Welcome to Social Theory is exactly what students want: a lucid and engaging introduction to social theory that carefully uses images, examples and quotations to illustrate new ways of examining contemporary social life.

As one of the few teaching books that looks at fieldwork in the broadest of contexts, this book provides a strong foundation in the fundamentals of fieldwork within social research. It not only teaches theory but puts into practice planning, designing, conducting and sharing social research.Â

Part of the New Approaches to Sociology series, Social Inequalities is a relevant and valuable exploration of how we see the world through a decolonised lens, offering a critical re-reading of traditional approaches to understanding social inequalities.

Written specifically to support those undertaking practice educator awards that meet the staged requirements of the Practice Educator Professional Standards, this book will provide invaluable guidance and support to social workers who are new to a practice education role.

Written for the undergraduate and graduate future practitioner, Correctional Counseling, Treatment, and Rehabilitation will provide an overview of how counseling exists within the correctional environment, both in institutional settings and community-based settings.

Gebiedsgebonden politie (GGP) kent een rijke traditie en vormt volgens velen het fundament van het Nederlandse politiemodel. In zijn lectorale rede laat Teun Meurs zien dat een gebiedsgebonden politiefilosofie echter geen vanzelfsprekendheid is. Sinds haar introductie in de jaren zestig van de vorige eeuw kent GGP een betwiste geschiedenis. En ook binnen de Nationale Politie is er sprake van dubbele signalen, waarbij de papieren wenselijkheid niet strookt met de soms schrale situaties in de b...

Criminal justice is primarily designed to serve the public interest in relation to criminal acts. Restorative justice is designed to address the harmrelated needs of individuals in the aftermath of wrongdoing. These distinct aims require such different processes and priorities that any attempt to integrate restorative justice within the criminal justice system will almost invariably undermine the quality and effectiveness of both. In this book, the author argues that the optimal relationship ...

A gripping ride into the uncanny mirror world of our polarised culture, from the international bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine

What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired a double? Someone almost like you, and yet not you at all?

When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but had radically different, harmful views, was getting chronically mistaken for her, it seemed too ridiculous to take seriously. Then suddenly it wasn't. She started to find he...

Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration serves as a point-of-departure for productive conversations and questions about gender and as a resource for exploring answers to many of those questions.

Er zijn verschillende aanwijzingen dat we als samenleving steeds meer in de war van verwarring zijn. Niet alleen het aantal meldingen van verwarde personen wijst daarop, ook meer in het algemeen groeit de intolerantie voor onzekerheid, onduidelijkheid, onbegrip en gebrek aan grip. Als er toch één discipline is waarvan men mag verwachten dat die om kan gaan met verwarring, dan is het wel de forensische psychiatrie. En toch...