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  • Biographical Life Course Research

    Studying the Biography-History Dynamic

    by Ann Nilsen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This open access book explores an approach that connects individual and societal processes throughout history and shifting trends in sociological perspectives, influenced by C. Wright Mills’ theories of time and temporality. It traces its origins from American pragmatist thought and Chicago qualitative sociology in the early 20th century to the revival of biographical research in European and ... Read more

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  • Adults in Play with Children

    Edited by Niklas Pramling, Ann Farrell, Cecilia Wallerstedt, Malin Nilsen ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This is an Open access book.This work addresses the presence and participation of adults in play with children. Rather than discussing this issue on ideological ground, the international contributions build on empirical data and report research conducted in many different contexts and settings around the world. Responding to the many forms it takes, play is defined from different theoretical ... Read more

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  • Transitions to Adulthood Through Recession

    Youth and Inequality in a European Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Sarah Irwin, Ann Nilsen ...
    Series series
    Long-running trends towards increasing inequality between the rich and poor across Europe have been exacerbated by the 2008 global financial crisis and its aftermath. As employment opportunities for young people diminish and as the welfare state is pulled back, pathways to adulthood change and become more difficult to navigate.Transitions to Adulthood Through Recession consists of a collection of ... Read more

    $78.99 CAD

  • Institutional Ethnography in the Nordic Region

    Edited by Rebecca W. B. Lund, Ann Christin E. Nilsen ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Research Methods
    Developed in response to the theoretically driven mainstream sociology, institutional ethnography starts from people’s everyday experiences, and works from there to discover how the social is organized. Starting from experience is a central step in challenging taken-for-granted assumptions and relations of power, whilst responding critically to the neoliberal cost-benefit ideology that has come to ... Read more

    $88.99 CAD

  • Community Social Labs and Social Work

    Bridging Gaps Between Universities and Communities to Solve Social Problems

    Edited by Janestic Mwende Twikirize, Ann Christin E. Nilsen ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Social Work
    This book introduces an innovative, experiential and participatory approach to social work education and community transformation. Community Social Labs (CSL) is systematically presented as both an epistemological framework and methodology for co-creating locally grounded solutions to problems that confront communities in the global south.With a focus on empirical experiences from Uganda, Rwanda, ... Read more

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  • Young Europeans, Work and Family

    Edited by Julia Brannen, Susan Lewis, Anne Nilsen ...
    Series series Studies in European Sociology
    Based on qualitative research carried out with young people aged from 18 to 30 in five European countries, Young Europeans, Work and Family examines young people's pathways to adulthood, and their perspectives on their future work and family lives.This enlightening book investigates young people from a range of social classes and at various phases in their life: in training, in higher education, ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • Teaching Social Work

    International Perspectives on Co-Creating the Curriculum

    by Ksenija Napan, Angela Rosignoli, Bojana Mesec, Liljana Rihter, Shibilshad Pottengal, Charles Kalinganire, Eric Awich Ochen, Janestic Twikirize, Zena Mnasi Mabeyo, Ann Christin Eklund Nilsen, Shorena Sadzaglishvili, Rusudan Asatiani, Teona Gotsiridze, Clara Grech-Santi, Rubén González-Rodríguez, Paula Frieiro, Alexo Breogán Rioboó-Lois, Adi Fahrudin, Sarah Fraser, Rehia Whaanga, Emanuela Fato, Giuseppina Parisi, Paula Sousa, Meng Liu, Kai Zhu, Yulian Zhang, Xianmi Wang, Ying Li, Jinfeng Xu, Jaryd Stobaus, Chloe Dillon, Annie Townsend, Emily O'Donnell ...
    The challenge of standardising social work education remains a much-discussed but under-documented issue, particularly in developing and less-developed countries. Existing literature often emphasises the need for student-centred learning but lacks a comprehensive examination of how students can shape curricula, lesson plans and teaching methods in cooperation with educators.This edited volume ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

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    by Spicker, Paul ...
    Social Policy: Themes and approaches is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, providing a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject while developing critical awareness of problems, ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • AQA Sociology for A-level Book 1

    by David Bown, Laura Pountney, Tomislav Maric ...
    Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Build students' understanding with this concept-driven approach to the 2015 AQA A-level Sociology specification, written by a team of leading subject authors and approved by AQA.- Develop the knowledge required to master Year 1 topics with clear a... ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Education and Poverty in Affluent Countries

    Edited by Carlo Raffo, Alan Dyson, Helen Gunter, Dave Hall, Lisa Jones, Afroditi Kalambouka ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Education
    For the first time, researchers, policymakers and practitioners across the world will have access to a comprehensive mapping of research evidence and policy strategies about education and poverty in affluent countries. Although there is widespread agreement that poverty and poor educational outcomes are related, there are competing explanations as to why that should be the case. This is a major ... Read more

    $98.99 CAD

  • Analysing Families

    Morality and Rationality in Policy and Practice

    Edited by Alan Carling, Simon Duncan, Rosalind Edwards ...
    While the family and its role continues to be a key topic in social and government policy, much of the literature is concerned with describing the dramatic changes that are taking place. By contrast, Analysing Families directly addresses the social processes responsible for these changes - how social policy interacts with what families actually do. Topics covered include:* the relationship between ... Read more

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  • Critical Geographies of Childhood and Youth

    Contemporary Policy and Practice

    Edited by Peter Kraftl, John Horton, Faith Tucker ...
    This original book explores the importance of geographical processes for policies and professional practices related to childhood and youth. Contributors from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds explore how concepts such as place, scale, mobility and boundary-making are important for policies and practices in diverse contexts. Chapters present both comprehensive cutting-edge academic research ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD