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  • Researching with Young People

    An Introduction to Youth-Centred Research Methods

    Undertaking research with young people is an expanding approach within education, sociology, criminology, politics, youth work and psychology. This book introduces existing research methods such as interviews, focus groups, ethnography and creative methods, as well as covering newer methods including place-based methods, digital methods, co-production and co-authorship.Each thematic chapter is ... Read more

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  • Youth, Transitions and Social Justice

    Researching Spaces of Social Action

    Series series Spaces and Practices of Justice
    This book considers young people’s conceptions and experiences of social justice through key transitions in their lives. It examines the factors shaping and constraining young people’s actions for a fairer society in a time when real world and virtual social spaces have become fragmented.Considering questions of race, gender and class the collection includes globally diverse research perspectives, ... Read more

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  • Key Concepts in Drugs and Society

    Series series SAGE Key Concepts series
    ′This is a great resource that reflects the huge expertise of the authors. It will be welcomed by students, researchers and indeed anyone wanting critical but comprehensive coverage of key issues and trends concerning drugs and society - locally and globally, historically and today.′- Nigel South, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex′Provides informative, balanced and contextualized ... Read more

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    This book weaves together different strands of research in the area of lifelong learning that concentrates particularly on learning in alternative settings and ways, such experiential learning and informal and community learning. Drawing upon international research, the book examines how these strands of research can contribute to each other.The contributions to this book are based on material ... Read more

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  • Debates in Geography Education

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    Series series Debates in Subject Teaching
    Debates in Geography Education encourages early career teachers, experienced teachers and teacher educators to engage with and reflect on key issues, concepts and debates. It aims to enable readers to reach their own informed judgements with deeper theoretical knowledge and understanding.The second edition is fully updated in light of the latest research, policy and practice in the field, as well ... Read more

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  • Drugs without the hot air

    Making sense of legal and illegal drugs

    by David Nutt ...
    Series series without the hot air
    The dangers of illegal drugs are well known and rarely disputed, but how harmful are alcohol and tobacco by comparison?The issue of what a drug is and how we should live with them affects us all: parents, teachers, users – anyone who has taken a painkiller or drunk a glass of wine. Written by renowned psychiatrist, Professor David Nutt, Drugs without the hot air casts a refreshingly honest light ... Read more

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  • Participatory Research for Health and Social Well-Being

    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This textbook is a comprehensive guide for students interested in using participatory research to improve people’s health and well-being. It is especially designed for those working in the fields of health and social welfare who are embarking on participatory research for the first time. It covers all phases in participatory research from “getting started,” to “acting for change,” “continuing the ... Read more

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  • More Harm Than Good

    Drug Policy in Canada

    In More Harm Than Good, Carter, Boyd and MacPherson take a critical look at the current state of Canadian drug policy and raise key questions about the effects of Canada’s increasing involvement in and commitment to the “war on drugs.” A primer on Canadian drug policy, the analysis in More Harm Than Good is shaped by critical sociology and feminist perspectives on drugs and incorporates insights ... Read more

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  • Public Relations

    Concepts, Practice and Critique

    "An excellent text for encouraging students to think critically about key public relations issues. Not only does it help students to develop a deeper appreciation of public relations, it also helps them to develop valuable learning skills."- Amanda Coady, The Hague University"A typically excellent piece of work from Jacquie L′Etang. Critical of every basic concept and provocative to all students. ... Read more

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  • Youth Sociology

    Falling somewhere between childhood and adulthood, 'Youth' is a key period of transition. It can be difficult to define and make sense of this period in one's life.However it is categorised, young people face a number of challenges and issues growing up in today's world. From the pressures created by social media to the increasing precarity of employment, the major social, cultural and economic ... Read more

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  • addicted.pregnant.poor

    Series series Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography
    For the addicted, pregnant, and poor women living in daily-rent hotels in San Francisco's Mission district, life is marked by battles against drug cravings, housing debt, and potential violence. In this stunning ethnography Kelly Ray Knight presents these women in all their complex humanity and asks what kinds of futures are possible for them given their seemingly hopeless situation. During her ... Read more

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