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A Problem in Modern Ethics - Being an Inquiry Into the Phenomenon of Sexual (Hardcover): John Addington Symonds A Problem in Modern Ethics - Being an Inquiry Into the Phenomenon of Sexual (Hardcover)
John Addington Symonds
R778 Discovery Miles 7 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Thriving Giver - 7 Principles for health professionals and caregivers to enhance self-care and prevent burnout (Paperback):... The Thriving Giver - 7 Principles for health professionals and caregivers to enhance self-care and prevent burnout (Paperback)
Sarah Kuipers
R395 R283 Discovery Miles 2 830 Save R112 (28%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

***BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2022 SHORTLISTED TITLE*** "I cannot recommend this book highly enough." - Dr. Sarah Eagger, consultant psychiatrist Give yourself the kind of care you give others and create a personalized toolkit of simple and effective strategies to master stress and revitalise your life. Whether you are a health or care professional, informal caregiver, therapist, or simply a people-pleaser who ignores their own needs, Sarah Kuipers invites you to take a fresh approach to stress by helping you unearth the roots of poor self-care, and guiding you step by step to create a life that nurtures you, emotionally, physically and spiritually. Only when you thrive can you give of your best to the world each day. Discover 7 powerful principles that will help you: Create supportive beliefs around your own worth Gain a greater understanding of your risk factors Transform your thoughts and emotions Calm your anxiety Become more assertive Replenish your energy Nourish your spirit "This brilliant book... should be required reading for all caring professionals." - Dr. Jane Buckle, former nurse and lecturer for healthcare professionals SARAH KUIPERS ran a successful practice for over 20 years as a single mother, before burning out. Since completing a Masters in Research on stress and burnout she has facilitated numerous courses in personal development and stress management for medical students.

A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs - Utilization, Satisfaction, and Development (Paperback): Rhonda J. V Montgomery A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs - Utilization, Satisfaction, and Development (Paperback)
Rhonda J. V Montgomery
R1,007 Discovery Miles 10 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Explore new frontiers in Alzheimer's support systems! When Congress authorized the Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States program in 1990, no one knew how effective the program would prove to be. A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs provides you with results of the first major evaluation of ADDGS programs. Across the country, groups were able to develop specialized programs that reached traditionally underserved clients. A byproduct of many of the ADDGS programs was that they helped strengthen ties between communities and agencies, improving social services for both caregivers and people with Alzheimer's. A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs examines: the profile of the average respite care user different challenges faced by urban and rural clientele how culture and ethnicity influence health care decisions ways to involve communities in respite care how understanding patterns of use makes for better program design and implementation A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs provides you with detailed analyses of a variety of successful support service plans, including mobile day care, Latino-specific outreach, traveling dementia evaluation teams, and programs designed for people who live alone. You'll also read about the importance of complementing family caregivers instead of substituting for them. Throughout, helpful tables make the results of ADDGS programs clear. It is estimated that Alzheimer's will affect up to 14 million Americans by the year 2050. A New Look at Community-Based Respite Programs contains vital knowledge that you can act on now to help lay the foundations for a better future.

Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America (Hardcover, New): Bruce A. Chadwick, Tim B. Heaton Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America (Hardcover, New)
Bruce A. Chadwick, Tim B. Heaton
R2,891 Discovery Miles 28 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As the first complete portrait of U.S. adolescents, this resource provides information long needed by researchers working in this critical field of study. The handbook includes a wide variety of information about American adolescents, aged 12 to 21, who must deal with societal and cultural pressures unique to their generation. The extensive collection of data contained in this definitive resource will give readers the information they need to accurately assess the status of adolescents in America today.

Long-Term Care in the 21st Century - Perspectives from Around the Asia-Pacific Rim (Paperback): Iris Chi Long-Term Care in the 21st Century - Perspectives from Around the Asia-Pacific Rim (Paperback)
Iris Chi
R1,534 Discovery Miles 15 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Who pays for long-term care? Discover the unique approaches of seven countries around the Pacific Rim!Long-Term Care in the Twenty-First Century discusses policies and programs for long-term care in seven countries around the Asia-Pacific Rim: the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Each country is covered in two chapters, one to examine the philosophy and values that underlie its approaches to long-term care, the second to discuss its systems of service delivery. These thoughtful analyses, backed up with facts and figures, explain program successes and failures in the context of demographic and social trends and with reference to the differing political systems across the region. Its breadth of perspective and insightful examination of cultural differences make Long-Term Care in the Twenty-First Century an important contribution to the international comparative study of aging. The programs in the United States, Australia, and Canada offer a fascinating contrast with the longer-established and very different programs in the Asian countries, including Japan, the world's oldest country.Long-Term Care in the Twenty-First Century provides practical information on essential gerontological issues for each country, including: financing arrangements development of client classification systems case management in both residential and community-based systems key source documents, references, and Web sites political and cultural influences home-based and family caregivingThis valuable book provides a critical record of developments in the current transition period. This multicultural perspective contributes a chance for all countries to learn from the experience of others in dealing with a problem that is increasingly important as the world population ages. Long-Term Care in the Twenty-First Century is an essential resource for scholars, service providers, policymakers, and anyone concerned with care of the aged, not only in Pacific Rim countries but around the world.

Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough (Hardcover): Mark Bovens, Will Tiemeijer, Anne-Greet Keizer Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough (Hardcover)
Mark Bovens, Will Tiemeijer, Anne-Greet Keizer
R1,377 Discovery Miles 13 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Children, Family and the State - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover): Rob Creasy, Fiona Corby Children, Family and the State - A Critical Introduction (Hardcover)
Rob Creasy, Fiona Corby
R2,069 Discovery Miles 20 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For anyone studying childhood or families a consideration of the state may not always seem obvious, yet a good critical knowledge of politics, social policy and social theory is vital to understanding their impacts upon families' everyday lives. Accessibly written and assuming no prior understanding, it shows how key concepts, including vulnerability, risk, resilience, safeguarding and wellbeing are socially constructed. Carefully designed to support learning, it provides students with clear guidance on how to use what they have read when writing academic assignments alongside questions designed to support the develop of critical thinking skills. Covering issues from what the family is within a multicultural society, through issues around poverty, social mobility and life-chances, this book gives students an excellent grounding in matters relating to work with children and families. It features: * 'using this chapter' sections showing how the content can be used in assignments; * tips on applying critical thinking to books and articles - and how to make use of such thinking in essays; * further reading.

Poor Health - Social Inequality before and after the Black Report (Hardcover): Virginia Berridge, Stuart Blume Poor Health - Social Inequality before and after the Black Report (Hardcover)
Virginia Berridge, Stuart Blume
R2,853 Discovery Miles 28 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The 1980 Black Report by Sir Douglas Black has kept health inequalities at the forefront of the public health agenda. This volume explores the history and development of studies and concern over health inequalities especially in relation to the 1980 report.

The Israeli Third Sector - Between Welfare State and Civil Society (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Benjamin Gidron, Michal Bar, Hagai... The Israeli Third Sector - Between Welfare State and Civil Society (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Benjamin Gidron, Michal Bar, Hagai Katz
R2,995 Discovery Miles 29 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents the economic, historical, legal and policy dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector in Israel with a focus on its contribution to the Welfare State and civil society. It then analyzes those findings in the context of major theoretical frameworks of the sector.

The Principles of Policing (Hardcover): M. Pike The Principles of Policing (Hardcover)
M. Pike
R2,856 Discovery Miles 28 560 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Understanding Human Races - The Restoration of the lost African Race and the Final Solution to the Problems of Humanity... Understanding Human Races - The Restoration of the lost African Race and the Final Solution to the Problems of Humanity (Hardcover)
Donald E. Mbosowo
R841 Discovery Miles 8 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Welfare, Poverty and Development in Latin America (Hardcover): Christopher Abel, Colin M. Lewis Welfare, Poverty and Development in Latin America (Hardcover)
Christopher Abel, Colin M. Lewis
R4,387 Discovery Miles 43 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Analyzing the social consequences of recent development strategies in Latin America, this volume introduces readers to official strategies, private initiatives and individual responses to issues of welfare and poverty during the 20th century. These issues are addressed from several disciplines, using conventional economic data to interpret social change.;An introduction is followed by a wide range of case studies, including Pinochet's Chile, the Haiti of the Duvaliers and Nicaragua under the Somocistas and Sandinistas, as well as Brazil, Mexico, the Argentine, Cuba and Columbia. Christopher Abel is co-editor with Nissa Torrents of "Jose Marti: Revolutionary Democrat".

