Policy Press: 559 books
Narcissistic parenting in an insecure world
A history of parenting culture 1920s to present
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
In this provocative history of parenting, Harry Hendrick analyses the social and economic reasons behind parenting trends. He shows how broader social changes, including neoliberalism, feminism, the collapse of the social-democratic ideal, and the 'new behaviourism', have led to the rise of the anxious...
Family group conferences in social work
Involving families in social care decision making
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2018
Family group conferences (FGCs) are a strengths-based approach to social work practice, empowering families to take responsibility for decision-making. It is a cost-effective service, which is currently used by the majority of local authorities. This collection discusses the origins and theoretical...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Childhoods in context offers a critical exploration of childhood, drawing attention to the physical and social context of children and young people's lives. Three key themes are explored: · Childhood is always located somewhere. The book offers insights into childhood by focusing on places specially...
What kind of democracy is this?
Politics in a changing world
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Has there ever been a period in modern history when democratic politics seemed more unpredictable or unruly? The old rules by which politics was once both ordered and understood have waned, in the face of a set of global challenges almost beyond control or comprehension. In terms of understanding...
Fake goods, real money
The counterfeiting business and its financial management
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2018
The trade in counterfeit goods is growing and is increasingly linked to transnational organised crime. But little is known about the financial mechanisms that lie behind this trade. This is the first account of the financial management of the counterfeiting business. Written by experts in a wide range...
The future of sustainable cities
Critical reflections
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011
This book investigates how the meanings and politics of urban sustainability are being radically rethought in response to the economic downturn and the credit crunch. In this ground-breaking contribution, prominent scholars provide up to date coverage of the impacts of recent changes on key areas...
Embodied research in migration studies
Using creative and participatory approaches
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2018
The definition of data in qualitative research is expanding. This book highlights the value of embodiment as a qualitative research tool and outlines what it means to do embodied research at various points of the research process. It shows how using this non-invasive approach with vulnerable research...
Women of power
Half a century of female presidents and prime ministers worldwide
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE 2015 Do women national leaders represent a breakthrough for the women’s movement, or is women’s leadership weaker than the numbers imply? This unique book, written by an experienced politician and academic, is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of how...
by Monahan, Brian, Maratea
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2016
‘Popular culture’ is more than just a broad term for entertainment and frivolous diversions and is highly relevant to many aspects of society. In this exciting textbook, the authors offer insights into the important, but often overlooked, relationship between popular culture and social problems....
'Sleepwalking to segregation'?
Challenging myths about race and migration
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2009
In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and in opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner. The...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2016
Digital technologies, digital media, and mobile technologies now shape the experience of everyday life in the Western world, yet the way our quotidian lives are enmeshed with these technologies is far from clearly understood. Through studies of the digital everyday, sociologists are beginning to reinvigorate...
Enabling participatory planning
Planning aid and advocacy in neoliberal times
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2018
This book examines the challenges in delivering a participatory planning agenda in the face of an increasingly neoliberalised planning system and charts the experience of Planning Aid England. In an age of austerity, government spending cuts, privatisation and rising inequalities, the need to support...
The success paradox
Why we need a holistic theory of social mobility
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
Social mobility needs a re-boot. The narrow, economistic way of measuring it favoured by politicians and academics is unsustainable and is contributing to rising inequality. This timely book provides an alternative, original vision of social mobility and a route-map to achieving it. It examines how...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
This book is about the experiences of students in institutions of higher education from 'non-traditional' backgrounds. The expansion of Higher Education world-wide shows no signs of slowing down and there is already a large literature on who has access to higher education and to qualifications that...