Policy Press: 559 books
Women and Religion
Contemporary and Future Challenges in the Global Era
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
This edited collection provides interdisciplinary, global, and multi-religious perspectives on the relationship between women’s identities, religion, and social change in the contemporary world. The book discusses the experiences and positions of women, and particular groups of women, to understand...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
This is the first accessible, succinct text to provide definitions and explanations of key terms and concepts relating to the expanding field of crime, harm and victimisation. Written by a wide range of experts, it includes theories, ideas and case studies relating to victims of conventional crime...
Unmasking age
The significance of age for social research
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2011
What is age? A simple question but not that easy to answer. 'Unmasking Age' addresses it using data from a series of research projects relating to later life. This is supplemented by material from a range of other sources including diaries and fiction. Drawing on a long career in social research,...
How to save our town centres
A radical agenda for the future of high streets
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Has the age of the internet killed our high streets? Have our town and city centres become obsolete? How to Save Our Town Centres delves below the surface of empty buildings and ‘shop local’ campaigns to focus on the real issues: how the relationship between people and places is changing; how...
Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa
Spaces and Practices of Care
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
This collection of in-depth ethnographic analysis examines the impact of local and global transformations on the care, or lack of care, older people receive in Sub-Saharan Africa. This volume provides the pan-African evidence and analysis needed to move forward debates about how to address the long...
Tactical rape in war and conflict
International recognition and response
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
The use of rape as a deliberate tactic of war is a serious human rights issue that needs to be addressed as a threat to human and international security. This ground-breaking book is the first to analyse its use as an act of war against civilians and international progress away from tacit acceptance...
Understanding trans health
Discourse, power and possibility
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
What does it mean for someone to be ‘trans’? What are the implications of this for healthcare provision? Drawing on the findings of an extensive research project, this book addresses urgent challenges and debates in trans health. It interweaves patient voices with social theory and autobiography,...
Professional health regulation in the public interest
International perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2018
There are significant variations in how healthcare systems and health professionals are regulated globally. One feature that they increasingly have in common is an emphasis on the value of including members of the public in quality assurance processes. While many argue that this will help better serve...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
This textbook for advanced and post graduate students sets out the contexts of children's and young people’s lives and encourages students to explore their complexities and contexts. This new edition has been substantially updated to discuss and analyse new topics and issues that have emerged over...
Social class in later life
Power, identity and lifestyle
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2015
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Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
This unique collection of 12 research projects carried out by experienced practitioners in the play sector in the UK and USA puts forward a range of perspectives on children's play and adults' relationships with it. Drawing on a diverse range of research methodologies, the studies consider adults'...
Researching the lifecourse
Critical reflections from the social sciences
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The lifecourse perspective continues to be an important subject in the social sciences. Researching the Lifecourse offers a distinctive approach in that it truly covers the lifecourse (childhood, adulthood and older age), focusing on innovative methods and case study examples from a variety of European...
Ageing in everyday life
Materialities and embodiments
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2018
Applying interdisciplinary perspectives about everyday life to vital issues in the lives of older people, this book maps together the often taken-for-granted aspects of what it means to age in an ageist society. Part of the Ageing in a Global Context series, the two parts address the materialities...
The impact of co-production
From community engagement to social justice
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2017
Bringing together academics, artists, practitioners and ‘community activists’, this book explores the possibilities for, and tensions of, social justice work under the contemporary drive for community-orientated ‘impact’ in the academy. Threading a line between celebratory accounts of institutionalised...