle Levesque have created a solid analysis for social change.Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party CanadaTable of ContentsForeword Elizabeth May, Leader, Green Party Canada1. Current Trends and New Perspectives on Nonviolent TheoriesHeather EatonPart I Historical Perspectives2. Religion and NonviolenceChristopher Key Chapple, Loyola Marymount University3. The Gandhian Vision of DemocracyRamin Jahanbegloo, York University, Canada4. Power Perfected in Weakness: he Paradox of Fighting for PeaceAlain Tschudin, Durbin University of Technology5. Conviction, Courage and Social Change: A Brief History of the Power of Nonviolence in CanadaTamara Lorincz, Dalhousie University6. Gandhi in Action: Nonviolent Movements, Gandhi and Contemporary ChallengesRajagopal P.V., Nonviolence Leader, IndiaPart II Philosophical and Theoretical Considerations7. Violence and Politics: A Reading of Hannah Arendt's Distinction between Violence and PowerSophie Cloutier, Saint Paul University, Canada8. Victory: A Vacuous Concept?Richard Feist, Saint Paul University, Canada9. Reflecting on Gandhian Nonviolence: Is it a Counsel of Perfection for Religious Virtuosi?Noel A. Salmond, Carleton University10. No to War and Yes to So Much More: Pope Francis, Principled Nonviolence and Positive PeaceChristopher Hrynkow, University of SaskatchewanPart III Nonviolence and Social Resistance11. Indigenous VoicesCome My Way by Tara Williamson, #Idle No More in Historical Context by Glen Coulthard, The Idle No More Manifesto by Jessica Gordon and The Founders of Idle No More, Revolutionary Acts of Nonviolence Disempowers Opposition by Waneek Horn-Miller12. Sex, Gender and Nonviolent Resistance to Human Trafficking: An NGO's ResponseEileen Kerwin Jones, John Abbott College, Montreal13. Women Seeking Safety: Nonviolent Responses to Intimate Partner ViolenceCatherine Holtmann, University of New Brunswick14. Instrumentalizing the Ambiguity of Violence in the Carre Rouge: The Quebec Student Crisis of 2012Marie Boglari and Martin Samson, both at Saint Paul University, CanadaPart IV Nonviolence and Egocological Concerns15. Being in 'Rights' Relationship with Animals: Discussing the Foundational Importance of Political Visibility for Advancing Nonviolence towards AnimalsNathan Townend, Independent scholar16. Deep Green Violence: Our Animal Bodies as Sites of ResistanceTodd LeVasseur, College of Charleston, South Carolina17. Nurturing Peace by Subverting Violence in the Larger CommunityPaul Waldau, Canisius College, New YorkPart V Nonviolence and Future Direction18. Wondering about Wonder as an Antidote to our Violence against EarthSimon Appolloni, University of Toronto19. Music and Nonviolence: Reflections on Possibility and HopeLauren Michelle Levesque20. The Case for Child HonouringRaffi Cavoukian, Independent scholar21. Violence, Nonviolence, Anti-violence and Contra-violence in Environmental Education PracticeRichard Kool, Royal Roads University, Canada

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Book Synopsis'Advancing Nonviolence and just peace in the church and the world' is the fruit of a global, participatory process facilitated from 2017-2018 y the Catholic Nonviolence initative (CNI), a project of Pax Christi internation. to deepen Catholic understanding of and commitment to Gospel nonviolence. This book includes biblical, theological, ethical, pastoral and strategic resources that might serve as a contribution to Catholic thought on nonviolence. It details how: Nonviolence is a core Gospel value, constitutive of the life of faith. Nonviolence is essential to transforming violence and injustice Nonviolence is a universal ethic Nonviolence is a nexessary foundation for culture of peace.

