Solving Social Problems – serie
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26 produkter
From Intervention to Social Change
A Guide to Reshaping Everyday Practices
Av Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
693 kr
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This book explores the design, communication and implementation of social change programmes aimed at solving various social problems, from reducing health-risk behaviour to ’green’ consumption or financial literacy. Examining the application of social practice theory as a way of understanding …
Preventing Human Trafficking
Education and NGOs in Thailand
Häftad, 2020
597 kr
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This book explores human trafficking, examining the work of grass-roots, non-profit organizations who educate and rehabilitate human trafficking victims and at-risk youth. Through interviews with staff and children, the author compares the work of two NGOs on-the-ground in Thailand with the work of …
Prison Violence
Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Häftad, 2017
742 kr
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Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a …
Everyday Fears of Legal Immigrants with Undocumented Spouses
Under U.S. Immigration Policy
Inbunden, 2020
2525 kr
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This book examines the adaptation experiences of legal immigrants with undocumented spouses, considering the structural limitations that they face in their private, social, and professional lives, as well as in regard to their finances and health. The first study to systematically analyze the ways …
Science, Gender and the Exploitation of Animals in Britain Since 1945
Häftad, 2023
695 kr
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This book offers an historical analysis of the culture of animal-dependent science in Britain from 1945 to the present, exploring key areas of animal experimentation such as warfare, medical science and law from a gendered perspective. Questioning the nature of knowledge production in this area, …
Everyday Fears of Legal Immigrants with Undocumented Spouses
Under U.S. Immigration Policy
Häftad, 2021
695 kr
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This book examines the adaptation experiences of legal immigrants with undocumented spouses, considering the structural limitations that they face in their private, social, and professional lives, as well as in regard to their finances and health. The first study to systematically analyze the ways …
Guidebook for Aligning Practices and Steering Multi-System Change
From Intervention to Social Change II
Av Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
2601 kr
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Building on the work of the authors’ previous volume, the Guidebook for Aligning Practices and Steering Multi‑System Change translates cutting‑edge theoretical concepts into the language and applied toolkits of change practitioners. This empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated book …
Guidebook for Aligning Practices and Steering Multi-System Change
From Intervention to Social Change II
Av Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller m. fl.
Häftad, 2024
626 kr
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Building on the work of the authors’ previous volume, the Guidebook for Aligning Practices and Steering Multi‑System Change translates cutting‑edge theoretical concepts into the language and applied toolkits of change practitioners. This empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated book …
Regulating Alcohol around the World
Policy Cocktails
Häftad, 2016
882 kr
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With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol …
Social Problems and Inequality
Social Responsibility through Progressive Sociology
Av John Alessio
Häftad, 2016
856 kr
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Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allowing it to be used for classroom purposes, it addresses the most fundamental principles of how humans, acting through social units, …
Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations
Feminist Criminology and Corrections
Av Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau
Häftad, 2016
915 kr
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A rich examination of the neglect and abuses occurring to women in correctional facilities, Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations draws upon a wealth of case studies from around the world and class action lawsuits to shed light on ’covert’ abuse such as sexual or physical abuse, as well …
Street Practice
Changing the Lens on Poverty and Public Assistance
Av Lori McNeil
Häftad, 2016
915 kr
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Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-line, ground-level perspective on innovative research practices designed to solve community problems. …
Teaching Justice
Solving Social Justice Problems through University Education
Häftad, 2016
832 kr
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Teaching Justice explores the role that teaching and learning in higher education can play in solving problems of social injustice. Examining a range of approaches to education, it considers the challenges that exist in teaching about justice, drawing on extensive empirical data gathered amongst …
Advocacy for Social Change
Coalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them
Inbunden, 2018
2525 kr
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This book portrays how small, geographically dispersed, and progressive social change and social service organizations working within a coalition can influence national-level social policies. Based on extensive empirical research on two national organizations and their local affiliates, one …
Advocacy for Social Change
Coalitions and the Organizations That Lead Them
Häftad, 2018
651 kr
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This book portrays how small, geographically dispersed, and progressive social change and social service organizations working within a coalition can influence national-level social policies. Based on extensive empirical research on two national organizations and their local affiliates, one …
Culture and Activism
Animal Rights in France and the United States
Häftad, 2018
754 kr
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Winner of the Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological AssociationThis book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both …
Science, Gender and the Exploitation of Animals in Britain Since 1945
Inbunden, 2021
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book offers an historical analysis of the culture of animal-dependent science in Britain from 1945 to the present, exploring key areas of animal experimentation such as warfare, medical science and law from a gendered perspective. Questioning the nature of knowledge production in this area, …
Social Problems and Inequality
Social Responsibility through Progressive Sociology
Av John Alessio
Inbunden, 2011
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allowing it to be used for classroom purposes, it addresses the most fundamental principles of how humans, acting through social units, …
Teaching Justice
Solving Social Justice Problems through University Education
Inbunden, 2012
2454 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Teaching Justice explores the role that teaching and learning in higher education can play in solving problems of social injustice. Examining a range of approaches to education, it considers the challenges that exist in teaching about justice, drawing on extensive empirical data gathered amongst …
Street Practice
Changing the Lens on Poverty and Public Assistance
Av Lori McNeil
Inbunden, 2012
2759 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-line, ground-level perspective on innovative research practices designed to solve community problems. …
Prison Violence
Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Inbunden, 2012
2759 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Drawing on a range of research and media sources to provide an international perspective on the topic of prison violence, this book focuses on the impact of such violence on the individual both while he or she is incarcerated and upon his or her release from prison, as well as on society as a …
Regulating Alcohol around the World
Policy Cocktails
Inbunden, 2013
2600 kr
Lägg i varukorg
With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that governments around the world have endeavored to address through a range of policy strategies. Regulating Alcohol …
Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations
Feminist Criminology and Corrections
Av Alana Van Gundy, Amy Baumann-Grau
Inbunden, 2013
2759 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A rich examination of the neglect and abuses occurring to women in correctional facilities, Women, Incarceration, and Human Rights Violations draws upon a wealth of case studies from around the world and class action lawsuits to shed light on ’covert’ abuse such as sexual or physical abuse, as well …
Preventing Human Trafficking
Education and NGOs in Thailand
Inbunden, 2015
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book explores human trafficking, examining the work of grass-roots, non-profit organizations who educate and rehabilitate human trafficking victims and at-risk youth. Through interviews with staff and children, the author compares the work of two NGOs on-the-ground in Thailand with the work of …
From Intervention to Social Change
A Guide to Reshaping Everyday Practices
Av Triin Vihalemm, Margit Keller m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
This book explores the design, communication and implementation of social change programmes aimed at solving various social problems, from reducing health-risk behaviour to ’green’ consumption or financial literacy. Examining the application of social practice theory as a way of understanding …
Culture and Activism
Animal Rights in France and the United States
Inbunden, 2016
2525 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Winner of the Award for Distinguished Scholarship from the Animals & Society Section of the American Sociological Association This book offers a comparison of the animal rights movements in the US and France, drawing on ethnographic and interview material gathered amongst activists in both …
