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Is qualitative research in crisis?
In Questioning Qualitative Inquiry Martyn Hammersley raises fundamental questions about the current state of qualitative social research. He examines some of the changes that have taken place within it over the past fifty years,...
Editeur :
SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-07-10
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`This timely collection contains contemporary case studies and critical analyses by leading writers in the study of white collar corporate crime. It makes an invaluable contribution to the 'criminology of the corporation'" - Professor Hazel Croall, Glasgow Caledonian...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-06-24
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Where are we at with studies of Body & Society? What are the key accomplishments in the field? This book provides the clearest and most comprehensive account of work in this area to date.
Based on a novel theory of action it surveys the terrain by arguing that human...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-06-18
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The most comprehensive book yet on this unique art form. Whether flaunted or hidden, sought as art or curiosity, the tatoo has left its mark on generations. From its beginnings as a pagan ornament to today's popular body art, this book takes an intriguing look at the...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2008-06-03
ePub
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The Knowledge Creation Potential of Management Consulting interprets management consulting from a knowledge perspective, and proposes a general conceptual framework for investigating and interpreting that potential. To begin with, the main dynamics of change that...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-06-02
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Visual Culture Studies presents 13 engaging and detailed interviews with some of the most influential intellectuals working today on the objects, subjects, media and environments of visual culture.
Exploring historical and theoretical questions of vision, the visual...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-06-02
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Exploring the vital connection between motherhood and social change, The Maternal Is Political features more than 40 powerful, hard-hitting literary essays by women who are striving to make the world a better place for children and families—both their own and...
Editeur :
Seal Press
Parution :
2008-05-27
ePub
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With escalating healthcare costs, changes to the regulatory control on pharmaceutical industries and the inevitable adjustments made in policies and investment in healthcare there is enormous interest in the commercial as well as the scientific aspects of today's...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-05-22
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`This is an exciting and valuable book. In considering the role and importance of cultural competence in professional practice with diverse populations, it provides a refreshing and much needed approach to social work theory and practice' - Kwame Owusu-Bempah, Reader in...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-05-21
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Informal Learning in Youth Work offers fresh perspectives on all aspects of informal education in the youth work setting. Designed to develop the reader's knowledge and skills, this comprehensive textbook explores key issues such as communication, power relations,...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
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2008-05-21
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An invaluable resource for all social workers in practice with children and families, this book examines key issues such as child protection, family support, care planning, adoption and case preparation for court. With illustrative case studies throughout, the text is...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-05-18
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Advances in Mixed Methods Research provides an essential introduction to the fast-growing field of mixed methods research. Bergman's book examines the current state of mixed-methods research, exploring exciting new ways of conceptualizing and conducting empirical...
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SAGE Publications Ltd
Parution :
2008-05-06
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This highly original, thought-provoking book – written by a pioneer of communication studies – is the first to analyze the post 9/11 world in terms of global media and popular culture. Written in an engaging and candid manner by a leading expert in this field ...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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-10%
101,95€
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Critical Trajectories: Culture, Society, Intellectuals brings together for the first time writings from one of the leading figures in cultural studies -- Tony Bennett. The selections in the volume span the period from the late 1970s to the present, representing issues...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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-62%
95,95€
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A special edition of Child & Family Social Work focusing on the lives and circumstances of refugee and asylum seeking children and families in several countries - Australia, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom. Predominantly focusing on unaccompanied or separated...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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37,95€
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Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring - and certainly the most sociological - of all social psychologies. In this landmark work, Norman K. Denzin traces its tortured history from its roots in American pragmatism to its present-day encounter with...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
Collection :
Twentieth Century Social Theory
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45,95€
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This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets in Silicon Valley. It provides an original and insightful analysis of flexible labor including growing volatility in work...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
Collection :
Information Age Series
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125,95€
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The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together thirty-eight original essays covering the wide inter-disciplinary field of political sociology. Represents the most comprehensive overview available in the field of political sociology Covers traditional...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
Collection :
Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology
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-10%
180,95€
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This book offers a fresh perspective on the controversial topic of criminal and antisocial behavior. It synthesizes findings from behavioral and population genetics, evolutionary biology and criminology and presents the latest findings in twin studies, adoption cohort...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-04-30
Collection :
Novartis Foundation Symposia
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Plunder examines the dark side of the Rule of Law and explores how it has been used as a powerful political weapon by Western countries in order to legitimize plunder – the practice of violent extraction by stronger political actors victimizing weaker ones. Challenges...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-04-30
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91,95€
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