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Book SynopsisWhy do patriarchal systems survive? In this groundbreaking work of feminist theory, Nancy Folbre examines the contradictory effects of capitalist development. She explains why the work of caring for others is under-valued and under-rewarded in today's global economy, calling attention to the organisation of childrearing, the care of other dependants, and the inheritance of assets. Upending conventional definitions of the economy based only on the market, Folbre emphasizes the production of human capabilities in families and communities and the social reproduction of group solidarities. Highlighting the complexity of hierarchical systems and their implications for political coalitions, The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems sets a new feminist agenda for the twenty-first century.Trade Reviewan outstandingly provocative book about the economics of care and reciprocity(praise for The Invisible Heart) * New York Times *original, challenging, and illuminating ... ought to change the way we think about the economy, about economics, and about the family (praise for The Invisible Heart) * The Independent Review, A Journal of Political Economy *Folbre makes an important contribution to the discussion of what our society could be, and her humor and insight elevate her book above mere political diatribe.(Praise for The Invisible Heart) * Publishers Weekly *A lively survey of economic thought from the late seventeenth century to the present... A thought-provoking and entertaining read. (Praise for Greed, Lust and Gender) -- Katie Barclay * Women's History Network Magazine. *[praise for Who Pays for the Kids] Nancy Folbre focuses on questions that most economists never think about: how and why people form overlapping groups that influence and limit what they want, how they may behave, and what they get. She has sharp and plausible things to say about group solidarity and group conflict and how they have affected the workings of economic institutions. Anyone would be a better economist, or just a clearer thinker, after reading this book. -- Robert M. Solow, Professor of Economics, MIT, and Nobel Laureate in Economics[Praise for Who Pays for the Kids] Nancy Folbre, offers a provocative rejoinder to standard economic analyses that focus primarily on market forces and wage labor, thereby marginalizing women and children and devaluing the work they perform in the home and community. * The Women's Review of Books *A beautifully written summation of the profound ideas of a feminist political economist at the peak of her powers. This is now the go-to book for anyone wanting to understand the complicated intersections of patriarchy with economy, society and polity. Folbre's incredibly broad sweep offers deep conceptual and historical analyses, and also offers many new nuggets of wisdom. This is a book destined to become a classic: to read, re-read and share widely. -- Jayati Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New DelhiAs one of the world's leading feminist economists, Nancy Folbre has always been deeply engaged in trying to understand how intersecting forms of hierarchical injustice can be mutually reinforcing, to the detriment of the many. In The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems Folbre brings together her vast range of knowledge and experience to knit together a general theory of social change that enlarges the economic to encompass patriarchal institutions, cooperation and conflict, systems and structures, and actors and actions, so as to demonstrate how historical and contemporary structures of collective power create unjust interlocking hierarchies. The ambition behind The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems is breathtaking in its audacity: to create nothing less than a new academic field, intersectional political economy. That Folbre largely succeeds in doing so is remarkable. This book is a tour de force. -- Haroon Akram-Lodhi, author of Hungry for ChangeDrawing on and challenging aspects of neoliberal and Marxist economic traditions-and showing how patriarchal, capitalist, and other systems interact-Folbre explores how gender gaps have evolved worldwide from the age of hunter-gatherers to the 21st century, when people tend "to view commitments to the care of others as optional lifestyle decisions rather than as socially necessary." She effectively demonstrates how the undervaluation of unpaid care work has profound consequences for U.S. families and the economy as a whole. * Kirkus Reviews *Skilfully weaving together key insights from different theoretical traditions and evidence from history and contemporary life, Nancy Folbre provides us with an ambitious but eminently readable account of the rise and, hopefully, decline of patriarchy. * Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender and Development, London School of Economics *This eloquent and imaginative book should be read by everyone concerned to contest the many intersecting forms of inequality, exploitation and oppression that shape our