Dit boek wil studenten en onderzoekers een overzicht geven van wat kwalitatieve onderzoeksbenaderingen te bieden hebben en hoe onderzoek vanuit een kwalitatieve benadering opgezet en uitgevoerd kan worden. De invalshoek van het boek is praktijkgeoriënteerd met een speciale aandacht voor startende onderzoekers en studenten. De theoretische benadering van de onderwerpen wordt afgewisseld met voorbeelden uit gepubliceerd werk en materiaal uit de dagelijkse onderzoekspraktijk. De voorbeelden zij...

Waarom is professionalisering van belang voor sociaal werk? Wat is professioneel kapitaal en welke benaderingen van professionalisering zijn er? Het beroep van sociaal werkers ontwikkelt zich continue. Zo wordt verwacht dat zij meer interdisciplinair samenwerken met andere professionals en aandacht hebben voor de digitalisering van de samenleving. Ook krijgen ze te maken met vrijwilligers en burgerinitiatieven. Deze ontwikkelingen zetten de vragen over professionalisering van het sociaal werk...

The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing aspects of cultural anthropology to students, features a series of revisions, updates, and new material. * Offers a refreshing alternative to introductory anthropology texts by challenging students to think in new ways and apply cultural learnings to their own lives * Chapters explore key anthropological concepts of human culture including: language, ...

The fully updated third edition of this bestselling book offers a radical approach to community development. Building on the theories of Gramsci and Freire, new ideas are introduced which offer an inspiring approach to practice for all those committed to social and environmental justice. Neoliberalism has created a dangerous escalation of economic inequalities with inevitable environmental consequences.

Practice needs to be informed by analyses of power, and links are made using international...

Accessible graduate text and scholarly resource, revised and updated: 30% new material includes new genres (slam poetry, comics/graphic novels, installation art, and others), new exemplars, guidance on research design, and tips for getting started. *Well-known author uses nontechnical language for an interdisciplinary audience; competing titles are discipline-specific or more advanced.

The only book on ABR to cover all eight arts genres (narrative inquiry, fiction-based research, poetry, mus...

Queer in Europe takes stock of the intellectual and social status and treatment of queer in the New Europe of the twenty-first century, addressing the ways in which the Anglo-American term and concept 'queer' is adapted in different national contexts, where it takes on subtly different overtones, determined by local political specificities and intellectual traditions. Bringing together contributions by carefully chosen experts, this book explores key aspects of queer in a range of European na...

Now in its sixth edition, Persuasion: Social Influence and Compliance Gaining continues to boast an accessible voice and vibrant aesthetic that appeals to undergraduate students of communication, psychology, advertising, and marketing. In addition to presenting established theories and models, this text encourages students to develop and apply general conclusions about persuasion in real-world settings. Along the way, students are introduced to the practice of social influence in an array of ...

The fifth edition of this approachable text draws on both academic and applied perspectives to offer a lively critique of contemporary advertising's effects on American character and culture. Berger explains how advertising works by employing a psycho-cultural approach, encouraging readers to think about advertisements and commercials in more analytical and profound ways. Among the topics he addresses are the role of brands, the problem of self-alienation, and how both relate to consumption.

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Presented in a unique and easy-to-use dictionary format, this practical guide will help students and practitioners understand and apply the principles of effective communication.

Now in its seventh edition, this essential text continues to provide students with a comprehensive yet accessible overview of the study and practice of persuasive communication. Attuned to the swift changes in the world of persuasion in the twenty-first century, this book covers how theories and research illuminate and adapt to our present digital era, with continued attention to ethical implications and today's big topics. This new edition features updated definitions of key terms in the fie...