'An excellent introduction to social work with children and families. It links practice with legislation and highlights relevant research findings'. - Mr Dan Burrows, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Easy to use, understand and put into practice, this book will answer all your students' questions on the nursing research process.

With expanded coverage of Fleck and a new section on 'Transformations of the Medical Profession', this updated Third Edition provides students with a sociologically-focussed and theoretically informed introduction

Includes most organized discussion of mass media culture, the meaning of leisure, and anomie in affluent society.

This book provides an introduction to community-based ethnography and other applied approaches to conducting qualitative research. It offers both a background in related theory and research, as well as hands-on activities and step-by-step guidelines.

Built on a foundation of nearly 1,200 references, this is a highly readable text that shows how organizational theory and behaviour can be applied to improve the operations, leadership, and management of law enforcement in the US.

Offers an introduction to the study of consumerism and consumption from a sociological perspective. The author examines what we buy, how and where we consume, the meanings attached to the things we purchase, and the social forces that enable and constrain consumer behavior.

Continually praised for its conversational tone, personal examples, and helpful pedagogical tools, this book is organized around the modern ideas of progress, knowledge, and democracy.

Identifying and addressing all of the challenges and opportunities posed when doing small-scale applied workplace-based research, this practical and applied guide provides readers with all they need to be able to deliver successful, impactful research projects.

Providing a full introduction to all the theory and skills needed to work across the range of helping professions, this book introduces students to the three core approaches of counselling, coaching and mentoring, and shows how they work across a variety of settings, including therapy, teaching, social work and nursing.