world. It analyses multiple forms of cooperation and conflict, choice and constraint, putting the care of human beings centre stage, noting that 'capitalism may be manly, but it is not self-sufficient'. It offers a wide ranging historical narrative of how some progressive changes have been won and hope for a future in which we can build solidarities to do so again. -- Diane Elson, author of Rethinking Economic Policy for Social JusticeThis careful application of intersectional feminism to economic theory yields ample food for thought. * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisAmerica is corrupted, and everybody knows it. Vested interests have bent government powers to serve themselves, not the citizens, with dizzying results -- egregious Supreme Court rulings, revolving doors and cozy deals between the state and the private sector, and forty years of financial meltdowns. In this blistering book, Sarah Chayes shows that today's corruption -- even the venality of the Trump administration -- is part of global history, going back to the invention of money itself. We're not dealing with 'bad apples' lining individual pockets, but the widespread standard practice of sophisticated networks spanning political and national boundaries. But we can change this, individually, collectively and politically. Searching and unflinching, 'Everybody Knows' exposes a rigged system that strangles democracy, calling on readers everywhere to challenge it.Trade Review'Sweeping and remarkably clear-eyed ... Chayes's research dazzles. This intricate and impressive exposé will galvanise readers to take action.' -- Publishers Weekly'Few people know the methods and strategies of the corrupt like Sarah Chayes. After combating corruption in the developing world, she now takes aim at the United States, where conflicts of interest, bribery and collusion are not an anomaly but a commonplace reality. Every person concerned about corruption should read this book.' -- Frederik Obermaier, investigative journalist and co-author of 'The Panama Papers: Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money''Both right and left revile "the swamp", but Sarah Chayes is the first to provide a gripping and lucid--to say nothing of brave--account of how sophisticated self-dealing networks of every stripe are rigging the rules and poisoning our politics. If you want to save America, this might just be the most important book to read now.' -- Nancy MacLean, author of 'Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America'' "Everybody Knows" exposes America's dark secret hiding in plain sight: corruption. While the United States rightly lectures the world about the perils of corruption, Chayes explains how America's own corrupt practices have been legalised and normalised. An important book for understanding the pervasive rot of American corruption--and how to remove it.' -- Brian Klaas, author of 'The Despot's Apprentice: Donald Trump's Attack on Democracy'

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Book SynopsisIn June 2014, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi declared an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and called for Muslims around the world to migrate there. Over the next five years, around 150 women left the UK to heed this invitation, and the so- called 'jihadi brides' were rarely out of the news. This book traces the media fascination with those who joined the ‘caliphate’, including Sally Jones, Aqsa Mahmood and Shamima Begum. Through an analysis of the media that presented the 'brides' for public consumption, Leonie B. Jackson reveals the gendered dualistic construction of IS women as either monstrous or vulnerable. Just as the monstrous woman was sensationalised as irredeemably evil, the vulnerable girl was represented as groomed and naïve. Both subjects were constructed in such a way that women’s involvement in jihadism was detached from men’s, scrutinised more closely, and explained through gender stereotypes that both erased the agency of female extremists and neglected their stated motivations. As Jackson demonstrates, these media representations also contributed to the development of new norms for dealing with the ‘brides’, including targeted killing and the revocation of citizenship. While the vulnerable girl was potentially redeemable, the monstrous woman was increasingly considered expendable.Trade Review'Apart from the apparent value of this study for researchers of media and socio-linguistics, researchers focusing on anti-Muslim racism will significantly benefit from the book as it connects to a more extensive understanding of how Muslim women are portrayed today in gendered and racialized terms.' -- The Muslim World Book Review'An impressive, well-written analysis, making a compelling and original argument. Jackson's insights are spot on, and she distills them exceptionally well, showing the power of discourse, metaphor and narrative.' -- Caron Gentry, Head of International Relations, University of St Andrews, and co-author of 'Mothers, Monsters, Whores: Women's Violence in Global Politics''Few