This new edition of the landmark text Law and Society exposes readers to the dominant theoretical perspectives and sociological methods that are used to explain the interplay between law and society. This twelfth edition continues to preserve Professor Vago's voice, while Steven E. Barkan's use of chapter outlines and summaries, learning objectives, key terms, and additional readings maintains the text's accessibility for today's readers.

The book's foundational approach is brought fully up-t...

Deze volledig herziene druk van Basisboek integrale veiligheid biedt een brede opstap in de wereld van integrale veiligheid. In dit boek maak je kennis met het belangrijke, dynamische werkveld van Integraal veiligheidskundigen (IVK’ers).

In het eerste deel van dit basisboek wordt stilgestaan bij de IVK-basics. Wat is integrale veiligheid en wat zijn de basics? Veertien IVK-alumni die in dit werkveld werkzaam zijn leggen uit wat zij doen. Daarnaast wordt stilgestaan bij risicoreductie, de im...

COMPREHENSIVE: The book offers an unbiased introduction to all three methodological paradigms: positivist, interpretive, critical/cultural (quantitative, qualitative, critical). - INNOVATIVE: The book includes new sample student papers along with critiques of these papers to that students can model their own work on that of their peers.

FOCUSED ON THE STUDENT: Specific attention is given to presenting conceptual and theoretical information regarding methods, and to providing real-life exampl...

Winner of the 2022 Textbook & Academic Authors Association's The McGuffey Longevity Award

Media/Society: Technology, Industries, Content, and Users helps students understand the relationship between media and society and gets them to think critically about recent media developments. Authors David Croteau, William Hoynes, and new co-author Clayton Childress take an interdisciplinary approach with a sociological focus to answer questions like How do people use the media in their everyday lives?...

Providing a brief overview of mixed methods research, this second edition takes the reader through the essential steps in planning or designing a study.

The definitive introduction to the theory and practice of emotion-focused counselling.

Designed for both students and newly-qualified social workers, this dip in and out of guide introduces students to over 60 key skills in a concise and no-nonsense way. Test your knowledge and how to apply skills in practice with Skills in Action, Stop, Reflect and Top Tips boxes.

This book provides a skills focused entry point to the interventions, techniques, strategies and core knowledge you need to work with children and young people.

- Gebaseerd op het wetenschappelijke model van de Big Five;

- theoretische onderbouwing én praktische oefeningen;

- geschikt voor alle onderwijsvormen, incl. zelfstudie.

Persoonlijke kwaliteit geeft studenten inzicht in de kwaliteiten die zij nodig hebben in het door hen geambieerde werkveld. Het boek helpt hen om die kwaliteiten te ontwikkelen. Het gaat hierbij om aspecten die in de verschillende opleidingsprofielen worden genoemd en waar bij sollicitaties naar wordt gevraagd.

Na het inlei...