Managing to Care (Paperback, New): Ann Dill Managing to Care (Paperback, New)
Ann Dill
R1,090 R942 Discovery Miles 9 420 Save R148 (14%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The point of departure for "Managing to Care" is widespread concern that the present delivery of health and social welfare services is fragmented, uncoordinated, inefficient, costly, wasteful, and ultimately detrimental to clients' health and wellbeing. Dill traces the evolution of case management from its start as a tool for integrating services on the level of the individual client to its current role as a force behind the most significant trends in health care. Those trends include the entrenchment of bureaucracy, the challenges of once dominant professions, and the rise of corporate control. The author's purpose in adopting this analysis is to invite further scrutiny of the case management profession, and at the same time to identify new possibilities for its application. This volume brings together thoughts developed over many years of observing and participating in case management programs. It provides a multilayered perspective of case management, showing linkages among its social and historical contexts and the ways it is practiced today in diverse service settings. The author emerged convinced about the essential need for care coordination, and that present ways of providing care can work against our highest objectives in doing so. The paradoxes and contraindications embedded in case management practice became a major theme of the book. "Managing to Care" is highly critical of the ways case management has come to absorb and reflect the organizational flaws of the very service systems it was intended to reform. Too often management of the case comes to dominate care. The author does not call for a rejection of professional systems in favor of a resurrected informal community. While much can and should be done to strengthen our ties to one another, there will always be people whose problems require more expert help. Dill argues here that case management can provide such help, and provide it well, but only if it is grounded in the human dimension of a caring relationship. "Ann E. P. Dill," associate professor of sociology and gender studies at Brown University, is a medical sociologist and social gerontologist. Her research examines issues affecting the long-term provision of health care and social services, both in the United States and in countries formerly part of Yugoslavia.

The Environment and Social Policy (Hardcover): Michael Cahill The Environment and Social Policy (Hardcover)
Michael Cahill
R3,969 Discovery Miles 39 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Contents:
1. Sustainability and Social Policy 2. Sustainable Development: The Policy Response 3. Local Agenda 21 4. Green Ideas 5. Environmental Health 6. Housing and Urban Development 7. Food 8. Work 9. One World

Leaving Residential Care (Hardcover): Jim Black, Paul Brearley, Penny Gutridge, Gwyneth Roberts Leaving Residential Care (Hardcover)
Jim Black, Paul Brearley, Penny Gutridge, Gwyneth Roberts
R1,672 Discovery Miles 16 720 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1982 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Management in the Social and Safety Services (Hardcover): Norman C. Hunt, W.D. Reekie Management in the Social and Safety Services (Hardcover)
Norman C. Hunt, W.D. Reekie
R5,406 Discovery Miles 54 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1974 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

The Organization from Within - A comparative study of social institutions based on a sociotherapeutic approach (Hardcover):... The Organization from Within - A comparative study of social institutions based on a sociotherapeutic approach (Hardcover)
Cyril Sofer
R5,406 Discovery Miles 54 060 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1961 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.

Evidence, Policy and Practice - Critical Perspectives in Health and Social Care (Hardcover, New): Evidence, Policy and Practice - Critical Perspectives in Health and Social Care (Hardcover, New)
R2,593 Discovery Miles 25 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In many areas of the welfare state, there is a growing emphasis on 'evidence-based policy and practice.' Against this background - in health care and social care - the contributions in this book provide a hard-hitting and deliberately provocative overview of: the relationship between evidence, policy, and practice; how policy is implemented; and how research can and should influence the policy process. Written by leading analysts and researchers, the book develops an alternative view of evidence-based policy and practice and the policy-making process, suggesting a more inclusive idea of 'knowledge-based practice.'

Environmental Politics Casebook - Genetically Modified Foods (Paperback): Norman Miller Environmental Politics Casebook - Genetically Modified Foods (Paperback)
Norman Miller
R1,452 R1,224 Discovery Miles 12 240 Save R228 (16%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Environmental Politics Casebook: Genetically Modified Foods includes testimony, journal and newspaper articles, book chapters, and interest group communications such as press releases and on-line briefs, as well as other studies and reports that constitute the principal elements of the public debate on the genetic modification of food. A companion to Environmental Politics: Interest Groups, the Media, and the Making of Policy, it provides the substantive, detailed, case-in-point application for practices and principles previously discussed only in theory, keeping the basic text compact and current.

