Children: Rights and Childhood is widely regarded as the first book to offer a detailed philosophical examination of children's rights. This fully revised and updated edition is ideal reading for advanced studies across Philosophy, Social Work, Law, Childhood Studies, Politics, and Social Policy.

The contributions to this volume capture the thrill of current work on social influence, as well as providing a tutorial on the scientific and technical aspects of this research. The volume teaches the student to:Learn how to conduct lab, field and case research on social influence through example by leading researchersFind out about the latest discoveries including the status of research on social influence tactics, dissonance theory, conformity, and resistance to influenceDiscover how seemi...

As an interdisciplinary area of research, translation studies attracts students and scholars with a wide range of backgrounds, who then need to face the challenge of accounting for a complex object of enquiry that does not adapt itself well to traditional methods in other fields of investigation. This book addresses the needs of such scholars – whether they are students doing research at postgraduate level or more experienced researchers who want to familiarize themselves with methods ...

Das Große Deutsche Sprachdiplom leicht gemachtMit Erfolg zum Goethe-Zertifikat C2: GDSgezielte Vorbereitung auf das Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplomfür Ihren Deutschkurs und für Selbstlernende Das Übungs- und Testbuch enthält:eine ausführliche Vorstellung der Prüfungein Schritt-für-Schritt-Trainingsprogramm zu jedem Testmodulzwei komplette Modelltests zur Prüfungssimulationhilfreiche Tipps und LösungsstrategienLösungen zur SelbstkontrolleTranskriptionen der Hör...

Offers an introduction to sociology text that applies and relates key sociological concepts and theories to the forces of globalization-forces shaping virtually every aspect of daily life. This book discusses forces such as social robotics, social relationships in the digital age , mass surveillance and the industrial food system.

Third edition of Chukyu kara manabu nihongo: Temabetsu, a book geared towards teaching through themes. The focus of this type of methodology is to present a universal subject that appeals to students' interests. Together with the teacher, the students discuss and express their opinions on the subject. The book provides the elements needed to prepare a speech, such as a text of 500 - 900 words, vocabulary, specific expressions, etc. This book is aimed at intermediate level students. The book h...

Aviation networks play a critical role in the success of today’s airlines and airports. This book provides insight on all aspects of modern network strategies and structures, ranging from market research to hub design, operations, organization, alliances, benchmarking, and antitrust issues. Considering both the airline and the airport perspectives, the book explains the economics of connectivity or productivity-driven hub structures through basic mathematics, which helps the reader to compr...