studies have examined how western narratives about jihadism are gendered. Jackson offers a novel and penetrating analysis of "jihadi brides" as abject, dehumanised media tropes. A timely, illuminating, and much-needed critical intervention into an otherwise sensationalised phenomenon.' -- Jasmin Zine, Professor of Sociology and Muslim Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University'This insightful work is a must-read for anybody interested in how gendered and racialised narratives construct British women jihadis as "jihadi brides". With counterterrorism norms and practices shaped by these interpretations, Jackson's study has deep political implications.' -- Alice Martini, Associate Professor in International Security Studies, Comillas University, and author of 'The UN and Counterterrorism''A prescient analysis of the discourse on "jihadi brides", which has had significant implications for how these women are seen, understood and ultimately treated—by society in general, and in the framing of conflict against the Islamic State in particular.' -- Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies, Leiden University, and author of 'Islamophobia and Radicalisation''An authoritative deconstruction of the transgressive figure of the "jihadi bride". Jackson exposes the gendered stereotypes and narratives of politically violent women, and invites the reader to reflect upon normalised constructions of "good womanhood". Timely, engaging, and superbly written.' -- Gina Vale, Senior Research Fellow, International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, King's College London'Nothing like this exists: an in-depth examination of the framing of "jihadi brides", and of the ways that these framings influence our understanding of women in relation to political violence. A significant contribution.' -- Laura Sjoberg, British Academy Global Professor of Politics and International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London, and author of 'Women as Wartime Rapists: Beyond Sensation and Stereotyping'

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Book SynopsisArt Therapy and Social Action is an exciting exploration of how professionals can incorporate the techniques and approaches of art therapy in their work to address social problems. Examining the expanding role of art practitioner as social activist, leading art therapists and other professionals show how creative methods can be used effectively to resolve conflicts, manage aggression, heal trauma and build communities. The contributors provide examples of innovative programs on a range of topics, including those designed to address gun crime, homelessness, racism and experiences of terrorism, among others.This timely book provides new techniques and successful models for art therapists, counselors and mental health practitioners working directly with the challenges of modern society.Trade ReviewArt therapy is a powerful modality that can access imagery directly, thus mediating between conscious and unconscious, and between individual and community. In Art Therapy and Social Action, Frances Kaplan ably documents the new development of art therapy to include social and spiritual awareness by providing clear conceptual frameworks and examples of actual applications in the United Kingdom and the United States. For all those interested in psychotherapy, creativity, and social consciousness, this book will be very valuable. -- PsycCritiquesKaplan (art therapy, Marylhurst U.) compiles 14 essays that describe the use of art therapy to address social problems. Contributors, art therapists and artists from the US, Israel, and Canada describe applications and their experiences with programs using art therapy for homelessness, conflict resolution, anger management and aggression, gun violence, trauma, terrorism, and building community. -- BooknewsIt is to the credit of the contributors to this book that they have shown that art can not only act as medicine to aid recovery but also as social action to inspire change. -- Journal of Social Work PracticeArt Therapy and Social Action is a fascinating collection of essays.The emphasis of the book is to provide professionals such as social workers, counsellors, social activists, therapists and artists with theories and techniques to be more effective in their work while addressing social problems, such as homelessness, conflict resolution, trauma, racism, gun crime and terrorism... this excellent book should make a significant contribution to art therapy practice. -- AT NewsbriefingThis exciting an innovative book explores how art therapy techniques can be incorporated by members of helping professionals into their work to deal with social ills. In this way, the practitioner also becomes the social activist. -- Therapy TodayThis I believe, is the first book that expands the work of people in the caring professionals to embrace social action. It gives vast opportunities for healing, growth and development to client, practitioner and society. The book is essential reading; it belongs on the bookshelf of counsellors, art