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Taylor & Francis Ltd Motherhood Childhood and Parenting in an Age of
Book SynopsisMotherhood, as a celebrated yet underappreciated role, is often thought of as a natural process, something instinctive that we refine by watching our own mothers and others in our community. We rarely think of motherhood as something that is time and culturally specific, yet, like culture itself, it is socially constructed, and both motherhood and childhood evolve over time. With the rise in educational attainment of mothers in the American population, the expectations associated with childhood increasingly include not just education but cognitive development and extracurricular activities as the partnership between parents and education intensifies in the joint project of human development of children. Motherhood, Childhood, and Parenting in an Age of Education offers a new way to conceptualize the high demands of contemporary parenthood. It traces the emerging narrative about the good mother, changes in the underlying assumptions of what constitutes the good mother, Trade Review"What makes this an important contribution is that it links changes in the wider society (and even the world as in the world educational revolution) to changes in what constitutes the good mother without pretending that we now know what constitutes good motherhood. That is, the book avoids essentialist traps and pretentious universal application claims while still showing how consequential the models of the good mother have become for mothers, children, and their societies. This will be a salient text for students, teachers, and researchers for years to come."–Francisco O. Ramirez, Professor of Sociology, Stanford University"Reading this book changes the way you think about how education has transformed motherhood and childhood over the past century, including the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. Schaub’s compelling analysis is full of insights, creatively contrasting everyday notions and academic arguments with a wealth of evidence embedded in an accessible, engaging narrative of shifting intergenerational relationships. An important sociological contribution, it unmasks how the ever-tighter intersection between schooling and the family influences roles, expectations, and identities of childhood and parenthood everywhere." –Justin J.W. Powell, University of Luxembourg"The worldwide explosion of education has dramatically impacted parenting -- and motherhood in particular. Dr. Schaub impressively analyzes this transformation, based on her own research, the wider literature, and her own personal reflections. This unique book will be of great interest to those concerned with modern familial and educational arrangements".John W. Meyer, Professor of Sociology, emeritus, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. An Invitation2. The Good Mother Goes to School3. The "Good Childhood" Is a Delicate Balancing Act4. The Institutional Invasion5. The "Good Mother" Is an Engaged Parent6. The Normative Lens7. Before the Invasion8. The Invited Invasion as a Joint Project with the FamilyReferences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd SelfDeclaration in the Legal Recognition of Gender
Self-Declaration in the Legal Recognition of Gender examines the impact of legislation premised upon the principle of self-declaration' of legal gender status. Existing doctrinal and comparative analyses have tended to come out strongly in favour of, or against, self-declaration. This book offers a socio-legal alternative which focuses on how self-declaration is experienced, on an embodied level, by trans and gender diverse people. It presents research conducted in Denmark, which became the first European state to adopt self-declaration in June 2014. By analysing Danish law through a Foucauldian framework which brings together socio-, feminist, and trans legal scholarship on embodiment and jurisdiction, the book offers the first empirically based and theoretically informed analysis of self-declaration. It draws upon legal consciousness, affect theory, vulnerability, and governmentality literatures to argue that the jurisdictional boundaries which existed between law
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge International Handbook to Welfare State Systems
Book SynopsisDeveloping countries may not have full-fledged welfare states like those we find in Europe, but certainly they have welfare state systems. For comparative social policy research, the term welfare state systems has many advantages, as there are numerous different types/models of welfare state systems around the world. This revised and expanded second edition brings together leading experts to discuss social policy in 32 countries/regions around the world: from the most advanced welfare state systems in Scandinavia and Western Central Europe to the developing powers of Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Russia. Country-specific chapters provide in general a historical overview, discuss major characteristics of the welfare state system, and analyze country-specific problems, as well as critical current and future trends for further discussions, while also providing one (additional) major focal point/issue for greater in-depth analysis. Including new countTrade ReviewIn light of, and being complementary to, the recently published book Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism, Aspalter and his authors provide a strong in-depth analysis of 32 welfare state systems across the entire world, also within the framework of the descriptive Ten Worlds Theory and the normative Developmental Social Policy Theory. His collected expert chapters encompass Australia, the United States, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North Asia, South Asia and East Asia, literally all continents and most corners of the world. Despite the great number of welfare regimes covered, welfare state systems across the nations presented are fully and deeply analyzed in all their complexities and diversities, covering a most-extensive range of social policy sub-fields, topics and issues. With this new and extended Second Edition of this Handbook, Aspalter and his colleagues have reached a new milestone in light of comparative social policy studies.Wan-I LinMinister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan (Taiwan), Emeritus Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanTable of Contents1.To Save Humanity We Need to Investigate the Whole World: An Introduction. 2.Ten Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Theory: A Springboard for Global Research. 3.Future Welfare: A Polarized World. 4.The Australian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Welfare Conditionality—The Case of the Income Management System. 5.The American Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Asset- and Means-Tested Social Assistance Programs. 6.The Cuban Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Universalism. 7.The Mexican Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Conditional Cash Transfer Systems. 8.The Chilean Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Social Security Privatization. 9.The Brazilian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on the Outcomes and Performance of the Welfare State System. 10.The Malian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Transboundary Social Policy. 11.The Nigerian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on the Challenges of Developing a Social Security System. 12.The South African Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Universal Basic Income. 13.The UK Welfare State System: A Special Focus on the Mental Health Care System. 14.The Icelandic Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Gender Equality and LGBTQIA+. 15.The Swedish Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Inequality and the Redistribution Paradox. 16.The French Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Youth Unemployment. 17.The Belgian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on "Targeting Within Universalism". 18.The German Welfare State System: A Focus on the Old-Age Pension System. 19.The Austrian Welfare State System: A Focus on the Long-Term Care System. 20.The Swiss Welfare State System: A Focus on Education Policy. 21.The Welfare State System in Spain: A Special Focus on the Social Protection of Immigrant Populations. 22.The Italian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Social Inequalities. 23.The Greek Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Housing Affordability and Homelessness. 24.The Russian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Regional Inequality. 25.The Turkish Welfare State System: A Focus on Human Capital Development. 26.The Israeli Welfare State System: A Focus on Poverty and Inequality. 27.The Indian Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Health Outcomes in Comparative Perspective. 28.The Indonesian Welfare State System: A Focus on Social Security Extension in the Development Context. 29.The Singaporean Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Public Housing and the Central Provident Fund. 30.The Vietnamese Welfare State System: A Focus on the Old-Age Income Maintenance System. 31.The Chinese Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Ageing of Society and Social Policy. 32.The Hong Kong Welfare State System: With A Special Focus on Complimentary Social Welfare Initiatives. 33.The Taiwanese Welfare State System: A Focus on the Universal Health Insurance System. 34.The South Korean Welfare State System: A Focus on the Future of Social Insurance Systems. 35.The Japanese Welfare State System: A Special Focus on Financing Social Security in a Super-Super Aged Society. 36.Lessons for the Future of Social Policy and for Humanity: By Way of Conclusion.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Shifting Categories of Work
What do human beings do when they work, how is work organized, and what are its multidimensional economic, social, political, biographical, ecological effects? We cannot answer these questions without drawing on the numerous categories that we use to describe work, such as skilled or unskilled work, domestic work or wage labor, gig work or platform work. Such categories are not merely theoretical labels as they also have practical effects. But where do these categories come from, what are their histories, how do they differ between countries, and how are they evolving? Shifting Categories of Work asks these questions, illuminating the many ways in which our societies categorize work. Written by sociologists, philosophers, historians and anthropologists as well as management and legal scholars, the contributions in this volume contrast different cultural practices and frameworks of categorizing work across different countries. Organized around the three axes of (un)or
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Happiness
Book SynopsisThis fully revised and updated edition of Happiness provides an accessible introduction to the concept of happiness and how it can be applied to public policy in order to help citizens achieve the good life.Countries around the globe want to ensure the best for their citizens. They want them to be happy, have a good life and improve their well-being. It follows that, whilst happiness is based upon individuals' subjective perception of their own situation, it is important to understand the concept of happiness in order to form policies that might help individuals to achieve what they believe will make them happier. Applying approaches from disciplines across the social sciences, this book explores varying notions of happiness and how these can be applied to create a theoretical understanding of happiness as a concept. The book then demonstrates how the concept of happiness can be used to analyse social policy in welfare states in areas including work, health and migratiTrade ReviewThe theme of ‘happiness’ is now studied in so many directions that broad-based introductions are most welcome. Greve’s book in its second edition fulfils the task admirably, by referring to philosophy, psychology, economics, and above all to sociology. In a concise and updated manner, it briefly addresses all relevant points of the topic, from the meaning of happiness to its measurement, from the sources of the relevant data to its correlated variables, from the arguments for and against the policies for happiness. Interesting are the links of happiness with pollution, living places, migration and welfare, distinguishing, in particular, among countries with different welfare regimes. Finally, it presents useful suggestions for building a comprehensive index that includes social development and its sustainability. The book can be read pleasantly even without having specific disciplinary notions.Maurizio Pugno, Professor of Economics, University of Cassino, ItalyTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. What is happiness? 3. Can we measure happiness? 4. Happiness and different core aspects of life 5. Welfare states and happiness – any connections? 6. How to measure welfare and how this relates to happiness and well-being 7. Conclusions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Adolescent Boys of East London
