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Cover of Gender in Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe and the USSR
by Catherine Baker
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2016

A concise and accessible introduction to the gender histories of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. These essays juxtapose established topics in gender history such as motherhood, masculinities, work and activism with newer areas, such as the history of imprisonment and...
Cover of Great Debates in Gender and Law
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Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2018

The first textbook to consider gender perspectives in relation to the whole undergraduate law curriculum in England and Wales. Gender is of central importance in every area of law and every area of people’s lives but is rarely mentioned in the formal LLB syllabus; this book is designed to fill some...
Cover of Youth Work: Histories, Policy and Contexts
by Graham Bright
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2015

Youth work is a means of promoting learning, equality and inclusion with young people. It is an incredibly rewarding profession; however, state regulation means that youth work students and practitioners must continuously wrestle with the challenges of contemporary practice in environments that are...
Cover of Sports Law
by Mark James
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2017

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the ways in which the law has impacted on how sport is played, administered and consumed. The author writes in a clear and engaging manner, tracing the origins and sources of this rapidly evolving subject and drawing examples from a wide range of...
Cover of Social Divisions
by Geoff Payne
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Society consists of sharply divided people with different lives and distinct identities. Written by leading sociologists, the new edition covers a range of social inequalities, with new chapters on work, social identity and global social divisions. It continues to be an invaluable, up-to-date introduction for social science students.
Cover of Theatre and Mind
by B. McConachie
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012

All performance depends upon our abilities to create, perceive, remember, imagine and empathize. This book provides an introduction to the evolutionary and cognitive foundations of theatrical performing and spectating and argues that this scientific perspective challenges some of the major assumptions about what takes place in the theatre.
Cover of A-Z of Groups and Groupwork
by Timothy Kelly, Mark Doel
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2013

Launching Palgrave's new interdisciplinary Professional Keywords series, this reader-friendly reference guide distils the vast field of groupwork study and practice into digestible, yet authoritative, chunks. With over 60 alphabetized entries, it is the perfect introduction to groupwork for health and social care practice.
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Cultural Diversity in Child Protection

Cultural Competence in Practice

by Siobhan E. Laird, Prospera Tedam
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2019

Racial, ethnic and religious diversity requires social workers to safeguard children and support families from many different minority backgrounds. This innovative book is based on an analysis of Serious Case Reviews (Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews) involving issues of race, ethnicity and faith.  The...
Cover of Introduction to Systemic and Family Therapy
by John Hills
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012

Ideas drawn from family and systemic therapy form the basis of many interventions in mental health and childcare. This brief introduction offers an ideal starting-point for non specialists and new students keen to develop their skills. Taking a step-by-step experiential approach, it explores key concepts in vivid practice context.
Cover of Mental Health Policy and Practice
by Jon Glasby, Jerry Tew
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2015

This highly regarded book offers a clear and considered guide to modern mental health policy and practice. Building on the success of previous editions,  this third edition provides: • An up-to-date overview of the changes to mental health policy and practice as they apply to a broad range...
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A Writer's Craft

Multi-Genre Creative Writing

by Kendall Dunkelberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2017

This introductory creative writing text uses a unique, multi-genre approach to provide students with a broad-based knowledge of their craft, treating them as professional writers. Beginning by discussing elements common to all genres, this book underscores the importance of learning good writing habits...
Cover of Shakespeare: The Late Plays
by Kate Aughterson
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2013

What makes Shakespeare's late plays so special? Through detailed analyses of key passages, Kate Aughterson shows how these plays portray a world of political intrigue, familial chaos and crisis, which teeters continually into tragedy: a world we can recognise today. Part I of this engaging...
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Dramatherapy

Reflections and Praxis

by Richard Hougham, Bryn Jones
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2017

This unique text is both an accessible introduction and specialist review of contemporary dramatherapy practice today. The collected chapters introduce critical and cohesive perspectives on dramatherapy as it is being practiced, developed and advanced in diverse contexts, and also investigate the...
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Child Neglect

Planning and Intervention

by Jan Horwath
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013

Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment in developed countries and it comes in many forms. From evaluating the effects of neglect on the child to looking at root causes, this wide-ranging book offers evidence-based, practical guidance to support all practitioners in their work with...
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