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Thinking About Social Problems
An Introduction to Constructionist Perspectives
Häftad, 2003
719 kr
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Like the first edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook, the new second edition brings into the classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy and social services, but also the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others. It introduces …
Mirrors of Madness
Patrolling the Psychic Border
Av Bruce Luske
Häftad, 1990
547 kr
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Mirrors of Madness depicts the social-psychological processes and institutional consequences of psychiatric staffs experience of "closet insanity" (private worries about theirown social and psychological competence) and "reverse role modeling" (identification with their labeled psychotic clients' …
Selling of DSM
The Rhetoric of Science in Psychiatry
Häftad, 1992
817 kr
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When it was first published in 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Third Edition—univer-sally known as DSM-III—embodied a radical new method for identifying psychiatric illness. Kirk and Kutchins challenge the general understanding about the research data and the …
Court-Ordered Insanity
Interpretive Practice and Involuntary Commitment
Av James A. Holstein, James A. Holstein
Inbunden, 1993
2586 kr
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This book, about involuntary commitment proceedings, focuses on interpretive practice at the nexus of legal, psychiatric, and practical reasoning. It describes the interactional dynamics through which legally and psychiatrically warranted decisions are publicly argued, negotiated, and justified.
Troubling Children
Studies of Children and Social Problems
Av Joel Best
Häftad, 1994
728 kr
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Increasingly, sociologists have turned their attention to the social problems of children– in particular, of younger children. This collection reflects those recent interest. While most researchers have focused on social problems involving adolescents, this volume offers instead original case …
Gangbangs and Drive-Bys
Grounded Culture and Juvenile Gang Violence
Häftad, 1994
750 kr
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This study, based on quantitative and qualitative data gathered over a twelve-year period, takes its title from the two predominant styles of gang violence: 'drive-bys,' which have replaced 'rumbles' as the primary form of gang violence; and 'gang-bangs' - a generic term for other gang violence …
Images of Issues
Typifying Contemporary Social Problems
Häftad, 1995
793 kr
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Constructionist theory describes and analyzes social problems as emerging through the efforts of claimsmakers who bring issues to public attention. By typifying a problem and characterizing it as a particular sort, claimsmakers can shape policymaking and public response to the problem. Th is new …
Social Movement Organizations
Guide to Research on Insurgent Realities
Av John Lofland
Häftad, 1996
817 kr
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The authorative and richly detailed handbook is divided into three parts: (1) procedures for studying SMOs; (2) propositions or generalizations about them; and (3) perspectives or wider considerations relating to them. Included are discussions of such basic questions as: What causes SMOs and why do …
Becoming Miracle Workers
Language and Learning in Brief Therapy
Av Gale Miller
Häftad, 1997
772 kr
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Brief therapy is a postmodern treatment mode that treats problems as social constructions, encouraging those seeking treatment to replace personal troubles (negative stories) with new problem-solving skills (positive stories). The significant differences discussed in this book do not involve …
Interpreting Weight
The Social Management of Fatness and Thinness
Häftad, 1999
728 kr
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What is "too fat?" "Too thin"? Interpretations of body weight vary widely across and within cultures. Meeting weight expectations is a major concern for many people because failing to do so may incur dire social consequences, such as difficulty in finding a romantic partner or even in locating …
Weighty Issues
Fatness and Thinness as Social Problems
Häftad, 1999
771 kr
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Many people consider their weight to be a personal problem; when, then, does body weight become a social problem? Until recently, the major public concern was whether enough food was consistently available. As food systems began to provide ample and stable amounts of food, questions about food …
Fight Against Big Tobacco
The Movement, the State and the Public's Health
Av Mark Wolfson
Häftad, 2001
772 kr
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Tobacco control leaders were extremely proud of the movement's achievements in the state of Minnesota. In sharing their perspectives and experiences with Mark Wolfson, they found a way of making sure that the story would get told. His training in social movements had given him an appreciation of …
Entertaining Crime
Television Reality Programs
Häftad, 1998
750 kr
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No detailed description available for "Entertaining Crime".