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1966, this is a sociological study of boys growing up in East London. Previous books from the Institute of Community Studies had looked at the lives of other residents of Bethnal Green couples with young children, middle-aged Mums', old people, widows. Now the subject is adolescent boys a study of them not in isolation nor primarily as a problem' group but as young people moving between childhood and adulthood in the setting of a particular local community. What is it like to grow up in a district like Bethnal Green? How do the boys adjust to the process? What part is played by school, work, youth club, family? What are the boys' relationships with their fellows and with girls? Where does delinquency fit in? To help answer such questions, a sample of 246 boys aged 14 to 20 were interviewed. The statistical analysis of this survey has been supplemented by illustrative material from diaries, tape-recorded interviews, and informal observation. The outcoTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The District and the Boys 2. The Fraternities of the Street 3. Girls, Sex and Marriage 4. Family and Kinship 5. School 6. Work 7. Youth Clubs 8. Delinquency 9. In Conclusion – Growing up in a Working-Class Community. Appendices: (1) Methods of Research (2) Interview Schedule and Interviewers’ Instructions (3) Diary Instructions and Sample Diary (4) Classifying Boys into ‘Types’ (5) List of References. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Inheritance of Inequality
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1980 at a time when the discipline of sociology was still relatively young in Australia, The Inheritance of Inequality is an important contribution to the study of social mobility in Australia. The book is based on findings from a survey of nearly 5,000 Australians who were interviewed about their family backgrounds and occupational careers. In its scope and sample size, the survey was unique among non-governmental Australian studies. It went beyond the findings of earlier surveys, giving broader understanding of social mobility and stratification. The book sets out the processes by which Australians have found their place in the world of work in the 20th Century. Factors tending to enhance or frustrate attainment are identified and the degree to which Australia is an egalitarian society is assessed.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Economic Equality in the CoOperative Commonwealth
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1933 in the midst of the Great Depression, this book discussed the possibility of a new and orderly economic system to realize social justice. The author argued that nothing but the complete equality of reward could ensure a stable order. Although utopian in its outlook, the book addressed many of the concerns of the (then) existing order. The book explains the origin of differences between different people, give a brief account of the economic theory of the capitalist system and investigates the economics of the growing demand for social and economic equality. It then discusses in more detail the most efficient economic organization to provide and safeguard the welfare of the population on the basis of equality, followed by a discussion of the economic principles involved in price-fixing and foreign trade.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd MiddleClass Couples
Book SynopsisWhen this book was originally published in 1980, sociologists had long held the view that the middle-class marriage in contemporary Britain was characterised by role desegregation and marital equality. Middle-Class Couples reported on research which provided a critical re-analysis of this orthodoxy. The book is a theoretically informed, empirical study which largely debunks many of the myths associated with this alleged movement towards equal marriage' among professional couples. The author analysed the sexual division of labour among a group of professional workers and their wives at the child-rearing stage of their family cycle. The research paid special attention to the notion of marital equality and the power dimension of marriage, the household division of labour and the patterning of leisure between husbands and wives. A radical critique of the existing social theories of the family and society incorporated in the classic studies of Parsons, Watson, Young and Willmott,
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Survivors
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1980, The Survivors is a detailed and original study of the experiences of homeless young people in central London. The book is based on in-depth interviews with 107 newcomers', who were selected at two nightshelters and a government reception centre. Their views and experiences are recorded, their backgrounds described and their reasons for coming to London examined. We learn how they coped with the interventions of both those who want to hinder and those who want to help, and how in general they survived and sometimes even enjoyed themselves in an extreme environment. The authors also examine the ways in which the various helping agencies view the problem'. They claim that the agencies tend to present a pessimistic picture one that understates the resilience and resourcefulness of these young people, dismisses their spirit of their adventure, and concentrates almost exclusively on the dangers, difficulties and hardships. This book will be of interest tTable of ContentsAuthors’ Note Preface 1. Homeless Young People 2. The Homeless Scene 3. The Research Arena 4. Differing Perspectives 5. Backgrounds and Origins 6. Migration 7. Time in London 8. Follow Up 9. Conclusion Notes Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd An Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging Biohacking
Book SynopsisAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Aging, Biohacking and Technology focuses on a broad range of issues that cover everything from the most basic ways technology and biohacking influence people's everyday lives to concerns about equity, globalization and how we humans produce, consume and are consumed by our technologies.This edited collection looks at the intersection between technology and aging, addressing the ways in which technology affects individuals, groups, local communities and entire populations. Contributions from a range of disciplines including sociology, philosophy, communications, medicine and religion provide interdisciplinary perspectives, addressing questions such as What is the impact of technology on adult bodies, our well-being and our safety?' The book explores risks such as surveillance technology, body modification and the Internet as well as issues in the aging journey such as the body and its modification; communication, privacy and surveillance;Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Biohacking and Aging Technology – A Primer 2. The Biology of Aging and its Social Implications 3. Anti-Aging or Enhancing-Aging Technologies? Social and Religious Implications of Radical Life Extension 4. Assistive Technologies and Older Adults with Cognitive Problems 5. Aging in the Smart Home Conclusion and Future
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Digital Media Denunciation and Shaming
Book SynopsisThis book offers a common set of concepts to help make sense of online shaming practices, accounting for instances of discrimination and injury that morally divide readers and at times risk unjust and disproportionate harm to those under scrutiny.Digital media denunciation has become a primary form of expression and entertainment across media environments, with new socially desirable forms of accountability under movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter addressing longstanding forms of systematic and interpersonal abuse. Building on recent scholarship on shaming, surveillance and denunciation in fixed contexts, this study generates a cross-contextual and multi-actor account of practices like cancel culture', doxing' and status degradation ceremonies'. It addresses instances of moral ambivalence by discussing how digital shaming becomes normalised and embedded across socio-cultural and institutional settings. The authors establish key actors and practices in online denun
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Taylor & Francis How Many Children
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Taylor & Francis Humanitarian Futures
Book SynopsisHumanitarian Futures: Challenges and Opportunities explores the increasing types, dimensions and dynamics of crises threatening the world in the twenty-first century, and argues that those with humanitarian roles and responsibilities can only meet such challenges if their approaches to strategic and operational planning undergo fundamental paradigmatic shifts. Strategically and operationally, such shifts must begin by planning from the future, for the future.Author Randolph C. Kent, the UNâs first Humanitarian Coordinator, with experience in some of the most complex crises of modern times, including Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kosovo, Sudan and Somalia, provides a blueprint for dealing with ever greater complexity on planet Earth and beyond. That blueprint is not about upgrading existing tools or relying upon tried precedence. Rather, it points to a new paradigm for meeting crises. It begins by looking at the changing nature of humanness and governance, and then turns to
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Taylor & Francis The Future of Social Policy
Book SynopsisThis book analyses trends and data relating to issues affecting social policy in mature welfare states in Europe, and uses these elements to further our understanding of, and ability to try to say something about, the future of social policy, its direction and content.Looking at the financial crisis of 2008, the refugee crisis in Europe, COVID-19, the climate crisis, ageing populations and the rise of artificial intelligence, it shows how these may also have an impact on future social policy, including what kind of social policy might be needed because of changes in living conditions across the continent.Written by one of Europeâs more prominent social policy experts, this book, the first of its kind, will be required reading for all scholars and students of social policy, social welfare, public policy, sociology and social work.
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Taylor & Francis Public Administration
Book SynopsisThis textbook is a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to understanding the fundamentals of public administration. It examines the recent developments and relevant theoretical underpinnings in an accessible manner.Public Administration: Helps students grasp key dialectical interconnections between theoretical conceptualizations and prevalent socio-economic and political circumstances Provides understanding of issues in governance Analyses significant transformations in civil society and administrative set-ups across the world Highlights the contributions of non-Western thinkers in the development of conceptual ideas of the discipline Accessibly written, it caters to a wide range of university syllabi in public administration and will be essential for students and researchers of political science, public policy and public administration. It will also be particularly useful for those preparing for the civil service examinations.
