An accomplished and thought provoking study of everyday 'reality' and how we represent, perceive and experience it. With examples throughout, it offers readers an exciting new way of understanding identity, perception and culture.

Indispensable to understanding change, this unique text provides a comprehensive examination of how change can be sustained within organizations today.

Exploring the historical, theoretical and practical bones of modern case study research, and featuring an extended example that has been annotated line by line, this book takes readers through the complexities of case study research.

The Handbook brings together scholars from around the world to address the global significance of, controversies over and alternatives to intellectual property today. A major statement in a booming field of study.

Through case studies and a review of contemporary literature, this book sets out a clear framework for conducting participatory research with children and young people.

The bestselling text for students of developmental psychology returns with more on the biological foundations, moral development and applied aspects of developmental psychology.

Paul Stoneman and Nigel Gilbert breathe new energy into this classic bestselling textbook providing clear, relevant advice and extensive coverage of all the research methods you need to understand today's society.

If you're struggling with writing your dissertation, or need to write up a practical report as part of your placement, discover how to craft your writing into a well-written project. Using the 'six Ps' - pondering, preparing, planning, pausing, producing and polishing - you'll learn how to produce a persuasive piece of writing, whatever you're studying.

Providing a modern treatment of regression analysis, linear models and closely related methods, this book introduces students to one of the most useful and widely used statistical tools for social research.

Comprehensive coverage on the state of research, critical analysis and promising avenues for further study on prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.