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Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Total Pages: 1676
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
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National Library of Medicine Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 1184
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPoverty
Author: Paul Spicker
Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 2013-07-04
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 1848137540
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis second edition of this highly-successful glossary provides an exhaustive and authoritative guide to over 200 technical terms used in contemporary scholarly research on poverty. It seeks to make researchers, students and policy makers aware of the multi-dimensional and complex nature of this social condition. This revised edition includes a range of new entries to keep pace with an expanding field of discourse, an extended set of references, and further perspectives from developing countries. A particular effort has been made to incorporate non-Western approaches and concepts.
The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia
Author: Ian McAllister
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-08-07
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 9781139440479
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 2003, The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia is a high-quality reference on significant research in Australian social sciences. The book is divided into three main sections, covering the central areas of the social sciences-economics, political science and sociology. Each section examines the significant research in the field, placing it within the context of broader debates about the nature of the social sciences and the ways in which institutional changes have shaped how they are defined, taught and researched.
Where it Hurts
Author: Cherry Russell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-07-05
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1040050638
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1986, Where it hurts provides a straightforward and accessible introduction to sociology for beginning students. In dealing with key areas of sociology (such as class, gender, race and ethnicity, age, work, and the state) and grounding theory and concepts in real issues, it demonstrates how sociology works in a specific application- the social history of health and health care. Students for whom sociology is part of a health or welfare-related course will find this a lively and thought-provoking text. But in its style and content, it responds equally well to the demands of all beginning students in sociology for a clear and relevant introduction to the critical tradition.
Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism
Author: John Offer
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2017-10-31
Total Pages: 521
ISBN-13: 144733535X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRobert Pinker has written extensively on social policy matters since the early 1960s. His distinct approach to understanding concepts such as welfare pluralism is of particular relevance today as welfare pluralism remains an essential component of the policy mix, giving people access to a greater range and diversity of statutory, voluntary, and private sector services than unitary models of welfare provide. Social Policy and Welfare Pluralism presents the first collection of Robert Pinker’s essays in one edited volume. It includes essays on the ways in which welfare theories and ideologies and public expectations have influenced and shaped the political processes of policy making. Other essays focus on clarifying some of the key concepts that underpin the study of social policy. Pinker also reviews the extent to which the United Kingdom has succeeded in creating a ‘policy mix’ in which normative compromises are negotiated between the claims of market individualism and public sector collectivism. The concluding chapter by Robert Pinker reviews the prospects for social policy in the UK over the next five years.
Women in the Middle
Author: Elaine M. Brody
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Published: 2006-03-16
Total Pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780826163820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDaughters are the main caregivers to elderly disabled parents, most often in their middle years, and are caught in the middle of multiple competing demands on their time and energy. Dr. Brody revisits this phenomenon in this updated edition of her groundbreaking work.
Assets and the Poor
Author: Michael Sherraden
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-09-16
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 1315288354
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work proposes a new approach to welfare: a social policy that goes beyond simple income maintenance to foster individual initiative and self-sufficiency. It argues for an asset-based policy that would create a system of saving incentives through individual development accounts (IDAs) for specific purposes, such as college education, homeownership, self-employment and retirement security. In this way, low-income Americans could gain the same opportunities that middle- and upper-income citizens have to plan ahead, set aside savings and invest in a more secure future.
Intercultural Variation in Family Research and Theory
Author: Roma S Hanks
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-05-12
Total Pages: 386
ISBN-13: 1135908184
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntercultural Variation in Family Research and Theory sets forth 23 critical reviews in a 2-volume set that document the development of family research and theory in various societies around the world. Focusing on modern research while drawing on the historical roots of theoretical and methodological approaches employed in the study of family, this collection not only increases your knowledge about the status of family research in various countries, but also inspires cross-national research among researchers and scholars. The societies being studied have been grouped by region: Volume I contains the set’s Introduction and contributions from the Far East, the Baltic region, Australia, and South Africa. Volume II covers the Middle East, Western Europe, Scandinavia, and also includes the Index. The materials in these two volumes are the result of the charge given to scholars of 23 societies to review the development of family theory and research in their homelands. Their obligation was to provide an analytic report telling a story from their perspective of reality. The book’s editors now present some of the commonality of experiences and trends of the researchers and interpret country differences and similarities from their writings. Intercultural Variation in Family Research and Theory holds numerous suggestions for your investigations into the family field. You’ll find that the set adds to the body of knowledge on comparative family analysis and raises concerns and issues for future research. The questions anddressed in this book include: how gender of the investigator influences choice of research topics how funding sources shape the research agenda what influence a researcher’s career trajectory has on research topics, methods, and procedures why psychological and sociological frameworks and methodologies are commonly used in family research how political policy influences and dictates theory development and research what to do about the multitude of new questions that inevitably arise from such intercultural research
Beveridge and voluntary action in Britain and the wider British world
Author: Melanie Oppenheimer
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2024-06-04
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 152618401X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe relationship between the state and the voluntary sector has changed significantly since 1948 when Beveridge’s major report, Voluntary Action, was first published. Sixty years later, a group of historians analyse and reassess the impact of Beveridge’s ideas about voluntary action for social advance in this timely volume. Using examples from the UK, Australasia and Canada, this book clearly articulates the importance and significance of Beveridge's ideas on voluntary action within an international context. With the emphasis of governments on the importance of the voluntary or 'third sector' and the development of policies and practices to enhance social capital, build civil society and engage communities, this book will be invaluable for those interested in how the third sector has evolved over time. It will be of interest to historians, social policy researchers, political theorists, economists and educationalists.