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Taylor & Francis The Value of Sport
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CRC Press Enclosure Fire Dynamics Second Edition
Book SynopsisEnclosure Fire Dynamics, Second Edition explores the science of enclosure fires and how they cause changes in the environment of a building on fire. The authors discuss mechanisms controlling enclosure fires and how to develop analytical relationships useful in designing buildings for fire safety. Derivation of equations from first principles is shown, stating assumptions and showing comparisons to experimental data, giving calculated examples for clarity. The text provides readers with the skills needed to solve a range of engineering equations and problems. Features include: Describes the outbreak of compartment fires and the mechanisms controlling them Derives simple analytical relationships from first principles and shows how to compare the derived equations with experimental data, giving calculated examples for clarity. Provides the calculational procedures and describes computer models needed to dTable of ContentsIntroduction. A Qualitative Description of Enclosure Fires. Energy Release Rates. Fire Plumes and Flame Heights. Pressure Profiles and Vent Flows for Well-Ventilated Enclosures. Gas Temperatures in Ventilated Enclosure Fires. Heat Transfer in Compartment Fires. Conservation Equations and Smoke Filling. Combustion Products. Computer Modeling of Enclosure Fires. Appendix A: Suggestions for Experiments and Computer Labs. Appendix B: Fire Safety Engineering Resources on the Internet.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Youth Risk Routine
Book SynopsisYoung people's lives continue to be the topic of public scrutiny and recurring moral panics'. Smoking cannabis, speeding, and engaging in street-level fights are depicted as activities based on poor choices' or simple hedonism, putting young people's futures at risk. Based on comprehensive, qualitative research with young people in Denmark, this book illustrates how such individualised accounts miss out on the inherently social character of risk-taking activities.Youth, Risk, Routine introduces a new approach to risk-taking activities as being an integral and routinised part of young people's everyday life. By applying social theories of practice, this insightful volume presents a framework for understanding the routinised dimensions of young people's engagement in risk-taking and how this is embedded in, intertwined with, and held in place by other everyday practices. Indeed, through extensive empirical analyses of the rich material at hand, the authors explore how roTrade ReviewThis is an important, thoughtful, and original new research monograph about young people and risk. It deserves a wide audience amongst researchers, lecturers, and students; not only is it useful and accessible, it is ambitious and innovative. The authors have combined their own, separate research studies to provide a compelling, expansive, and coherent new approach to understanding young people’s risk-taking practices. Young people are often said to be at risk, or to pose risks to others. Risk is an influential concept in youth research, theory, and policy but it is also complicated, contested, and multi-faceted and used in quite different ways. Bengtsson and Ravn lead us away from individualised, positivistic, normative, choice-heavy, moral-panic infused understandings of risk to a theory that prioritises young people’s shared understandings and their routinized, embodied, socially-contextualised everyday practices. Practices of risk in respect of alcohol and drug use, speeding in motor vehicles, offending, youth culture, violence, partying, and so on are explored through detailed, qualitative vignettes and case studies from the authors’ own research. Bengtsson and Ravn quite rightly locate these insights into the everyday risk practices of young people within a wider analysis of changing patterns of youth transition to adulthood and, in turn, how these relate to changes in the welfare state, society, and economy. Rob MacDonald, Visiting Professor, Danish Centre for Youth Research, University of Aalborg; Adjunct Research Professor, Department of Sociology, Monash UniversityThis is an excellent book that not only takes our understanding of ‘risk’ to new levels but also shows why it should remain central to how we analyses the lives of young people today. A must read for those working in the field of youth sociology’. Alan France, Professor, University of AucklandThis is an insightful book about risk-taking practices amongst young people in Denmark. Bengtsson and Ravn take a fresh look at theories of risk while also drawing on youth sociology to analyse their own empirical data on young people’s risk-taking practices. I will strongly recommend this book for both practitioners and researchers dealing with young people today.Katrine Fangen, Professor, University of OsloTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: why study youth and risk? Chapter 2. Setting the scene: growing up in DenmarkChapter 3. Looking back: ‘risk’ in the sociology of youth Chapter 4. Looking ahead: towards a new framework for analysing youth risk-taking as practiceChapter 5. Being young: risk-taking practices and youth culture Chapter 6. Coordinating practices: risk-taking and everyday lifeChapter 7. Embodying risk-taking: risk, embodiment, and gender Chapter 8. Contextualising risk: risk-taking, youth transitions, and processes of social marginalisationChapter 9. Conclusion: routines of risk in young lives Appendix: The two empirical studies
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rethinking Management
What do business school graduates learn, and how helpful is it for managing in the everyday, messy reality of organisations? What does it mean to apply ''best practice'', or to take up ''evidence-based management'' and what kind of thinking does this imply? In Rethinking Management, Chris Mowles argues that many management courses still largely assume a linear and predictable world, when experience tells us that the opposite is the case. He questions some of the more orthodox conceptual assumptions that underpin much management education and instead, encourages leaders and managers to take their everyday experience of working with others seriously. People in organisations co-operate and compete to get things done, and constrain and enable each other in relationships of power. Because of this there are always unintended consequences of our actions - uncertainty is inherent in the everyday. Chris Mowles draws on the complexity sciences, the sciences of uncertainty rather than certainty,
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Religious and Sexual Identities
Book SynopsisPresenting qualitative and quantitative findings on the lived experiences of around seven hundred young adults from Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and mixed-faith backgrounds, Religious and Sexual Identities provides an illuminating and nuanced analysis of young adults' perceptions and negotiations of their religious, sexual, youth and gender identities. It demonstrates how these young adults creatively construct meanings and social connections as they navigate demanding but exciting spaces in which their multiple identities intersect. Accessible quantitative analyses are combined with rich interview and video diary narratives in this theoretically-informed exploration of religious and sexual identities in contemporary society. A timely investigation revealing the multiplicity of contemporary identities, this book will appeal not only to sociologists and scholars of religion, but also to those working in the fields of youth studies, sexuality, gender and identity.Trade Review’Critically cutting-edge in its mixed-method and inter-disciplinary approach, this book transcends the boundaries of religion or sexuality, guiding us through (non)normative identities and practices, which also trouble heterosexuality and dominant Christianity. Insightful and rich, it interweaves concern with emotions, embodiment, agency and tradition, through young people’s everyday lives and the "ontological anchor" of their multi-faith engagements.’ Yvette Taylor, Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, LSBU, UK ’Through the powerful voices of young adults, we are invited to understand what it means, and how it feels, to negotiate and navigate the exhilarations and exhaustions of converging and conflicting identities and communities, and overarching dominant social codes. A timely book for all of us working with young people in schools and health services, and living with young people in our increasingly pluralist societies.’ Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Deakin University, Australia Andrew Yip and Sarah-Jane Page have produced a thoughtful and information-packed volume that will likely change the minds of many about the relationship between religion, sexuality, and youth. ... This is a smart and readable book. Though it is clearly written for the specialist reader, and engages without much background discussion in an already ongoing conversation on the place of religion in the twenty-first century UK, the book is accessible enough to be approached by undergraduate students of any level. I can imagine engaging entry-level students in the findings of this book as a part of an introductory course on religion and/or sexuality; it would also be excellent for a course on the sociology of the life course. More advanced students, at either the undergraduate or the graduate level, will find much to engage them through the book’s conversation with current research in all three of its areas of interest and certainly scholars working on contempoTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introductionducing Religion, Youth and Sexuality; Chapter 2 Faith Matters: Exploring Meanings and Connections of Religion; Chapter 3 Understanding Sexuality: Negotiating Relationship Values; Chapter 4 Embodying Sexuality: Managing Bodily Practices; Chapter 5 Stirring Passions: Managing Singleness, Relationships and Counter-normative Sexualities; Chapter 6 Positioning Oneself in the World: Negotiating Sexualised Cultures in Diverse Spaces and Contexts; Chapter 7 Conclusions: Understanding Young Adults’ Religious Faith and Sexuality;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Older Citizens and EndofLife Care
Book SynopsisOlder people are, like younger people, citizens in the communities of the nations in which they live. This book sees ageing as a life journey that incorporates a process of citizening, in which people build their identity as part of their family and community. But the social experience of illness, frailty, disability and reaching the end of life may de-citizen older people by devaluing the social identity that comes from continuing social engagement. We de-citizen older people by emphasizing dependence on services and their cost to public expenditure instead of valuing the interdependence of participation and mutual respect. This book argues that older people retain full citizenship for the whole of their lives, up to the moment of death; but what does this mean for health and social care?In this groundbreaking book, Malcolm Payne argues that social work with older people must build re-citizening practice strategies to value both the common and the special aspects of the citiTrade Review'Challenging current practice models in social work and social care, Payne explores the concepts of citizenship, social work and participative interdependence and skillfully demonstrates how these could – and should – be applied to practice with older people at the end of life. This groundbreaking work is essential reading for practitioners and academics alike.' – Sue Taplin, University of Suffolk, UKTable of ContentsLists of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsIntroduction1 The ageing journey and the end of life2 Citizens to the end of their lives: rights and participation3 Social work and palliative care: contributions to end-of-life care4 Partnership practice strategies5 Advance care planning6 Preparing for later life: adulthood and the third age7 Direct social work with older citizens in the fourth age8 Ageing, end-of-life and bereavement care9 Conclusion: practice strategy for older people’s citizenshipBibliographyIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Global AntiCorruption Regime
