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Choices and Constraints in Family Life 2e

by Maureen Baker ...

Designed specifically for sociology of the family courses, this text examines the choices and constraints placed on individuals, relationships, and marriages in light of both family circumstances and societal expectations. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws on the latest research in sociology, psychology, anthropology, and social history, the author explores emerging patterns in family ... Read more

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Designed specifically for sociology of the family courses, this text examines the choices and constraints placed on individuals, relationships, and marriages in light of both family circumstances and societal expectations. Using an interdisciplinary approach that draws on the latest research in sociology, psychology, anthropology, and social history, the author explores emerging patterns in family
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Families, Labour and Love

Family diversity in a changing world

by Maureen Baker ...

We think of our family life as very personal, but in fact it is shaped by influences well beyond our control. Families, Labour and Love identifies the ways in which family and personal life in three 'settler' societies - Australia, New Zealand and Canada - has been shaped by colonisation, immigration, globalisation, demographic changes, law and policy.Baker shows that these three countries, each a ... Read more

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We think of our family life as very personal, but in fact it is shaped by influences well beyond our control. Families, Labour and Love identifies the ways in which family and personal life in three 'settler' societies - Australia, New Zealand and Canada - has been shaped by colonisation, immigration, globalisation, demographic changes, law and policy.Baker shows that these three countries, each a
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Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges - E-Book

Concepts and Challenges

Edited by Beth Black, Maureen J. Baker ...

**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Fundamentals**Learn what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 11th Edition, equips you with the latest professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text provides insight into the current state of the ... Read more

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**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles in Fundamentals**Learn what it means to be a professional nurse — the history, values and standards, and commitment to lifelong learning. Professional Nursing: Concepts & Challenges, 11th Edition, equips you with the latest professional nursing practices to positively impact your career. This easy-to-read text provides insight into the current state of the
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Murder International

Ten Classic Full-Cast BBC Radio Crime Dramas

by Guy de Maupassant, Francis King, Alexander Pushkin, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, H. G. Wells, Julian Symonds, Wilkie Collins, Honoré De Balzac, W. Somerset Maugham, Stacy Aumonier ...

Narrated by Dennis Quilley, George Cole, Joss Ackland, Michael Denison, Christopher Cazenove, Maureen O'Brien, George Baker, Full Cast ...

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4 hours 47 min

Ten vintage dramas on the theme of murder, written by internationally recognised authors and set across the globe‘Murder is murder, anywhere in the world. The taking of life, the most terrible crime a human being can commit, is the same in any language, whether it springs from vengeance, greed, hate, love or whatever...’Conceived by BBC World Service producer Derek Hoddinott, the 1976 anthology ... Read more

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Ten vintage dramas on the theme of murder, written by internationally recognised authors and set across the globe‘Murder is murder, anywhere in the world. The taking of life, the most terrible crime a human being can commit, is the same in any language, whether it springs from vengeance, greed, hate, love or whatever...’Conceived by BBC World Service producer Derek Hoddinott, the 1976 anthology
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Doctor Who: The Third Alien Worlds Collection

1st, 4th, 6th, 7th Doctor Novelisations

by Ian Marter, David Fisher, Eric Saward, Stephen Wyatt, Graeme Curry ...

Narrated by Maureen O'Brien, Tom Baker, Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford, Rula Lenska ...

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21 hours 51 min

Five exciting novelisations featuring adventures for the Doctor and his companions on weird and wonderful planets.In The Rescue, the First Doctor meets the sole survivors of a crashed spaceliner on Dido.In Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit, the ruthless Lady Adrasta is keeping an unusual visitor prisoner on the planet Chloris.In The Twin Dilemma, a newly regenerated Doctor tries to become a ... Read more

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Five exciting novelisations featuring adventures for the Doctor and his companions on weird and wonderful planets.In The Rescue, the First Doctor meets the sole survivors of a crashed spaceliner on Dido.In Doctor Who and the Creature from the Pit, the ruthless Lady Adrasta is keeping an unusual visitor prisoner on the planet Chloris.In The Twin Dilemma, a newly regenerated Doctor tries to become a
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Educating Physicians

A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency

by Molly Cooke, David M. Irby, Bridget C. O'Brien ...

