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Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Based on the findings of the Innovate Project, a four year pan-UK study to identify the processes of innovation in care, this book asks: how can serv……続きを見る

A complete guide to total wellness, for women of all ages Women's Health All-in-One For Dummies is a guide to health, healing, balance, and prevention at every age. Improve your own health and help ……続きを見る

Das Thema Tierquälerei ist im deutschsprachigen Raum wissenschaftlich kaum untersucht. In dem vorliegenden Buch wird der Fachdiskurs zu Hintergründen von Tiermisshandlungen im Kindes- und Jugendalte……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Millions of children throughout Africa undertake many forms of farm and domestic work. Some of this work is for wages, some is on their……続きを見る

A lively, accessible and comprehensive introduction to the diverse ways of thinking about social life, Sociology: The Basics has been translated into six languages. The volume is packed with thought……続きを見る

Two recent developments created a need for this book, the first is the ratification of the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in most of the countries. The ……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In the latest edition of Social Policy Review, experts review the leading social policy scholarship from the past year. The book addres……続きを見る

This book provides a critical account of the third sector and its future in Europe. It offers an original conceptualization of the third sector in its European manifestations alongside an overview o……続きを見る

Written by leading experts from across Europe, this book provides a grounded exploration of innovation in the practice, research and education of social work. It focuses on the role of participation……続きを見る

An inspiring manifesto offering a radical vision for our political future. We live in an age of crisis and decline. The right presents ‘solutions’ that only worsen the situation, driving a downward ……続きを見る

How can universities better support students who are struggling with their mental health? Drawing on hours of in-depth interviews, this book examines the lived experiences of students with mental he……続きを見る

Research into minimum income standards and reference budgets around the world is compared in this illuminating collection from leading academics in the field. From countries with long established re……続きを見る

Social investment policies have enjoyed prominence during recent welfare reforms across the OECD world, and yet there is insufficient long-term strategy for their success. Reviewing labour market, f……続きを見る

This book reviews how local social and employment policy fields react to the European Social Fund (ESF) to determine the role of the ESF in local activation policies. Drawing on both sociology and p……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Drawing on comparative research from five countries, What Works in Improving Gender Equality provides an accessible analysis of what gende……続きを見る

In the second half of the 19th and the first half of the 20th century, nearly one-third of the population of today’s Slovenia permanently settled in countries around the world. Many more were travel……続きを見る

Focusing on the policy approaches of Conservative governments since 2015, this book examines key social policy areas including education, health, housing, employment, children and young people, and ……続きを見る

Schwangerschaft sowie Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie werden in der Soziologie in den letzten Dekaden verstärkt sozialwissenschaftlich erforscht, bisher jedoch nicht zusammengebracht. Die Studie……続きを見る

This book examines the history of the French welfare state from the mid-twentieth century to the present day. The French social security system has changed profoundly over the last few decades. The ……続きを見る

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. Young people transitioning out of care towards independence, work and adulthood are on the edge of these phases of life. Considering previous……続きを見る

In diesem Buch werden die aktuellen Theorien der europäischen Integration, wie Föderalismus, Neofunktionalismus und liberaler Intergouvernementalismus, mit ihren Stärken und Schwächen vorgestellt. E……続きを見る

Counseling Youth: Systemic Issues and Interventions highlights the nature of counseling youth and implementing interventions from a systemic perspective. This systemic perspective focuses on the mul……続きを見る

This book is an original study of the youth organizations in London, Toronto, and Vancouver that offer creative and arts programs mainly to youth from diverse and socially marginalized backgrounds. ……続きを見る

This book is about tax and social policy and how they interact with each other. The impact of taxation as an instrument of social policy is central in influencing redistribution and behaviour. This ……続きを見る

Fallseminar Soziale Arbeit. Im dualen Bachelor-Studiengang Sozialwirtschaft an der Dualen Hochschule Baden-Württemberg in Villingen-Schwenningen im abschließenden sechsten Semester angesiedelt biete……続きを見る

Throughout the world, vulnerable people are being deceived into entering abusive journeys. Whether in the organ trade, exploitative labour businesses or forced criminality, their lives will never be……続きを見る

We are often told that mean welfare is what the public wants. Whether or not that's true, this book encourages us to at least be honest about what that entails. It explores how diverse welfare users……続きを見る

For children growing up in foster care, the role of their birth parents is an important factor in the success of their long-term placements. Understanding the experiences of parents is therefore ess……続きを見る

Global support for improving child welfare and upholding the rights of children is strong, but in practice often fails to recognise the emerging gap between traditional child welfare practices and t……続きを見る

This fascinating book guides family therapists in recognizing the importance of their clients’spirituality or religion to therapy. Experienced therapists demonstrate how to incorporate patients’spir……続きを見る