Book SynopsisThis book tackles the challenging topic of corruption. It explores the evolution of a global prohibition regime against corrupt activity (the global anti-corruption regime). It analyses the structure of the transnational legal framework against corruption, evaluating the impact of global anti-corruption efforts at a national level. The book focuses on the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) as the primary tool of the global anti-corruption regime. It provides new and engaging material gathered in the field, including first-hand accounts from actors at international, regional, and domestic levels. By documenting the experiences of diverse actors, the book makes a substantial contribution to literature on corruption and anti-corruption efforts. Synthesising empirical research with an exploration of theoretical literature on corruption and regime evolution results in novel suggestions for improvement of the global anti-corruption regime and its legal tools.ThTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1: Setting the Stage - Corruption and the Global Anti-Corruption Regime; 2: The United Nations Convention against Corruption - The Primary Tool of the Global Anti-Corruption Regime; 3: Corruption and Anti-Corruption in the South Pacific Context - Key Actors, Values, and Interests; 4: The Case Study of Papua New Guinea; 5: Experience from the Field - Insight into the Implementation and Enforcement of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Papua New Guinea; 6: Seeking Answers - Understanding the United Nations Convention against Corruption and its Role in Papua New Guinea; 7: The Final Question - Possibilities for the Future and Concluding Remarks;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Socially Engaged Art in Contemporary China
Book SynopsisThis book provides an in-depth and thematic analysis of socially engaged art in Mainland China, exploring its critical responses to and creative interventions in Chinaâs top-down, pro-urban, and profit-oriented socioeconomic transformations. It focuses on the socially conscious practices of eight art professionals who assume the role of artist, critic, curator, educator, cultural entrepreneur, and social activist, among others, as they strive to expose the injustice and inequality many Chinese people have suffered, raise public awareness of pressing social and environmental problems, and invent new ways and infrastructures to support various underprivileged social groups.Trade Review"This significant monograph sketches a vivid portrait of the developing ecosystem of socially engaged art in contemporary China, as well as of the efforts and struggles of the artists and stakeholders involved. ...Wang convincingly argues that art provides a privileged view into these political and aesthetic complexities. Her work provides a valuable opening into a new domain of research on Chinese contemporary art."--CAA Reviews"Meiqin Wang’s monograph is an important publication that sheds light on cultural activism in China and its transformative character, which advances new bottom-up initiatives and creates alternative sites of knowledge production. Overall, this significant publication presents one of the first scholarly treatments of this topic and fills a gap in existing literature on socially engaged art criticism, thus providing a valuable contribution to the field of contemporary Chinese art."--Yishu, Journal of Contemporary Chinese ArtTable of ContentsIntroduction: Voices from Below: the Potential of Art Activism Part I: Social Criticism through Art 1. Art Criticism, Exhibition, and Citizen Politics: Wang Nanming and the Theory of Critical Art 2. Waste, Pollution, and Grassroots Environment Activism: Wang Jiuliang and the Art of Documenting Part II: Place Construction with Art 3. Art, Urban Renewal / Cultural Heritage Conservation, and Grassroots Community Building: Zheng Dazhen and the Maker of Lifestyle 4. Art and Place-Making for the People: Zuo Jing and the Trilogy of Rural Reconstruction Part III: Personal Development in Art 5. From Representation to Collaboration: Wen Fang and Her Poverty Alleviation Art 6. The Nurture Effect: Hu Jianqiang, Wang Jun and Art for Children Conclusion: Art and the Right to Bottom-up Social Changes
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Childrens Rights and the Law
Book SynopsisThis book identifies the definition of a child within the law, the rights of children, and discusses the extent to which primarily English law gives adequate recognition to and protection of these rights. To what extent does English law gives adequate recognition to and protection of the rights of children? Historically the idea of and protection of rights has focused on parental rights rather than the rights of the child. The rights of children have remained far less recognised and certain until recently. Using case studies from the United Kingdom and beyond, this book takes a thematic approach to children's rights and considers topics including: underlying concepts such as the welfare of the child and safeguarding, the right to education and to medical treatment, the right to freedom from abuse and/or sexual and commercial exploitation, including contemporary challenges from forced marriage, FGM, modern slavery and trafficking, the role of the State in relation to chTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction And Legal FrameworkChapter 2 Basic Principles, Status And IdentityChapter 3 Children And MedicineChapter 4 Children And EducationChapter 5 Freedom From AbuseChapter 6 Child ProtectionChapter 7 Criminal JusticeChapter 8 Finance, Contract, Employment Appendix A When Can A Child?
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Criminal Justice and Privatisation
Book SynopsisOver the past few years, opposition to the privatisation in public services in the United Kingdom and elsewhere has grown, especially in areas related to criminal justice. Privatisation has existed within the British criminal justice system at least since the early 1990s, but the privatisation of the Probation Service in 2014 was a significant landmark in this process and signalled a larger programme of privatisation to come.Criminal Justice and Privatisation works to examine the impact of privatisation on the criminal justice system, and to explore the potential effects of privatising other areas including the police and the security industry. By including chapters from practitioners and academics alike, the book offers an expansive overview of the criminal justice system, as well as observations of the effect of privatisation at ground level. By also exploring the way the private companies are paid, how they operate and what private companies do, this book offTable of Contents1.Privatisation in Criminal Justice. An Overview 2.Probation for Profit: Neoliberalism Magical Thinking and Evidence Refusal 3.Electronic Monitoring, Neoliberalism and the Shaping of Community Sanctions 4.Who Needs Experts? The Commercialisation of the Probation Ideal 5.The Gift Relationship: What We Lose When Rehabilitation is Privatised 6.Through the Gate 7.The Role of Payment by Results in Privatising the Probation Service 8.Privatisation of Policing; Objective Reform, Ideological Revolution or Subjective Revenge and Retribution? 9.Private Security and the Privatisation of Criminal Justice 10.Privatisation Marketisation and the Penal Voluntary Sector 11.Contracts, compliance care and control. The experience of privatisation in one probation trust.Contracts compliance care and control: the experience of privatisation in one probation trust.Contracts, Compliance Care and Control: The Experience of Privatisation in One Probation Trust. 12.Does it Work? Does it Pay? 13.Legitimacy in Probation and the Impact of Transforming Rehabilitation 14.What Does Privatisation Mean for Probation Supervision? 15.Privatisation of Criminal Justice in Eastern Europe 16.Privatisation of Criminal Justice in Australia. 17.Correctional Privatisation in the United States.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Power Politics and Society
Book SynopsisPower, Politics and Society: An Introduction to Political Sociology discusses how sociologists have organized the study of politics into conceptual frameworks, and how each of these frameworks foster a sociological perspective on power and politics in society. This includes discussing how these frameworks can be applied to understanding current issues and other real life aspects of politics. This second edition incorporates new material on cultural divides in American politics, emerging roles for the state, the ongoing effects of the Great Recession and recovery, the 2016 election, social media, and the various policies introduced during the Trump administration and how they affect people's lives.Trade Review"Dobratz, Buzzell, and Waldner masterfully present the principal themes in political sociology in ways that compel students to see how their lives are shaped by power and politics and highlights how they can reshape power relations through social networks, organizations, and social institutions."--Robert Futrell, Professor and Chair, Sociology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas"This book provides a comprehensive overview and very thorough treatment of the main ideas and arguments within political sociology. I especially like the authors' attention to culture, and their detailed presentation of the ways in which politics and the state frame and permeate so many elements of everyday life. Truly they will help you to see, as Antonio Gramsci noted, that all of social life is, in some way or other, political."--Paul McLean, Professor, Sociology, Rutgers University"Power, Politics and Society 2nd edition is a highly engaging introduction to the major theories, topics and debates within the field of political sociology. The clearly-written prose manages to combine significant breadth of coverage with accessible and intriguing examples to draw students in and demonstrate the continued value of using sociology to examine power, politics and their own lives."--Scott Fitzgerald, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Sociology, University of North Carolina, CharlotteTable of ContentsChapter 1 Power; Chapter 2 Role of the State; Chapter 3 Politics, Culture, and Social Processes; Chapter 4 The Politics of Everyday Life: Political Economy; Chapter 5 The Politics of Everyday Life: Social Institutions and Social Relations; Chapter 6 Political Participation; Chapter 7 Elections and Voting; Chapter 8 Social Movements; Chapter 9 Violence and Terrorism; Chapter 10 Globalization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Deradicalisation and Terrorist Rehabilitation