therapists, social activists and the like; it belongs on the reading list of courses dealing with human development. Another benefit of this splendid book is that it brings much evidence of the effectiveness of art therapy and other creative therapies. -- Liesl Silverstone, Therapy TodayI have searched in vain for a weakness in this book; it abounds with an enormous range of strengths, which were hard to encompass in this short piece. -- Liesl Silverstone, Therapy TodayTable of ContentsIntroduction: Frances F. Kaplan, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR. Part I. Expanding the Therapeutic Role. 1. Art Therapy as a Tool for Social Change: A Conceptual Model. Dan Hocoy, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA. 2.The Art Therapist as Social Activist: Reflections on a Life. Maxine Borowsky Junge, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Part II. Acting and Reflecting on the Action. 3.Facing Homelessness: A Community Mask Making Project. Pat B. Allen, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL. 4.Wielding the Shield: The Art Therapist as Conscious Witness in the Realm of Social Action. Pat B. Allen. Part III. Resolving Conflict. 5.Art and Conflict Resolution. Frances F. Kaplan. 6. Drawing Out Conflict. Anndy Wiselogle, East Metro Meditation of the City of Gresham, Gresham, OR. Part IV. Confronting Anger and Aggression. 7.Anger Management Art Therapy for Clients in the Mental Health System. Marian Liebmann, Inner City Mental Health Service, Bristol, UK. 8. Symbolic Interactionism, Aggression, and Art Therapy. David Gussak, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. 9.The Paper People Project on Gun Violence. Rachel Citron O'Rourke, Portland, OR. Part V. Healing Trauma. 10. Some Personal and Clinical Thoughts About Trauma, Art, and World Events. Annette Shore, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR 11. Artmaking as a Response to Terrorism. Rachel Lev-Weisel, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel and Nancy Slater, Adler School for Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL. Part VI. Building Community. 12. Unity in Diversity: Communal Pluralism in the Art Studio and the Classroom. Michael Franklin, Naropa University, Boulder, CO, Merryl E. Rothaus,Naropa University, Boulder, CA and Kendra Schpok, Mount Saint Vincent Home,Denver, CO. 13. Art and Community Building from the Puppet- and Mask Maker's Perspective. Lani Gerity, Prospect, Nova Scotia, Canada and Edward "Ned" Albert Bear, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. 14. Art Therapy for this Multicultural World Susan Berkowitz, Founder, All People's Day®, Lake Hiawatha, NJ. The Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is concerned with the development of prevention policies and approaches that involve intervention 'early' in the lives of children, young people and their families, and explores new evidence that has been emerging from longitudinal and developmental prevention research. It addresses a number of key challenges, arguing that by broadening the research questions and exploring contributions from a wider range of disciplines our understanding of both the pathways into and out of crime and the type of interventions that might work will be greatly enhanced.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Pathways and prevention: A difficult marriage? Part One: Understanding Pathways Into and Out of Crime Introduction 1. Societal access routes and developmental pathways: putting social structure and young people's voice into the analysis of pathways into and out of crime 2. Taking the developmental pathways approach to understanding and preventing antisocial behaviour 3. Adding social contexts to developmental analyses of crime prevention 4. Risk factors and pathways into and out of crime, misleading, misinterpreted or mythic? From generative metaphor to professional myth 5. Young people, pathways and crime: beyond risk factors 6. Social exclusion, youth transitions and criminal careers: five critical reflections on 'risk' 7. What mediates the macro-level effects of economic stress on crime? 8. Repeat sexual victimisation amongst an offender sample: implications for pathways and prevention 9. A life-course perspective on bullying Part Two: Prevention Theory, Policy and Practice Introduction 10. Why early in life is not enough: timing and sustainability in early intervention and prevention 11. The pervasive impact of poverty on children: tackling family adversity and promoting child development through the Pathways to Prevention Project 12. Research-practice-policy intersections in the Pathways to Prevention Project: reflections on theory and experience 13. Leisure as a context for youth development and delinquency prevention 14. The challenges of turning developmental theory into meaningful policy and practice 15. Quality of childcare and the impact on children's social skills in disadvantaged areas of Australia 16. Policies in the UK to promote the well being of children and young people

