Domestic and Family Violence: A Critical Introduction to Knowledge and Practice (Meyer Silke)(Paperback)

Domestic and Family Violence: A Critical Introduction to Knowledge and Practice (Meyer Silke)(Paperback)

Domestic and family violence (DFV) is an enduring social and public health issue of endemic proportions and global scale, with multiple and lasting consequences for those directly affected. This book tackles current debates in the field and addresses the social norms and settings that perpetuate

Social Work and Domestic Violence: Developing Critical and Reflective Practice (Laing Lesley)(Paperback)

Domestic violence affects all areas of social work. This book shows how social workers can intervene in everyday practice with victims, their families and perpetrators of domestic abuse. It provides students with knowledge of theory, research and policy to put directly in practice across a variety

Knowledge Management in Organizations: A Critical Introduction (Hislop Donald)(Paperback)

Knowledge Management in Organizations is the most comprehensive and critical textbook on the subject. Encompassing a number of perspectives - including organizational behaviour, HRM, systems, and sociocultural factors - the text introduces the concept of knowledge before examining how it can be

Family Therapy: An Introduction to Process, Practice and Theory (Reiter Michael D.)(Paperback)

Family Therapy: An Introduction to Process, Practice and Theory is a primer for students, professionals, and trainees to understand how family therapists conceptualize the problems people bring to therapy, utilize basic therapeutic skills to engage clients in the therapeutic process, and navigate

An Introduction to Criticism: Literature - Film - Culture (Ryan Michael)(Paperback)

An accessible and thorough introduction to literary theory and contemporary critical practice, this book is an essential resource for beginning students of literary criticism. Covers traditional approaches such as formalism and structuralism, as well as more recent developments in criticism such

Social Work Practice and Intellectual Disability: Working to Support Change (Bigby Christine)(Paperback)

A concise introduction to the knowledge, values and skills required for effective practice in the field of intellectual disability, this book covers the key topics including changing definitions, core tasks in working with clients and the values of participation and inclusion. Illustrated with

Home Grown - How Domestic Violence Turns Men Into Terrorists (Smith Joan)(Paperback / softback)

An urgent manifesto revealing the link between domestic violence and terrorism by seasoned journalist and human rights

Durkheim: A Critical Introduction (Allen Kieran)(Paperback)

A critical introduction to the sociology and politics of Emile

Medieval and Early Renaissance Medicine: An Introduction to Knowledge and Practice (Siraisi Nancy G.)(Paperback)

Western Europe supported a highly developed and diverse medical community in the late medieval and early Renaissance periods. In her absorbing history of this complex era in medicine, Siraisi explores the inner workings of the medical community and illustrates the connections of medicine to both

No Place for Abuse: Biblical Practical Resources to Counteract Domestic Violence (Kroeger Catherine Clark)(Paperback)

Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury and death to women worldwide. Nearly one in four women around the globe is physically or sexually abused in her lifetime, and gender violence causes more death and disability among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents or war

An Introduction to Family Therapy: Systemic Theory and Practice (Dallos Rudi)(Paperback)

The fourth edition of the bestselling An Introduction to Family Therapy provides an overview of the core concepts informing family therapy and systemic practice, covering the development of this innovative field from the 1950s to the present

Introduction to Critical Reflection and Action for Teacher Researchers (Sullivan Bernie)(Paperback)

Introduction to Critical Reflection and Action for Teacher Researchers provides crucial direction for educators looking to improve their teaching and maximise learning. While many students can grasp the basic elements of researching their practice and can write about practitioner research, some

Contested Knowledge: A Guide to Critical Theory (Phillips John)(Pevná vazba)

This is the most accessible and wide-ranging introduction to critical theory currently available. Providing a comprehensive overview of the practice, role and importance of theory across the humanities and social sciences, the book not only maps a notoriously complex area, but it also enables the

Art history: A critical introduction to its methods (Hatt Michael)(Paperback)

Art History: A critical introduction to its methods provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within art history. Offering a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism, the book provides a sense of art history's own history as a discipline from its

Critical Applied Linguistics: A Critical Re-Introduction (Pennycook Alastair)(Paperback)

Now in its second edition, this accessible guide and introduction to critical applied linguistics provides a clear overview of the problems, debates, and competing views in language education, literacy, discourse analysis, language in the workplace, translation, and other language-related domains

The Sage Handbook of Domestic Violence (Shackelford Todd K.)(Pevná vazba)

The field of Domestic Violence research has expanded considerably in the past decade and now includes work conducted by researchers in many different disciplines, notably political science, public health, law, psychology, sociology, criminology, anthropology, family studies, and medicine. The SAGE

Social Work Ethics: Politics, Principles and Practice (Clark Chris)(Paperback)

This book offers a critical introduction to professional ethics for social workers. It recognises that social work is largely a state sponsored activity and therefore poses issues in political theory. The traditional values and rules of practice ethics are explained using plentiful examples. The

International Law: A Critical Introduction (Mansell Wade)(Paperback)

This new edition provides a critical introduction to the concepts, principles and rules of international law through a consideration of contemporary international events. It examines both the possibilities and limitations of the legal method in resolving international disputes, and notes the actual

Critical Design in Context: History, Theory, and Practice (Malpass Matt)(Paperback)

Critical Design is becoming an increasingly influential discipline, affecting policy and practice in a range of fields. Matt Malpass's book is the first to introduce critical design as a field, providing a history of the discipline, outlining its key influences, theories and approaches, and

The Noisy Classroom: Developing Debate and Critical Oracy in Schools (Newman Debbie)(Paperback)

Debate and critical oracy allow students to deepen their knowledge and understanding of academic subjects while simultaneously developing their communication and critical thinking skills, which can be hugely effective in increasing attainment. This book, written by an experienced teacher and

Damned Whores and God's Police (Summers Anne)(Paperback)

Sexual harassment, domestic violence and date rape had not been named, although they certainly existed, when Damned Whores and God's Police was first published in 1975. That was before the Sex Discrimination Act of 1984 and before large numbers of women became visible in employment, in politics and

Promoting Health: Knowledge and Practice (Katz Jeanne)(Paperback)

Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in health promotion practice, policy and research, this book is a core text for the Open University course K301: 'Promoting Health: Skills, Perspectives and Practice'. It will be of continued interest to all those committed to promoting health,

An Introduction to Religion and Politics: Theory and Practice (Fox Jonathan)(Paperback)

A Beginner's Guide to Critical Thinking and Writing in Health and Social Care (Aveyard Helen)(Paperback)

A practical introduction to the skills of critical appraisal and writing in