Book SynopsisThe threat of terrorism, if not adequately managed, is likely to increase exponentially. As terrorist groups' influence and networks spread globally, a concerted effort in counterterrorism strategy is critical to mitigating the threat they present. Governments facing the threat of terrorism are typically strengthening their law enforcement, military and intelligence capabilities, but more complex initiatives such as deradicalisation and terrorist rehabilitation are more time-consuming and less attention-grabbing and so tend to be neglected. It is all too easy to ''do'' rehabilitation ineffectively or to simply ignore it altogether. This is unfortunate, as an effective rehabilitation strategy can yield dividends over the longer term. Every committed terrorist is a potential recruiter, whether in prison or at liberty, for more terrorists. Even in death, they can potentially be presented as martyrs. Conversely, successfully rehabilitated terrorists can be valuable assets in the public Trade Review‘Rohan Gunaratna is a renowned expert on terrorism and political violence. His new book, written with Sabariah Hussin, makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of what works in the rehabilitation of terrorists, one of the most important issues in countering violent extremism today.’ - Lord Jonathan Evans, Director General of the British Security Service (2007-2013)‘Rohan Gunaratna is a renowned expert on terrorism and political violence. His new book, written with Sabariah Hussin, makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of what works in the rehabilitation of terrorists, one of the most important issues in countering violent extremism today.’ - Lord Jonathan Evans, Director General of the British Security Service (2007-2013)‘Rehabilitation efforts have proved to be equally complex, involving more than a sermon from an appropriate imam pointing out the error of the subject’s ways. Rehabilitation requires intense interaction at the individual level and includes religious guidance, psychological counseling, financial assistance, improving education, family and community engagement, even marriage, all aimed at achieving a permanent transformation of behavior. The chapters compiled by Rohan Gunaratna and Sabariah M. Hussin suggest common principles but illustrate diverse approaches. What is appropriate and works in one society might not be suitable in another…As should be apparent from the reflections in this foreword, readers will have much to think about as they read this important volume.’ - Brian Michael Jenkins, Senior Adviser to the President of the RAND Corporation, US'These two edited volumes (Deradicalisation and terrorist rehabilitation, and International case studies of terrorist rehabilitation) are therefore helpful, in that they provide those charged with implementing our counterterrorism programmes with a guide—a selection of lessons learned, both positive and negative, drawn from an impressively broad range of contexts.' - David H. Ucko, Assoc. Proffessor, National Defense University, USATable of ContentsAcknowledgementForeword by Brian Michael JenkinsContributors Bio1. Introduction (Rohan Gunaratna and Sabariah Hussin)2. Behind Bars: Do Prison Settings Hold the Key to Successful Custodial Rehabilitation programmes? (Jolene Jerard)3. Countering Radical ideology: Case Studies of Religious Rehabilitation Programmes (Ahmad Saiful Rijal bin Hassan)4. Economic Rehabilitation of Terrorists: What can be learned from Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration programmes? (D.B. Subedi)5. Entrepreneurial rehabilitation: The promise of social entrepreneurship in disengaging religious terrorists. (Yanto Chandra)6. Family and Social Rehabilitation as a mode of Holistic Rehabilitation Programme (Muhammad Saiful Alam Shah Sudiman and Nur Irfani Saripi)7. Psychological Rehabilitation for Ideology-based terrorism offenders (Zora A.Sukabdi)8. Assessment and Evaluation of Terrorist Rehabilitation Programmes (Malkanthi Hettiarachchi)Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Politics of the Welfare State
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1994 The Politics of the Welfare State looks at how the privatization and marketization of education, health and welfare services in the past decade have produced a concept of welfare that is markedly different from that envisaged when the welfare state was initially created. Issues of class, gender and ethnicity are explored in chapters that are wide ranging but closely linked. The contributors are renowned academics and policy-makers, including feminist and welfare historians, highly regarded figures in social policy, influential critics of recent educational reforms and key analysts of current reform in the health sector. Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors Introduction 1. Interpretations of Welfare and Approaches to the State 1870-1920 2. Lessons from the Past: The Rise and Fall of the Classic Welfare State in Britain, 1945-76 3. Conservatives and Consensus: The Politics of the National Health Service, 1951-64 4. Local Voices in the National Health Service: Needs Effectiveness and Sufficiency 5. Priority Setting for Health Gain 6. Obstacles to Medical Audit: British Doctors Speak 7. Choice, Needs and Enabling: The New Community Care 8. Making Sense of the New Politics of Education 9. The Relationship Between Research and Policy: The Case of Unemployment and Health Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Community Care in England and France
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1998, the aims of this book are: the comparison of community care service and financing systems, the comparison of reform arguments and history over the last decade, the comparison of who uses how much of what services, and with what impact on their needs and the probability of having to enter institutions for long-term care. The book breaks new ground by comparing systems from a new perspective and describing contemporary reform argument and proposals for the first time in the English language. It presents new evidence from the most ambitious collection and analysis of quantative data so far made for the comparison of the two countries (based on matched area samples collecting comparable information about cohorts of new users on two or more occasions). The book also shows how the need-related circumstances of users differ between countries and within each country between areas. The book shows how and why higher levels of the French cash benefit for communTrade Review’This is a work of considerable scholarship, striking an admirable balance between descriptive detail and general policy overview. It is resolutely focussed on the comparable equity and efficiency of health and social care services in England and France. Those already acquainted with the operation of the services in the two countries will find a new analytical framework. Those wanting an introduction to a now very topical question will find Davies’ well-established approach an excellent guide through complexity.’ Professor Robert Leaper ’Community Care in England and France is a groundbreaking comparative analysis of equity in care consumption and efficiency in care production...this book’s strength is its use of standardized measures of need, dependency, disability, and informal care...poses essential questions for further reading.’ European Journal of Social WorkTable of Contents1. English and French Policy Goals and Service Systems: Vivent Les Differences. 2. Home Care in England. 3. Home Care in France. 4. Study Design. 5. Users’ Need-related Circumstances and the Response of Informal Caregivers: A Comparison for the English and French Samples. 6. Formal Agency Response to Needs and Information. 7. Entry into Initiations. 8. Discussion.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Routledge Companion to Risk Crisis and
Book SynopsisAware that a single crisis event can devastate their business, managers must be prepared for the worst from an expansive array of threats. The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Security in Business comprises a professional and scholarly collection of work in this critical field. Risks come in many varieties, and there is a growing concern for organizations to respond to the challenge. Businesses can be severely impacted by natural and man-made disasters including: floods, earthquakes, tsunami, environmental threats, terrorism, supply chain risks, pandemics, and white-collar crime. An organization's resilience is dependent not only on their own system security and infrastructure, but also on the wider infrastructure providing health and safety, utilities, transportation, and communication.Developments in risk security and management knowledge offer a path towards resilience and recovery through effective leadership in crisis situations. The growingTrade Review'The Editor, Professor Kurt Engemann, along with the effort of contributing authors, has created an important resource for scientists, practitioners and students by producing The Routledge Companion to Risk, Crisis and Security in Business. This quality book provides a thorough exploration of numerous significant issues and methods, not commonly covered in textbooks in this vital field.' - Terje Aven, PhD, Professor of Risk Analysis and Risk Management, University of Stavanger, Norway.'This book is a comprehensive and authoritative source of the state-of-the-art in risk, crisis and security, from both a conceptual and a practical perspective. It is a must-read for business leaders, policy analysts, technicians and academics who seek innovative approaches and solutions for this exponentially growing complex field.' - Giampiero E.G. Beroggi, PhD, Professor and Director Center for Business Innovation, University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, Switzerland.Table of ContentsPART I, Developing, Implementing and Maintaining Risk Strategies1. Developments in risk security, Kurt J. Engemann, 2. The evolution of risk management thinking in organizations, Phil Kelly, 3. Intuition and decision making for crisis situations, Holmes E. Miller, 4. Business continuity management organizations: the models of implementation, Wei Ning Zechariah Wong and Jianping Shi, 5. Knowledge in high reliability organizations: a review of interrelated perspectives, Krista N. EngemannPART II, Natural and Man-Made Disasters6. A retrospective account of the impacts of the 1960 Valdivia, Chile, earthquake and tsunami and the lack of business continuity planning, Benigno E. Aguirre, 7. What lurks beneath: deep supply chain risks, Yossi Sheffi, 8. Crisis leadership: a leader’s new normal, Robert J. Darling and Stephen Young, 9. Internal investigations of white-collar crime, Petter Gottschalk, 10. Collapse or recovery after white-collar crime, Petter Gottschalk, PART III, Infrastructure Risks11. Business resiliency considerations in the site selection and construction of a new facility, Natalie M. Dengler, 12. Megacities at risk, Cesar Marolla, 13. Self organization and its role in building disaster resilience, Nirmita Mehrotra, 14. Risk-management in the bioeconomy, Jutta Geldermann, 15. SMEs defending their businesses from flood risk: contributing to the theoretical discourse on resilience, Bingurath Ingirige and Gayan WedawattaPART IV, Systems Security for Business Resiliency16. Security awareness in the software arena, Rory V. O’Connor and Ricardo Colomo-Palacios, 17. Information security in an ever-changing threat landscape, Matthew Lagana, 18. Business continuity and e-business: towards an "always-on" e-business, Nijaz Bajgoric, 19. Using location k-anonymity models for protecting location privacy, Eric Di Carlo, Heechang Shin and Haibing LuPART V, Risk in Business Sectors20. Accounting information systems: opportunity and risk, Shoshana Altschuller and Shaya (Isaiah) Altschuller, 21. Transcending beyond finance for managing foreign exchange risk, George A. Zsidisin and Barbara Gaudenzi, 22. Financial risk inherent in oil fracking, Roy Nersesian, 23. Cause-related marketing and disaster management: opportunities from tourism-related initiatives, Giuseppe Aliperti, Francesco Rizzi and Marco Frey, 24. Shared sorrow is half a sorrow: the role of social capital in building resilient supply chains, Mitchell J. van den Adel, Dirk Pieter van Donk and Kirstin Scholten, 25. Risk management and auditing of technology incubators/science parks: innovation enabler to drive capacity of tech ventures, Jarunee Wonglimpiyarat and Mark BillingtonPART VI, Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Modeling26. What’s in a name? Kate Boothroyd, 27. Leading through uncertainty, Cesar Marolla, 28. Safety and economic activity, Eirik B. Abrahamsen, Frank Asche and Roy E. Dahl, 29. The role of decision-making support systems in risk management, Manuel Mora, Gloria Phillips-Wren and Fen Wang, 30. Intelligent rule-based risk modeling for decision making, Ronald R. Yager
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Welcome to the Revolution