Handbook of Research on Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations (Hardcover): Lidia Oliveira, Federico... Handbook of Research on Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations (Hardcover)
Lidia Oliveira, Federico Tajariol, Liliana Baptista Goncalves
R5,757 Discovery Miles 57 570 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The contemporary world is characterized by the massive use of digital communication platforms and services that allow people to stay in touch with each other and their organizations. On the other hand, it is also a world with great challenges in terms of crisis, disaster, and emergency situations of various kinds. Thus, it is crucial to understand the role of digital platforms/services in the context of crisis, disaster, and emergency situations. The Handbook of Research on Digital Services in Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations presents recent studies on crisis, disaster, and emergency situations in which digital technologies are considered as a key mediator. Featuring multi- and interdisciplinary research findings, this comprehensive reference work highlights the relevance of society's digitization and its usefulness and contribution to the different phases and types of risk scenarios. Thus, the book investigates the design of digital services that are specifically developed for use in crisis situations and examines services such as online social networks that can be used for communication purposes in emergency events. Highlighting themes that include crisis management communication, risk monitoring, digital crisis intervention, and smartphone applications, this book is of particular use to governments, institutions, corporations, and professionals who deal with crisis, disaster, and emergency scenarios, as well as researchers, academicians, and students working in fields such as communications, multimedia, sociology, political science, and engineering.

Social Inequality and Public Health (Hardcover): Salvatore J Babones Social Inequality and Public Health (Hardcover)
Salvatore J Babones
R2,795 Discovery Miles 27 950 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Public health in the early 21st century increasingly considers how social inequalities impact on individual health, moving away from the focus on how disease relates to the individual person. This 'new public health' identifies how social, economic and political factors affect the level and distribution of individual health, through their effects on individual behaviours, the social groups people belong to, the character of relationships to others and the characteristics of the societies in which people live. The rising social inequalities that can be seen in nearly every country in the world today present not just a moral danger, but a mortal danger as well."Social Inequality and Public Health" brings together the latest research findings from some of the most respected medical and social scientists in the world. It surveys four pathways to understanding the social determinants of health: differences in individual health behaviours; group advantage and disadvantage; psychosocial factors in individual health; and, healthy and unhealthy societies, shedding light on the costs and consequences of today's high-inequality social models. This exciting book brings together leaders in the field discussing their latest research and is a must-read for anyone interested in public health and social inequalities internationally.

Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Hardcover): Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu... Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Hardcover)
Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu Uusitalo
R4,429 Discovery Miles 44 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include:
* income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality
* gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes
* social security and employment policies
* financing of welfare states.
In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.

Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Paperback): Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu... Nordic Welfare States in the European Context (Paperback)
Johan Fritzell, Bjorn Hvinden, Mikko Kautto, Jon Kvist, Hannu Uusitalo
R1,830 Discovery Miles 18 300 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


This important sequel to Nordic Social Policy (Routledge 1999) compares welfare state development over the last twenty years in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden with that of Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries. Topics covered include:
* income distribution, health inequalities and gender equality
* gender policies, health and social care services and policy reaction to family changes
* social security and employment policies
* financing of welfare states.
In the context of globalisation, ageing populations, changing employment patterns and rising inequalities, Nordic Welfare States in the European Context offers an empirical analysis of welfare adaptations and a lively discussion of the historical development of European social policy. It finds a greater ambiguity regarding variation and trends than is commonly suggested. Contrary to expectation, there is little evidence of the Europeanisation of Nordic welfare states, rather the reverse. The comparable and empirical data used in this study make it a unique contribution to understanding current trends in European social policy.

Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families - Volume 2 (Hardcover): Natalie Booth, Isla Masson, Lucy... Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families - Volume 2 (Hardcover)
Natalie Booth, Isla Masson, Lucy Baldwin
R2,203 Discovery Miles 22 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Women and families within the criminal justice system (CJS) are increasingly the focus of research and this book considers the timely issues of intersectionality, violence and gender. With insights from frontline practice and from the lived experiences of women, the collection examines prison experiences in a post-COVID-19 world, domestic violence and the successes and failures of family support. A companion to the first edited collection, Critical Reflections on Women, Family, Crime and Justice, the book sheds new light on the challenges and experiences of women and families who encounter the CJS. Accessible to both academics and practitioners and with real-world policy recommendations, this collection demonstrates how positive change can be achieved.

Law and Social Policy in the Global South - Brazil, China, India, South Africa (Paperback): Ulrike Davy, Albert H.Y. Chen Law and Social Policy in the Global South - Brazil, China, India, South Africa (Paperback)
Ulrike Davy, Albert H.Y. Chen
R1,114 Discovery Miles 11 140 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In-depth study of the origins and the trajectories of the law governing social policies in the Global South: Brazil, China, India, and South Africa. Adds a new dimension to the existing accounts on welfare state building which, so far, are dominated by European narratives and by scholars with a background in sociology, political science, and development studies. Will be of interest to scholars and students as well as political actors in the fields of comparative and international social security law, human rights law, comparative constitutional law, constitutional history, law and development studies, comparative social policies, global social policies, social work, and welfare state theory.

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