Migration is a central dynamic in globalization that is recasting contemporary states and societies in distinctive, powerful ways. Now with more balanced coverage of Western and non-Western regions, this leading text has been revised and updated with the latest theories, policy information, and interdisciplinary research. The book explores the causes, dynamics, and consequences of international population movements, as well as the experiences of migrants themselves. Chapters examine migration...

Learning From Strangers is the definitive work on qualitative research interviewing. It draws on Robert Weiss's thirty years of experience in interviewing and teaching others how to do it. The most effective interviews, says Weiss, rely on creating cooperation -- an open and trusting alliance between interviewer and respondent, dedicated to specific and honest accounts of both internal and external events. Against the eclectic background of his work in national sample surveys, studies based o...

What is happening to public debate in Western cultures? Is our public sphere disintegrating? In the face of popular tabloid newspapers, new forms of reality television and an increasing lack of respect for traditional authorities, many critics are concerned that our society no longer has a rational, informed and unified space where everyone can communicate about the issues that affect us all. In this book Alan McKee answers these questions by providing an introduction to the concept of the pu...

Social media has come to deeply penetrate our lives: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and many other platforms define many of our daily habits of communication and creative production. The Culture of Connectivity studies the rise of social media in the first decade of the twenty-first century up until 2012, providing both a historical and a critical analysis of the emergence of major platforms in the context of a rapidly changing ecosystem of connective media. Such history is needed to understand h...

The 9th edition of this textbook for hybrid introductory communication courses provides a balanced introduction to the fundamental theories and principles of communication. The book explores communication in a variety of contexts-including interpersonal, group, organizational, and mass media-and provides students the theoretical knowledge and the research and critical thinking skills they'll need to succeed in advanced communication courses and communication professions. The first section exp...

War has always been close to the centre of British culture, but never more so than in the period since 1850. "Warrior Nation" explores the way in which images of battle, both literary and visual, have been constructed in British fiction and popular culture since this time. The rise of war reporting has helped to shape a society fascinated by conflict, and the development of mass communications has aided in the creation of mass-produced martial heroes and the relation of epic adventures for po...

Contests the association of care with women as empirically and historically inaccurate, as well as politically unwise. Tronto presents care as one of the central activites of human life and illustrates the ways in which society degrades the importance of caring in order to maintain the power of those who are privileged.

De methode ‘Statistiek in stappen’ slaagt erin om statistiek interessant te maken voor studenten en docenten. Het boek legt op logische wijze uit hoe een bepaalde techniek werkt en waarvoor deze gebruikt wordt, met behulp van relevante en actuele voorbeelden. De nadruk ligt niet zozeer op de formules achter de technieken (hoewel deze wel worden uitgelegd), maar meer op de toepassing ervan. Zo wordt statistiek een handig instrument dat je helpt bij het verwerken van kwantitatieve gegevens.

Om het leren gemakkelijker te maken, is er bij deze methode een aantal hulpmiddelen beschikbaar, zoals leerdoelen, checkpoints en opdrachten. Op de bijbehorende website vind je extra materiaal, zoals uitwerkingen van de opdrachten en checkpoints, handige links en extra uitleg over SPSS...

In een maatschappij die steeds diverser wordt, kunnen hulpverleners niet meer uitgaan van één mensbeeld en één opvatting over psychische gezondheid. Zij zullen hun kennis en kunde een bredere basis moeten geven en gevoeliger moeten worden voor de diversiteit van hun cliënten. Het boek Verschillen omarmen biedt therapeuten en welzijnswerkers een breed hulpverleningskader dat toepasbaar is voor iedere cliënt, onafhankelijk van de (culturele) achtergrond.

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