Series Book 16 - Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
EDUCATING PHYSICIANSThe current blueprint for medical education in North America was drawn up in 1910 by Abraham Flexner in his report Medical Education in the United States and Canada. The basic features outlined by Flexner remain in place today. Yet with the past century's enormous societal changes, the practice of medicine and its scientific, pharmacological, and technological foundations have ... Read more

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EDUCATING PHYSICIANSThe current blueprint for medical education in North America was drawn up in 1910 by Abraham Flexner in his report Medical Education in the United States and Canada. The basic features outlined by Flexner remain in place today. Yet with the past century's enormous societal changes, the practice of medicine and its scientific, pharmacological, and technological foundations have
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Habits of Inequality

by Lorne Tepperman, Nina Gheihman ...

British social reformer Robert Owen once declared that "man is the creature of circumstances." A century and a half later, his famous words still ring true. While many adopt a fatalist approach, believing that their lot in life is inevitable, in fact a number of highly complex social factors determine the outcome of our socioeconomic status and integration into society. It may seem unfair, but the ... Read more

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British social reformer Robert Owen once declared that "man is the creature of circumstances." A century and a half later, his famous words still ring true. While many adopt a fatalist approach, believing that their lot in life is inevitable, in fact a number of highly complex social factors determine the outcome of our socioeconomic status and integration into society. It may seem unfair, but the
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About Canada: Childcare

by Martha Friendly, Susan Prentice ...

Series Book 2 - About Canada
In Canada, early childhood education and care includes childcare programs, kindergartens and nursery schools. When these programs are well-designed, they support children’s development and accommodate parents who work or study. About Canada: Childcare answers questions about early childhood education and childcare (ECEC) in Canada. Why doesn’t Canada have an ECEC system, even though other ... Read more

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In Canada, early childhood education and care includes childcare programs, kindergartens and nursery schools. When these programs are well-designed, they support children’s development and accommodate parents who work or study. About Canada: Childcare answers questions about early childhood education and childcare (ECEC) in Canada. Why doesn’t Canada have an ECEC system, even though other
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The Gold Standard

The Challenge Of Evidence-Based Medicine

by Stefan Timmermans, Marc Berg ...

Few things make people react more strongly to the changes going on in health care than the word standardization. Critics shudder at the mindless sameness of standards, while supporters dream of a world in which standardized "best practices" open up a world of efficient health care delivery. The Gold Standard takes up this debate to investigate the real meaning of standardization and how it affects ... Read more

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Few things make people react more strongly to the changes going on in health care than the word standardization. Critics shudder at the mindless sameness of standards, while supporters dream of a world in which standardized "best practices" open up a world of efficient health care delivery. The Gold Standard takes up this debate to investigate the real meaning of standardization and how it affects
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The Cult of Efficiency

by Janice Gross Stein ...

Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
We live in an age dominated by the cult of efficiency. Efficiency in the raging debate about public goods is often used as a code word to advance political agendas. When it is used correctly, efficiency is important: it must always be part of the conversation when resources are scarce and citizens and governments have important choices to make among competing priorities.Even when the language of ... Read more

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We live in an age dominated by the cult of efficiency. Efficiency in the raging debate about public goods is often used as a code word to advance political agendas. When it is used correctly, efficiency is important: it must always be part of the conversation when resources are scarce and citizens and governments have important choices to make among competing priorities.Even when the language of
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At Risk

Social Justice in Child Welfare and Other Human Services

by Karen Swift, Marilyn Callahan ...

In At Risk, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the tools, technologies, and practices used to measure risk to the individual have gone unquestioned and unstudied and that current methods of risk assessment may be distorting the principles of social ... Read more

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In At Risk, Karen J. Swift and Marilyn Callahan examine risk and risk assessment in the context of professional practice in child protection, social work, and other human services. They argue that the tools, technologies, and practices used to measure risk to the individual have gone unquestioned and unstudied and that current methods of risk assessment may be distorting the principles of social
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An Epidemic of Empathy in Healthcare: How to Deliver Compassionate, Connected Patient Care That Creates a Competitive Advantage

by Thomas H. Lee, MD ...

The best strategies in healthcare begin with empathyRevolutionary advances in medical knowledge have caused doctors to become so focused on their narrow fields of expertise that they often overlook the simplest fact of all: their patients are suffering. This suffering goes beyond physical pain. It includes the fear, uncertainty, anxiety, confusion, mistrust, and waiting that so often characterize ... Read more

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The best strategies in healthcare begin with empathyRevolutionary advances in medical knowledge have caused doctors to become so focused on their narrow fields of expertise that they often overlook the simplest fact of all: their patients are suffering. This suffering goes beyond physical pain. It includes the fear, uncertainty, anxiety, confusion, mistrust, and waiting that so often characterize
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