Book SynopsisWhen the Women's March gathered millions just one day after Trump's inauguration, a new era of progressive action was born. Organizing on the far Right led to Trump's election, bringing authoritarianism and the specter of neo-fascism, and intensifying corporate capitalism's growing crises of inequality and injustices. Yet now we see a new universalizing resistance among progressive and left movements for truth, dignity, and a world based on democracy, equality, and sustainability. Derber ?offers the first comprehensive guide to this new era and an original vision and strategy for movement success. He convincingly shows how only a new ?universalizing? wave, a ?progressive? and revolutionary movement of movements, can counter the world-universalizing economic and cultural forces of intensifying corporate and far-right power.Derber explores the crises and eroding legitimacy of the globalized? capitalist system ?and the right wing movements? that helped create the Trump erTrade Review"This book is joyfully jammed with the wisdom, experience, tools and motivation to overcome the ravages of the corporate state. On page after page, the theme is about building democratic initiatives and institutions for the common good and the good life of justice, peace and freedom. So gripping and personal is "Welcome to the Revolution", you can scarcely put this book down without putting yourself down. Read, digest, reflect and join with others for a functioning democracy." -Ralph Nader, Consumer Advocate and author of Breaking Through Power: It’s Easier Than We Think"Welcome to the Revolution could not have come at a better moment. With the election of Donald Trump, millions of Americans suddenly found themselves attending women’s rallies, supporting sanctuary cities, protesting Islamophobia, confronting their elected officials—even doing civil disobedience or running for local office. But activists, and the movements they are part of, need strategy, they need direction, they need to know not just what they are resisting but what transformations they aim for. Charles Derber’s brilliant and inspiring new book provides the glue that will help us craft a revolutionary movement that can resist, transform and prevail. Read it!" - Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange"Charlie Derber’s new book calls us all both to work harder on our particular issues and to get out of our silos to make common cause with others to change the system as a whole. This is the right message for theTrump era, and it is presented in powerful, moral, and practical terms. A must read for anyone serious about building a meaningful and positive future!" - Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution, and Co-Chair of The Next System Project"Derber has written the theoretical and practical manifesto for this historical moment, reminding us of the tremendous possibilities at hand. Welcome to the Revolution explains how extractive capitalism has led to expanding systemic social, economic and ecological system disruptions. Yet these same forces have seeded 'universalizing resistance' movements that, if they succeed, will push us back from the brink and toward a next system that is more democratic, equal, peaceful and lives in harmony with the earth’s ecological limits. To find out how you can 'universalize' and make a difference, read this book." - Chuck Collins, Institute for Policy Studies, co-editor of Inequality.org and author of Born on Third BaseTable of ContentsTable of ContentsA PERSONAL PRELUDE: INTRODUCTION: A CALL TO ACTIONPART I UP AGAINST THE WALL: THE UNIVERSALIZING CORPORATE SYSTEM AND THE APOCALPYSEChapter 1 THE SYSTEM AND ITS DISCONTENTS: THE MILITARIZED MATRIX VS USChapter 2 THE PAC-MAN SYSTEM: HOW IT IS UNIVERALIZING AND THREATENING EXTINCTIONPart II UNIVERSALIZING RESISTANCEChapter 3 IRRESISTIBLE RESISTANCE: THE GRASS ROOTS AND THE WAVES OF CHANGEChapter 4 MOVEMENT GPS: TEN RULES OF THE ROAD TO DEMOCRACY AND JUSTICEChapter 5 FIGHT THE POWER, A.K.A THE SYSTEM: CHOOSE DEMOCRACY OVER AUTHORITARIANISMChapter 6 WIN THE MAJORITY: IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINKChapter 7 Converge! GET OUT OF YOUR SILO Chapter 8 DEMOCRATIZE THE WORLD: GLOBALIZE AND LOCALIZEChapter 9 PACHAMAMA: PROTECT MOTHER EARTH Chapter 10 DON’T JUST SAY NO: SAY YES TO ALTERNATIVESChapter 11 CREATE MEDIA OF, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE: MOVEMENTS BEYOND PROPOGANDA Chapter 12 LET’S GET POLITICAL: MOVEMENTS AND ELECTIONSChapter 13 THINK, Learn and teach: EDUCATION AS ACTIVISMChapter 14 CHOOSE LIFE AND LOVE: THE CULTURE OF ACTIVISMPART III FROM VISION TO PRACTICE Chapter 15 GRAND STRATEGY: ANSWERING THE BIG QUESTIONSChapter 16 WALKING THE TALK: NUTS AND BOLTS
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Alongside Community
Book SynopsisAlongside Community is a step-by-step guide that prepares social science students to be democratic citizens by examining the theory, method, and sociopolitical dynamics that impact helping those different from oneself. The first part of this book explores the more theoretical issues of helping others, including issues of social identity, values, and power. The second part of this guidebook examines action-based methods; interventions available for community-based engagement; and the sociopolitical issues that inevitably arise for those who strive to create social change including issues of race, ethnicity, social class, gender, sexual orientation, mental health, educational and environmental justice along with suggestions on how to address these issues. The third part of Alongside Community critically explores how to measure the impact of community service on major stakeholders including student, faculty, college and community agency and ends with reflections Table of ContentsIntroduction PART I LEARNING TO SERVE 1. Complexities of helping and serving 2. Roles of values, power and social identity in serving PART II BUILDING YOUR HELPING SKILLS AND SOCIO POLITICAL AWARENESS3. Researching for Social Change 4. Intervening to Promote Empowerment 5. Reflecting on helping 6. Building interpersonal skills7. Becoming culturally sensitive 8. Supporting gender and sexual orientation identity 9. Navigating educational systems 10. Practicing environmental Justice PART III. ASSESSING YOUR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT 11. Did you make a difference? 12. Now what?Acknowledgements References Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Work as Community Development
Book SynopsisThis title was first published in 2000: The second edition of Social Work as Community Development is thoroughly revised and updated taking into account lessons from community development and international experiences applicable in developed economies. The application of system theory to the problems of managing change is the core theme. The book will be essential reading for the UK DipSW/MScEcon in Applied Social Studies and MScEcon in Community Care Studies as well as for students of community development and social work in the USA, Asia and Australia. It will also be useful for practitioners and policy-makers across social work, social welfare and social policy.Trade Review’This book is useful as a background reference on the community practice profession in Britain...It is also very useful in encouraging social workers to think about social development as a natural extension of the everyday work they do, and to prompt real discussion about methods.’ Social Work EducationTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Social work and the development process; Seeking clarity through a management model; Development as community development - I; Development as community development - II; Social planning and development - I: simple organizations; Social planning and development - II: complex organizations; Social action for change - I: the outsiders; Social action for change - II: the insiders; Evaluation; Bibliography; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety
This second edition of the Handbook of Crime Prevention and Community Safety provides a completely revised and updated collection of essays focusing on the theory and practice of crime prevention and the creation of safer communities. This book is divided into five comprehensive parts: Part I, brand new to this edition, is concerned with theoretical perspectives on crime prevention and community safety. Part II considers general approaches to preventing crime, including a new chapter on the theory and practice of deterrence. Part III focuses on specific crime prevention strategies, including a new chapter on regulation for crime prevention. Part IV focuses on the prevention of specific categories of crime and the fear they generate, including new chapters on organised crime and cybercrime. Part V considers the preventative process: the methods through which presenting problems can be analyse
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Rich Pictures
Book SynopsisRich Pictures focuses on the value of developing visual narratives Rich Pictures as an important component and starting point for community participation. A key device for the community to share ideas and perspectives on current and potential future situations, Rich Pictures provide a shared space for members to set out ideas and negotiate.While Rich Pictures are widely and globally used, this is the first book discussing their use, and how and when to use this technique for maximum participatory value. A valuable read for community engagement professionals, planners, politicians, and members of affected communities, Rich Pictures is richly illustrated with examples and authors' testimonials.Table of Contents1. What is a Rich Picture – developing visual narratives? 2. Rich Pictures in Action 3. Team Dynamics 4. Drawing the Rich Picture: Facilitating the process and outcomes 5. Using Rich Pictures 6. Issues in the Analysis of Rich Pictures – Eductive Interpretation 7. What ever next? The Future of Rich Pictures
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Womens Work and Pensions What is Good What is
Book SynopsisHow different are fe/male life courses, and why? What is good, bad, or best for women under these or probable future circumstances? This ground-breaking book explores the difficulties women face in working life and retirement - and asks what can be done to achieve more gender equality and fairness for women and men alike. Leading pension experts from across Europe analyse the basic challenges through single and comparative country studies. The editors provide facts and figures on women''s lives, work and pensions and draw theoretical lessons and practical policy conclusions from the studies and gendered statistical indicators.Trade Review'At a time when pension reform, coverage and adequacy are high on the socio-economic and political agenda... this publication fills an important gap by looking at the impact of the pension reforms on half of the population, which is all too frequently exposed to poverty in old age.' Transfer 'Of special interest in the chapters on single country and comparative studies is Gould’s conclusion that partial disability benefits can contribute to labour market participation and thus to income in retirement... Some of the chapters and a comprehensive annex are packed full of voluminous data; a treasure trove for students, teachers and researchers... the highly detailed discussion of specific situations enables broad trends to be identified and broad conclusions to be drawn, making it a most useful volume.' Citizen's Income 'While the book is devoted to pension and retirement issues, it also paints a broad picture of gender differences in everyday lives, especially with respect to retirement. ... nicely summarises the main conclusions regarding the implications of pension changes on women's lives, emphasizing again the complexity in drawing conclusions as to what is best for women. ... Taken together, Women's Work and Pensions is a fine collection of studies which together give an interesting and revealing account of pension arrangements and their possible implications on women's lives. As such, the book serves as a valuable resource for those interested in gender inequalities and how they evolve over time.' International Journal of Social WelfareTable of ContentsContents: Part I Introduction: General trends in pension reform around the millennium and their impact on women, Bernd Marin. Part II General Contributions: A discussion of retirement income security for men and women, Annika Sundén; Women and pensions. Effects of pension reforms on women's retirement security, Elsa Fornero and Chiara Monticone; Poverty amongst older women and pensions policy in the European Union, Asghar Zaidi, Katrin Gasior and Eszter Zólyomi. Part III Single and Comparative Country Studies: Pension system in Poland in the gender context, Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak; The 1.000€ trap. Implications of Austrian social and tax policy on labour supply, Eva Pichler; Women's work and pensions: some empirical facts and figures. Austria in an international comparison, Michael Fuchs; Restricting pre-retirement - what about older women's ability to work?, Raija Gould. Part IV Some Preliminary Conclusions: What is Good, Bad, Best for Women?: Gender equality, neutrality, specificity and sensitivity - and the ambivalence of benevolent welfare paternalism, Bernd Marin. Part V Annex: Some facts and figures on women's lives, work and pensions, Bernd Martin and Eszter Zólyomi (with Silvia Fässler and Katrin Gasior).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Neoliberalism Personhood and Postsocialism
