Welfare Words analyses a number of keywords and phrases commonly used by policy-makers, news-outlets and wider society, when referring to social policy, welfare reform and social work in the present-day culture of neoliberal capitalism.

This is a whole course introduction to Social Work. Packed full of case studies, activities and tools for real-life practice, this practical book will equip social work students with everything they need to know in their first year and beyond.

This book explores the flesh and breath of African feminist politics as embodied in activism over the past thirty years against sexism, militarism, homophobia and transphobia, global economic inequality, and religious fundamentalism, and towards freedoms that can be felt by African women and gender non-conforming people in the everyday.

Using eight original metaphors, this text presents a critique of interviewing methods and practices and encourages researchers to think about the issues surrounding their interview method.

A cutting-edge exploration of the digitalization of ID from a data justice perspective, exploring the global injustices this process creates and contributes to – and how we can resist and undo them.

In combining a critical, philosophical approach with an expertly selected body of practical examples, this landmark text provides both the intellectual understanding and the technical skills required to produce sophisticated, robust literature reviews of the very highest standard.

Paul Bernal addresses the issue of privacy on the internet and how it is challenged in a wide variety of ways - from large social media companies, whose entire business models are based on privacy invasion, through the developing technologies of facial recognition and the internet of things, to the desire of governments to monitor our every activity online.

With a new discussion on the philosophy of science and an expanded focus on research ethics and sampling, this second edition continues to give readers an interdisciplinary account of the logic of social science research

"The Mallicoat text provides an excellent set of contemporary readings on topics relating to Women and Crime. I highly recommend this text for Professors." —Dr. Sandra Pavelka, Florida Gulf Coast University Women, Gender, and Crime: A Text/Reader, Third Edition presents issues of gender, crime, and criminal justice in context through edited research articles enhanced by brief authored sections.

Each article is carefully edited to demonstrate the application of the concepts presented in the ...

The indispensable guide to understanding the world we make and the lives we lead. This thoroughly revised and updated ninth edition remains unrivalled in its vibrant, engaging and authoritative introduction to sociology. The authors provide a commanding overview of the latest global developments and new ideas in this fascinating subject.

Classic debates are also given careful coverage, with even the most complex ideas explained in a straightforward way. Written in a fluent, easy-to-follow sty...