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Book SynopsisThe internet may be a utopia for free expression, but it also harbours nihilistic groups and individuals spreading bizarre creeds, unhindered by the risk-averse gatekeepers of the mass media - and not all are as harmless as the Virtual Church of the Blind Chihuahua or Sexastrianism. With few entry barriers, ready anonymity and no centralised control, the internet offers wired extremists unprecedented access to a potential global audience of billions. Technology allows us to select the information we wish to receive - so those of a fanatical bent can filter out moderating voices and ignore countervailing arguments, retreating into a virtual world of their own design that reaffirms their views. In The Devil's Long Tail, Stevens and O'Hara argue that we misunderstand online extremism if we think intervention is the best way to counter it. Policies designed to disrupt radical networks fail because they ignore the factors that push people to the margins. Extremists are driven less by ideas than by the benefits of participating in a tightly-knit, self-defined, group. Rather, extreme ideas should be left to sink or swim in the internet's marketplace of ideas. The internet and the web are valuable creations of a free society. Censoring them impoverishes us all while leaving the radical impulse intact.Trade Review'In this well-reasoned book, the authors argue that censorship won't quash extremism - only free speech will.' -- Publishers Weekly'An engaging and original exploration of the analytically complex - and politically fraught - relationships between technology, religion and the politics of security. - Stevens and O'Hara make a compelling, accessible and well-structured case for why violent extremism - at least those forms in which religion plays a constitutive role - is best countered by leaving it to adapt or survive in the global "marketplace" of religious ideas. Their book brings maturity and insight to a field in which political expediency has often trumped coherent and reasoned discussion and hampered or even degraded societal security itself.' -- Tim Stevens, Department of War Studies, King's College London'Stevens and O'Hara adopt a refreshingly original and multidisciplinary market-based approach to analysing the complex intersection between religion, extremism, and the internet to challenge the received wisdom on advisable policy responses. Referencing everyone from Adam Smith to Jurgen Habermas, and Sherry Turkle to Joseph Conrad, Nicholas Negroponte, and Eli Pariser, The Devil's Long Tail is essential reading.' -- Maura Conway, Senior Lecturer in International Security, School of Law and Government, Dublin City University'Stevens and O'Hara explore the metaphor of the "marketplace of ideas" - religious beliefs as e-commerce product. They interrogate the relationship between religious radicalism and violent extremism, and question whether the internet plays a role in driving the two together. Setting out to bridge the gap between the intuitive and the evidenced, their contribution to the heated discourse around terror is both thought-provoking and timely.' -- Neville Bolt, King's College London, author of The Violent Image: Insurgent Propaganda and the New Revolutionaries

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Book SynopsisThe complete and authoritative guide to the use of hidden cameras to expose abuse or wrongdoing.Secret filming is no longer the preserve of specialists, professional journalists and private investigators. Drawing on the author's own experience producing undercover documentaries and wearing secret cameras, this book explains covert recording for the general public, including specific advice on the practicalities of using a phone or covert camera to record evidence. It considers the legal and ethical issues and provides vital information for anyone who may use or encounter secret filming, including the people or organisations that might be filmed, regulators, social workers, local government officials and anyone who may encounter it in court. It also looks to the future of covert filming and the implications of technological advances, such as drone cameras.Trade ReviewIn the wrong hands, secret cameras can ruin lives - but they can also prove wrong-doing and do good. BBC Panorama producer Joe Plomin takes the reader through the ethical minefields in this ground-breaking book. -- John Sweeney, BBC reporterJoe Plomin is one of the most thoughtful and dedicated journalists with whom I have had the honour of working. These are qualities that shine through in this book. The stories based on his years of using secret cameras to expose wrongdoing make this a very human exploration of covert filming. It is a master-class not just in how to use the technology, but also in the ethical considerations and careful thinking that should lie behind every decision to switch on a hidden camera. -- Alison Holt, BBC Social Affairs Correspondent, Royal Television Society Specialist Journalist of the Year, 2015 and Winner of the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils, 2015No one understands secret filming