Clearly and lucidly written, this book offers broad coverage of theoretical debates, using case studies from the author's own extensive research to bring the various theories alive. With a sociological approach throughout, it provides up-to-date coverage of key topics including gender and violence, collective violence and media and violence.

This book uses key sociological concepts and theories to help student social workers better understand the nature of their work and the context within which they will be working.

This book offers students a solid grounding in the core knowledge and skills of communication needed for effective practice. It takes the key theories and explains them in a systematic and practice-related way, to help undergraduate and postgraduate students develop a critical understanding of the subject.

It is essential that social work students have a clear grasp of the history and the evolution of social work practice and this classic text explores the fundamental questions: What is social work? How has social work been defined over the years? What does social work look like now? And what is to come?

Two of the world's leading experts explore the connections between crime and economic conditions, covering a range of theoretical and empirical approaches, in a lively and readable manner.

In dit boek worden vier thema's uitgediept: 'Ouder worden', 'Dementie, de onontkoombare reis naar binnen', 'Dementie in de laatste fase: ligt hier nog een mens?' en tot slot: 'Dementie en euthanasie, een onmogelijke combinatie?' Elk thema wordt voorafgegaan door een stukje uit de biografie van mijn moeder. In zeventien jaar heeft zij alle fasen van de ziekte dementie doorlopen.

Dementie betekent teruggaan in de tijd. Vroeger wordt nu en binnen wordt buiten. De moeder van de auteur stuit op ee...

Each time you lay your head on the pillow at night or set your feet on the floor come morning, you bet your life. Exactly what odds do you face 24/7?

A grounding to the key issues in safeguarding today, highlighting the key skills and knowledge necessary for effective practice

Now in its fourth edition, The SAGE Dictionary of Criminology continues to be an authoritative reference text for the key concepts, theories, and methods in criminology and criminal justice.

This book brings together common safeguarding themes and knowledge across social work with children, young people and adults to help social workers understand safeguarding across different contexts and age groups.