Book SynopsisDespite a growing literature debating the consequences of neo-liberal political and economic policy in the former Eastern bloc, the idea of neo-liberal personhood has so far received limited attention from scholars of the region. Presenting a range of ethnographic studies, this book lays the groundwork for a new disciplinary agenda by critically examining novel technologies of self-government which have appeared in the wake of political and economic liberalization. Neoliberalism, Personhood, and Postsocialism explores the formation of subjectivities in newly marketized or marketizing societies across the former Eastern Bloc, documenting the rise of the neo-liberal discourse of the 'enterprising' self in government policy, corporate management and education, as well as examining the shifts in forms of capital amongst marginal capitalists and entrepreneurs working in the grey zone between the formal and informal economies. A rich investigation of the tools of neo-liberal governance andTrade Review’This timely volume builds on current debates regarding post-socialism and neoliberalism and, offering detailed ethnographic observation, makes a convincing case for the value of nuanced, empirically grounded approaches to neoliberalism and some of its key concepts. Eschewing the simplistic and the abstract, it shows what neoliberalism means for particular people, in particular places and times.’ Victoria Goddard, Goldsmiths, University of London, UKTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Me, Inc.? Untangling Neoliberalism, Personhood, and Postsocialism, Nicolette Makovicky; Chapter 1a Selling, Yet Still Social: Consociational Personhood Among the Self-Employed in Eastern Germany, Gareth E. Hamilton; Chapter 2 Work-Discipline and Temporal Structures in a Multinational Bank in Romania, Liviu Chelcea; Chapter 3 Using Gender in Neoliberal Business: Reinterpretations of Female Utility in a Romanian Company, Alina Petrovici; Chapter 4 The Authorial Self and Acquiring the Language of Neoliberalism in Slovakia, Jonathan L. Larson; Chapter 5 Losing the Enterprising Self in Post-Soviet Estonian Villages, Aet Annist; Chapter 6 Good Work: State Employees and the Informal Economy in Cuba, Maria Padrón Hernández; Chapter 7 Building on Trust: Open-Ended Contracts and the Duality of Self-interest in Romanian House Construction, Radu Gabriel Umbres; Chapter 8 Earning Money, Learning the Language: Slovak Au Pairs and their Passage to Adulthood, Zuzana Sekeráková Búriková; Chapter 9 Old Minorities in a New Europe: Enterprising Citizenship at the Polish-Czech Border, Nicolette Makovicky; Chapter 11 Afterword Elias talks to Hayek (and learns from Marx and Foucault): Reflections on Neoliberalism, Postsocialism and Personhood, Don Kalb;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Life in Error
Book SynopsisThis succinct but absorbing book covers the main way stations on James Reason's 40-year journey in pursuit of the nature and varieties of human error. In it he presents an engrossing and very personal perspective, offering the reader exceptional insights, wisdom and wit as only James Reason can. The journey begins with a bizarre absent-minded action slip committed by Professor Reason in the early 1970s - putting cat food into the teapot - and continues up to the present day, conveying his unique perceptions into a variety of major accidents that have shaped his thinking about unsafe acts and latent conditions. A Life in Error charts the development of his seminal and hugely influential work from its original focus into individual cognitive psychology through the broadening of scope to embrace social, organizational and systemic issues. The voyage recounted is both hugely entertaining and educational, imparting a real sense of how James Reason's ground-breaking theories changed the waTrade Review’This book is an authoritative reminder of the journey to gain acceptance of human error as intrinsic to open systems operations as we enjoy it today, portrayed by the witty pen of one of its topmost trailblazers. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and found the segment on organizational accidents a particular gem.’ Daniel E. Maurino, formerly Coordinator of the Flight Safety and Human Factors Study Programme, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ’A fascinating personal and intellectual journey showing the evolution of both James Reason’s personal approach and also the broader history of thinking on error and safety. He has a unique gift for making complex ideas accessible within an absorbing and lucid narrative. And all leavened with wonderful examples of human error and some great stories.’ Charles Vincent, Imperial College London, UK ’Reason’s new book is a master class on human error: a concise tour of his career explaining how mistakes can occur. It is a pleasure to accompany him while he presents his favourite and often funny accounts of fallibility, tempered with insights on the resulting risks and how they can be mitigated. Highly recommended as a taster text or a refresher course on error.’ Rhona Flin, University of Aberdeen, UK ’Each chapter of this book tells a story where Reason personally confronted a puzzle about accidents, human performance, or organizational decisions. Together the stories build a comprehensive picture of how safety is created but sometime undermined.’ David D. Woods, Ohio State University, USA ’In this delightful memoir, Jim Reason provides an amazingly comprehensive and understandable explanation of how and why individuals and organizations make mistakes and what to do about it. A valuable review for experts and a perfect introduction for beginners.’ Lucian Leape, Harvard University, USA ’This book is like a personal and intimate trip through the ideas that pioneered human error and industriTable of ContentsList of Figures, Foreword, Preface, Chapter 1 A Bizarre Beginning, Chapter 2 Plans, Actions and Consequences, Chapter 3 Three Performance Levels, Chapter 4 Absent-Minded Slips and Lapses, Chapter 5 Individual Differences, Chapter 6 A Courtroom Application of the SIML, Chapter 7 The Freudian Slip Revisited, Chapter 8 Planning Failures, Chapter 9 Violations, Chapter 10 Organizational Accidents, Chapter 11 Organizational Culture: Resisting Change, Chapter 12 Medical Error, Chapter 13 Disclosing Error, Chapter 14 Reviewing the Journey, Postscript, Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Masculinities Gender Equality and Crisis
Book SynopsisThe overarching mission of the rescue services comprises three main areas of responsibility: protection against disasters and accidents; crisis management; and civil defence. This mission covers a long chain of obligations in trying to improve societal prevention capabilities and manage threats, risks, accidents, and disasters concerning generic as well as individual safety. It follows a reactive social chain of threat-risk-crisis-crisis management-care-rehabilitation. The authors in this book show that the interesting occupational characteristics of these societal duties are their connection to gender and crisis management in a wider sense. Gendered practices, processes, identities, and symbols are analytical lenses that provide a particular understanding and explanatory base that has received far too little attention in the academic literature. This book identifies four major themes in relation to a gendered understanding of the rescue services, and more generally emergencyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: masculinities, gender equality, crisis management and the rescue services: contested terrains and challenges, Ulf Mellström, Mathias Ericson, Anne-Charlott Callerstig, Katherine Harrison, Kristina Lindholm and Jennie Olofsson; Masculinity, sexualisation and the proactive turn in the firefighter profession, Mathias Ericson; Masculinity, emotions and ‘communities of relief’ among male emergency medical technicians, Morten Kyed; Masculinities and the dynamics of labour and power in the watch, Sarah O’Connor; Institutional patriarchy, auto-critique and resilience - a comparative gaze, Dave Baigent; Stray dogs and women are prohibited in the sentry on the spatial effects of fire fighters’ homosocial practices, Jennie Olofsson; Unpacking the black box of IDA: standardisation and disappearing gender, Katherine Harrison; Collaboration as a tool for implementing equality politics, Anne-Charlott Callerstig and Kristina Lindholm; Agents for change? Gender equality efforts in the Swedish rescue services, Ulrika Jansson; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Tradition of the Chicago School of Sociology
Book SynopsisThe value of the book lies in its reassessment of the distinctive features of the Chicago School, of its contributions in the theoretical and methodological fields and of its influence on the growth of sociology throughout the world and in America in particular. The book pays particularly close attention to the eclectic nature of the research methods used by the Chicago sociologists as they sought to integrate subjective and objective aspects of human life. It demonstrates that this eclecticism formed an integral part of their theories but also emphasises that empirical observation, too, was important, although not as an end in itself. While, for example, they were working on the concepts of organization, marginality and interaction, they did not consider these as ends in themselves but as additions to the development of a more general theoretical approach. Often in the past, and wrongly, Chicago’s theoretical contribution has been restricted to the urban sector. The book clearly and unequivocally reveals how the tendency to see the Chicago School as a 'theoretical' is the result of misinterpretation and of a failure to realize that, for the sociologists of the period, understanding the social dynamics of the city of Chicago was tantamount to interpreting the central tendencies of modern society itself. The book analyzes how empirical observation was important but not an end in itself. The Chicago School developed a profusion of sociological theories in many areas of inquiry and never opted for any one particular approach. The various essays in the book also make it clear that the School decisively contributed to the development of qualitative and quantitative techniques.Table of ContentsContents: Theoretical Problematic: The Gothic foundation of Robert E. Park’s conception of race and culture; The contribution of Georg Simmel to the foundation of theory at the Chicago School of Sociology; The neighbourhood and deviance in the Chicago School, a relationistic interpretation; The place of the Chicago School of Sociology in the study of nationality and ethnicity. Methodological Approach: Chicago sociology and the empirical impulse: its implications for sociological theorizing; Chicago methods: reputations and realities; Seventy years of fieldwork in sociology, from Nels Anderson’s The Hobo to Elijah Anderson’s Streetwise; One hundred years of methodological research, the example of Chicago. Important Sociologists From Chicago And The Actuality Of The Chicago Approach: George Herbert Mead’s transformation of his intellectual context; Erving Goffman: a symbolic interactionist?; Persistence and change: fundamental elements in Herbert Blumer’s metatheoretical perspective; The sociology of ’going concerns’, Everett Hughes’ interpretive institutional ecology; The Chicago School of Sociology’s heritage in Polish sociology; Index; Contributors.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Anticapitalism and Culture: Radical Theory and