like Joe Plomin. This book is essential reading for all those trying to hold power to account in the digital age. -- Paul Mason, journalist and broadcasterI recommend that everyone, whether in favour, sympathetic or fundamentally opposed to covert filming, read this enlightening and incredibly human story. Plomin mixes his experiences and stories of his own undercover work with the history of covert investigative journalism from its infancy in 1997 to the present day, referencing the revelation of such injustices as the death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 summit protests seven years ago. Importantly, too, he relates the stories of families, so worried about the care of their love ones that they resort to hidden cameras. There is also information for anyone with thoughts of undertaking covert filing about how to ensure it is bout legal and ethical, as well as consideration of where surveillance may be in the future. The book is easy to read, balance, professional and heartfelt. it is a very important contribution to the debate on this emotive subject. -- Lynne Phair, independent consultant nurse * The Journal of Dementia Care *Hidden Cameras is eminently readable and takes you through the history of undercover reporting, what equipment to use, and the ethical and moral issues that are raised when secretly filing vulnerable people and their carers. The section on what to do with footage obtained by secret filming is particularly thought-provoking. Covert filming is always a last resort that families feel they have reached when their concerns about quality of care have not been addressed... This is an excellent book written by someone who has been instrumental in the use of undercover cameras an secret filming. This subject is here to stay, and we need to understand and debate its use. -- Jane Buswell, independent nurse consultant * Nursing Older People *Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. How Did We Get Here?: The History of Covert Recording. Undercover Tales: Real Families Doing Secret Filming. 2. 'Proper' Secret Cameras: Secret Filming Using a Covert Camera. Undercover Tales: Eek! Nearly Being Discovered. 3. Using a Phone Camera, Secretly: Covert Recording Using a Mobile or Cellular Telephone. Undercover Tales: Sneaky Phone Filming. 4. Do You Really Have To?: Ethical Dilemmas - Privacy, the Public Interest and Deception. Undercover Tales: Victorian Infiltrations: Heroes and Anti-Heroes. 5. Do People Get in Trouble?: Secret Filming and the Law. Undercover Tales: Whistleblowers: Threats and Fears. 6. What You Don't Realise...: The Challenges That Most Often Surprise People. Undercover Tales: Stories of Physical and Emotional Pain. 7. What Do You Do With It?: What Happens Next, After the Camera is Switched Off. Undercover Tales: Secret Filming in Care Homes. 8. How's It Gonna End?: The Next Generation of Covert Cameras, and the Future of Secret Filming. Undercover Tales: Back to the Future: Old Problems, New Cameras.

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Book SynopsisYoung people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) often feel uncomfortable and anxious in social situations, but socializing with classmates and colleagues can be made easier - and more enjoyable - with Guiding Toward Growth group sessions.John Merges' simple yet effective program for teaching social enjoyment skills is based on the concept that there are ten hurdles that make it challenging for people with ASD to enjoy social interaction. This book guides the reader through planning, running, and assessing group sessions that have been designed to help participants overcome these hurdles, interact with confidence, and ultimately enjoy more independent and fulfilling lives. As social interaction is a vital element of any work environment, this book also teaches young adults with ASD an important employment skill.This adaptable book can be used with a wide range of ages and communicative abilities, and will be an invaluable resource for all professionals working with groups of children and young people with ASD.Trade ReviewReaders can refer to the final section of the book for vivid descriptions of the fun activities and even templates for parental permission letters and game boards... He offers novice practitioners helpful tips and ways of conceptualizing working with groups on the spectrum. -- Journal of Autism Developmental DisordersThis book is structured well and easily accessible. The refreshing focus throughout is on supporting young people with autism spectrum disorders to develop the skills needed to enjoy interaction. There is also an emphasis on supporting young people to develop skills that will allow them to function better within the workplace.The information provided would allow an experienced practitioner to set up and run the groups described.This book would be very useful for speech and language therapists working with children with autism spectrum disorders within educational and community settings. -- Speech & Language Therapy in PracticeJohn's work aids people in understanding the barriers