Creating Fear
News and the Construction of Crisis
Häftad, 2002
793 kr
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The creative use of fear by news media and social control organizations has produced a "discurse of fear" - the awareness and expection that danger and risk are lurking everywhere. Case studies illustrates how certain organizations and social institutions benefit from the explotation of such fear …
Courting Disaster
Intimate Stalking, Culture and Criminal Justice
Häftad, 2002
750 kr
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This book is about women who are coerced, intimidated, and stalked by former intimates. It is about the things these women do to manage this situation, and what happens to them as a consequence. Stalking is a behavior that has relatively recently been defined as problematic, and as criminal when …
Sexual Conduct
The Social Sources of Human Sexuality
Inbunden, 2002
2441 kr
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The first edition of Sexual Conduct, published in 1973, swiftly became a landmark text in the sociology of sexuality. It went on to profoundly shape the ideas of several generations of scholars and has become the foundation text of what is now known as the "social constructionist" approach to …
Sexual Conduct
The Social Sources of Human Sexuality
Häftad, 2002
771 kr
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The first edition of Sexual Conduct, published in 1973, swiftly became a landmark text in the sociology of sexuality. It went on to profoundly shape the ideas of several generations of scholars and has become the foundation text of what is now known as the "social constructionist" approach to …
Punishment and Social Control
Essays in Honor of Sheldon L. Messinger
Häftad, 2003
793 kr
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While crime, law, and punishment are subjects that have everyday meanings not very far from their academic representations, "social control" is one of those terms that appear in the sociological discourse without any corresponding everyday usage. This concept has a rather mixed lineage. "After …
Qualitative Methods and Health Policy Research
Häftad, 2003
817 kr
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Qualitative researchers have traditionally been cautious about claiming that their work was scientific. The "right-on" schools have exaggerated this caution into an outright rejection of science as a model for their work. Science is, for them, outmoded; "an archaic form of consciousness surviving …
Drug Courts
In Theory and in Practice
Av Jr. Nolan
Häftad, 2002
730 kr
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Drug courts offer offenders an intensive court-based treatment program as an alternative to the normal adjudication process. Begun in 1989, they have since spread dramatically throughout the United States. In this interdisciplinary examination of the expanding movement, a distinguished panel of …
Framing the Victim
Domestic Violence, Media, and Social Problems
Av Nancy Berns
Häftad, 2004
750 kr
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Framing the Victim is a must-read for anyone concerned about the politics and processes that shape how we understand and respond to social problems.It illustrates how victims of domestic violence are "framed" by the dominant media perspectives focused on them and falsely blamed for a crime …
New Pediatrics
A Profession in Transition
Häftad, 2009
772 kr
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When antibiotics became readily available in the 1950s, the danger of life-threatening infectious childhood diseases virtually disappeared. In that era, pediatricians broadened the core professional task of their specialty--the prevention and treatment of such diseases--to incorporate the …
Creating Fear
News and the Construction of Crisis
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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The creative use of fear by news media and social control organizations has produced a "discurse of fear" - the awareness and expection that danger and risk are lurking everywhere. Case studies illustrates how certain organizations and social institutions benefit from the explotation of such fear …
Framing the Victim
Domestic Violence, Media, and Social Problems
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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"Whether you are drawn to this book because of an interest in media, social problems, or domestic violence, reading it will help you better understand the impact media stories have on our perceptions of social problems." That is how Nancy Berns introduces her book. It is a work that unabashedly …
Images of Issues
Typifying Contemporary Social Problems
Inbunden, 2017
2744 kr
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Constructionist theory describes and analyzes social problems as emerging through the efforts of claimsmakers who bring issues to public attention. By typifying a problem and characterizing it as a particular sort, claimsmakers can shape policymaking and public response to the problem. Th is new …
Thinking About Social Problems
An Introduction to Constructionist Perspectives
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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The new second edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook brings into the classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy and social services, but also the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others. It introduces two primary changes. …
Elder Practice
Av Terry Tirrito, etc. m. fl.
Häftad, 1996
248 kr
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This text addresses the issue of how to serve the growing population of elderly people who spend their later years as members of the community rather than residents of an institutional facility. A team of social work professionals proposes a model which would afford comparable co-ordinated care.
Family at Risk
Issues and Trends in Family Preservation Services
Häftad, 1997
248 kr
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Family preservation programmes provide flexible home-based services which allow families to remain intact while addressing issues threatening their safety and survival. This text offers an overview and assessment of the programmes in the United States and measures their effectiveness.
Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Human Service Practice
Av James W. Ellor, etc. m. fl.
Inbunden, 1999
290 kr
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This volume focuses on the spirituality and religious belief of clients within health and human service professions. The text addresses the challenge of understanding the client's perspective, even when it involves a religious tradition unfamiliar to the practitioner.
Doctors and Reformers
Discussion and Debate Over Health Policy, 1925-1950
Häftad, 2002
314 kr
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Jonathan Engel traces the policy debates over healthcare delivery, and the ways of paying for it, that were conducted during the second quarter of the twentieth century in the United States. Examining the views advanced by doctors, including those unallied with the American Medical Association's …