Book SynopsisWhat does 'anticapitalism' really mean for the politics and culture of the twenty-first century?Anticapitalism is an idea which, despite going global, remains rooted in the local, persisting as a loose collection of grassroots movements and actions. Anticapitalism needs to develop a coherent and cohering philosophy, something which cultural theory and the intellectual legacy of the New Left can help to provide, notably through the work of key radical thinkers, such as Ernesto Laclau, Stuart Hall, Antonio Negri, Gilles Deleuze and Judith Butler. Anticapitalism and Culture argues that there is a strong relationship between the radical tradition of cultural studies and the new political movements which try to resist corporate globalization. Indeed, the two need each other: whilst theory can shape and direct the huge diversity of anticapitalist activism, the energy and sheer political engagement of the anticapitalist movement can breathe new life into cultural studies.Trade Review"This book convincingly argues that cultural studies can only reinvigorate itself by connecting its arguments on culture to the politics of the great oppositional movement of the twenty-first century, the alter-globalisation or anti-capitalist movement. Essential reading for cultural studies thinkers and anyone interested in culture and anti-capitalism. - Tim Jordan, Open University Gilbert takes us on an informative and well-signposted tour of the post-Second World War dialogue between the anticapitalist movement in popular politics and the investiture of cultural studies into interdisciplinary programmes and departments in UK universities. - Terrell Carver (Bristol University) - THE"Table of ContentsIntroduction1. A political history of cultural studies, part one: The Post-War Years 2. A political history of cultural studies, part two: The Politics of Defeat 3. Another World is Possible: The Anti-Capitalist Movement 4. (Anti)Capitalism and Culture 5. Ideas in Action: Rhizomatics, Radical Democracy, and the Power of the Multitude 6. Mapping the Territory: Prospects for Resistance in the Neoliberal Conjuncture 7. Beyond the Activist Imaginary: Nomadic Strategies for the New Partisans Conclusion - Liberating the Collective Bibliography Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Re-Thinking Social Research: Anti-Discriminatory
Book SynopsisSocial research plays an important part in the social sciences and in the planning and implementation of personal social services. Whilst considerable attention has been paid to the methods used to undertake social research, little has been done to explore the processes under which it is carried out. This volume explores the process of social research from an anti-discriminatory perspective. Contributors address themes connected to every aspect of social research from its design, through fieldwork to implementation of findings. Papers adopt critical perspectives to explore issues to do with many aspects of power and 'difference' in research including the power of black feminist research, issues in collaborative research, anti-discriminatory methodologies, quality of life in people with learning difficulties and participatory research. The book addresses many key issues which have been at the centre of current social debate and offers a unique contribution to the literature on research methodology. As such, it is likely to have a wide readership with both academic audiences and practice based welfare professions.Trade Review’...provides practical direction for any researcher who seeks to actively work for change against all forms of discrimination and oppression.’ Professor Donna M. Mertens, Gallaudet University, USA ’This book offers a wealth of insights...If the goal of social work research is to offer guidance to social work practitioners and policy makers, then this book is a must read for those undertaking and teaching social work research.’ Mary Valentich, The University of Calgary, Canada ’...an important book. It should be read by administrators and field staff in health and human service agencies, researchers, social action groups, and academics responsible for research education of students in the helping and healing professions.’ James Gripton, Emeritus Professor, The University of Calgary, Canada ’This collection of much needed articles provides an excellent way to generate discussion on research within welfare provision. This is a book that will be very valuable to students, academics, welfare practitioners and administrators.’ Kum-Kum Bhavnani, University of California, USATable of ContentsContents: Rethinking social research: research in an unequal world; Feminist challenges to traditional research: have they gone far enough?; Black children in the public care system: some issues for anti-discriminatory research; Exploring ways of giving a voice to people with learning disabilities; Lost in a straight reality: lesbians and gay men in social research; Critical life histories: key anti-oppressive research methods and processes; Developing a feminist participative research framework: evaluating the process; Doing service based research: some lessons from the all-Wales strategy; Anti-discriminatory practitioner social work research: some basic problems and possible remedies; Empowerment and social research: elements for an analytic framework; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Negative Images: A Simple Matter of Black and
Book SynopsisThat black young people have been subject to unequal treatment in the youth justice system has been the belief of some individuals and groups, reinforced, at best, by anecdotal evidence. Negative Images: A Simple Matter of Black and White? provides not only evidential weight to uphold this view but also provides some insights into the processes by which it comes about. Findings of a case study detailed in the book demonstrate how in one youth court black youths were over-represented amongst those receiving high-tariff sentencing and that this over-representation could not be explained by seriousness or persistence of offending. Whilst responsibility for differential sentencing has often been laid at the door of Magistrates, this study reveals how social work court report practice may be contributing to the situation.Table of ContentsContents: The Backdrop: Introduction; Racism; Changing ideologies and the development of the juvenile justice system in England and Wales; Social Inquiry Reports: Historical developments and literature review; The juvenile justice system and Race. Negative Images: Wolverhampton, social services and the local juvenile justice system; Research methodology; Quantitative research; Qualitative research; Summary of findings and recommendations.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Qualitative Computing: Using Software for
Book SynopsisAs qualitative researchers incorporate computer assistance into their analytic approaches, important questions arise about the adoption of new technology. Is it worth learning computer-assisted methods? Will the pay-off be sufficient to justify the investment? Which programs are worth learning? What are the effects on the analysis process? This book complements the existing literature by giving a detailed account of the use of four major programs in analyzing the same data. Priority is given to the tasks of qualitative analysis rather than to program capability and the programs are treated as tools rather than as a discipline to be acquired. The key is not what the programs allow researcher to do, but whether the tasks that researchers need to undertake are facilitated by the software. Thus the study develops a user-centred approach to the adoption of computer-assisted qualitative data analysis. The author emphasises qualitative analysis as a creative craft, but one which must increasingly be subject to rigorous methodological scrutiny. The adoption of computer-aided methods offers opportunities, but also dangers and ultimately this book is about the scientific qualitative research. Written in a distinctive and succinct style, this book will be valuable to social science researchers and students interested in qualitative research and in the potential for computer-assisted analysis.Table of ContentsContents: Getting into... and getting on with qualitative computing; Approaches to qualitative computing; Text searching and data exploration; Category building and finding meaning; Theory building; Conclusion; References.
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Cambridge University Press Class Practices How Parents Help Their Children Get Good Jobs
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Cambridge University Press Health Policy in a Globalising World
Book SynopsisIncreasing recognition of the impact globalisation is having on public health has led to widespread concern about the risks arising from emerging and re-emerging diseases, environmental degradation and demographic change. A distinguished international team of contributors explores these issues within a wide range of topics and geographic regions.Trade Review"The book no doubt will be very useful as a text in graduate social work policy and health policy classes as well as to those professionals interested in social and public policy, health and globalisation. The editors and contributors are to be commended for addressing complex issues which are not only urgent but timely as well." Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Mizanur R. Miah, SIU - CarbondaleTable of ContentsForeword Gro Harlem Bruntland, Director General, World Health Organisation; Preface Anthony B. Zwi; Part I: 1. An introduction to global health policy Kelley Lee, Suzanne Fustukian, Kent Buse; 2. The public health implications of multilateral trade agreements M. Kent Ranson, Robert Beaglehole, Carlos M. Correa, Zafar Mirza, Kent Buse and Nick Drager; 3. Globalisation and multilateral public-private health partnerships: issues for health policy Kent Buse and Gill Walt; 4. Global solutions to local health problems: where is the evidence? The case of private health care providers in developing countries Ruairi Brugha and Anthony B. Zwi; 5. Regulation in the context of global health markets Lilani Kumaranayake and Sally Lake; 6. Global policy networks: the propagation of health care financing reform since the 1980s Kelley Lee and Hilary Goodman; 7. The globalisation of health sector reform policies: is 'lesson drawing' part of the process? Barbara McPake; 8. Cost-effectiveness analysis and priority setting: global approach without local meaning? Lilani Kumaranayake and Damian Walker; Part II: 9. Global rhetoric and individual realities: linking violence against women and reproductive health Susannah Mayhew and Charlotte Watts; 10. The globalisation of DOTS: tuberculosis as a global emergency John Porter, Kelley Lee and Jessica Ogden; 11. Ageing and health policy: global perspectives Peter Lloyd-Sherlock; 12. Workers health and safety in a globalising world Suzanne Fustukian, Dinesh Sethi and Anthony B. Zwi; 13. Globalisation, conflict and the humanitarian response Anthony B. Zwi, Suzanne Fustukian and Dinesh Sethi; Part III: 14. Globalisation and health policy: trends and opportunities Kent Buse, Nick Drager, Suzanne Fustukian and Kelley Lee.
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Cambridge University Press riskandreason
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