that interfere with social interaction and gives people clear, profound ways to improve social functioning. He keeps the 'fun' in functional. -- Janet L. Oliver, M.A., Neurodevelopmental SpecialistJohn Merges has a wealth of knowledge in working with and advocating for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders Students who have attended reported their enjoyment in the social interactions and the friendships that they have developed during the group. Elements of John's strategies can be readily applied and duplicated in the school setting. -- Lynn Peal, Autism Resource Specialist, Mounds View School District, MinnesotaJohn has developed a key for teachers and students to have FUN while learning how to read the map of our complex social world. Bravo! -- Kathy Stuhler, MEd, Autism Specialist and Special Education TeacherThe best thing I have ever done for [my children]... I hope to continue to have them involved for a long time. -- Parent of two Funjoyment group participantsTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Part I Introduction and Guiding Principles. 1. Beginnings. 2. Enjoyment - A Skill. 3. The Band of Regulation. Part II The Hurdles. 4. Introduction to the Hurdles. 5. Keeping Things the Same. 6. Attention Challenges. 7. Emotional Regulation Problems. 8. Organization Deficits. 9. Language Processing Issues. 10. Associative Thinking. 11. Sensory Sensitivities. 12. "Unlearning" Rituals. 13. Stereotyping by Neurotypical Individuals. 14. Motivational Deficits. Part III FunJoyment Groups. 15. Introduction to FunJoyment Groups. 16. Concepts Important in All Groups. 17. School-Based Groups for Five-, Six-, and Seven-Year-Old Youngsters. 18. School-Based Groups for Seven- through Eleven-Year-Old Youngsters. 19. School-Based Groups for Junior High and High School Students. 20. Notes About Community-Based Groups. 21. Community-Based Groups for Ten- and Eleven-Year-Old Youngsters. 22. Community-Based Groups for Junior High and Senior High Students. 23. Community-Based Groups for Older High Students and Young Adults. Part IV Materials and Activities. 24. Sample Permission Letters. 25. Scoreboard. 26. Activities for Five-, Six- and Seven-Year-Olds. Big Dice. Ask to Play. Charades. Ask for Help. Ask to Share. Interrupting an Adult. Bean Bag Toss. Activities for All Other Groups. A Through Z Game. Apples to Apples. Bean Bag Toss. Bocce Ball. Dominion. First/Last Game. Frisbee. Golf. Imaginiff. In a Pickle. Introductory Questions. Killer Bunnies. Kinder Bunnies. Loaded Questions. Mr. M's Minefield. Mr. M's Uno. Moose in the House. Password. Perudo. Pick It. Pit. Question Cards. Smart Ass. Sort it Out. Tsuro. Turnabout. Twenty Questions. Up the River.

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Book SynopsisWritten by the world's leading experts and campaigners, Modern Slavery: A Beginner's Guide blends original research with shocking first-hand accounts from slaves themselves around the world to reveal the truth behind one of the worst humanitarian crises facing us today. Only a handful of slaves are reached and freed each year, but the authors offer hope for the future with a global blueprint that proposes to end slavery in our lifetime All royalties will go to Free the Slaves.Trade Review"What is needed is nothing less than a new abolition movement, led by campaigners as determined as Douglass or Wilberforce. This timely and important book is its rallying call." * The Times *

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Book SynopsisExamining social housing provision in the context of current and historical practice, the contributors argue that the homeless, particularly those with mental health problems, run the very real risk of being socially excluded; and present arguments for how policy should develop. They consider such issues as: What is the role of government? How far should the state intervene? What can the private sector contribute? How does the law affect the various groups? How can we house the growing number of homeless people with disabilities?Table of ContentsList of Tables. List of Figures. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Social Exclusion, Housing and Community Care. 1. Pancrack to PanYorkshire: The Rise of St Anne's Shelter and Housing Action. Fiona Spiers, St Anne's Shelter & Housing Action. 2. Community Care in the Twenty-First Century: Choice, Independence and Community Integration. Gerald Wistow, Nuffield Institute for Health, Leeds. 3. Changing Values in the Field of Mental Health. Alan Butler, Leeds Medical School. 4. Community Care Policy: Quality of Life Issues in Housing Provision for People with Learning Disabilities. Nigel Malin, University of Derby. 6. Racism, Ethnicity and Youth Homelesness. Ian Law, Jacque Davies, Stephen Lyle and Alan Deacon, University of Leeds. 7. Can Owner-Occupation Take the Strain? Janet Ford, University of York. 8. The Role of the Lender, 2000+. J.M. Blackburn, Halifax Building Society. Appendix 1: 'What We Believe In'. List of Contributors. Subject Index. Author Index.

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