From renowned author Ulrike Schuerkens comes an in-depth exploration of social transformations and developments. Combining an international approach with up-to-date research, this book provides a comprehensive introduction perfect for a range of Sociology courses taught at first and second year.

Cybercognition explores the ideas of technology addiction, brain training and much more, and will provide readers with a guide to understanding concepts related to the online world.

This book unpacks the challenge of how to make sense of urban complexity. With contributions from key global scholars, it explores various methodological approaches including Comparative Urbanism, Social Network Analysis and Data Visualisation.

This book gives you smart, pragmatic guidance backed by evidence-based research on how to engage and inspire in your teaching. It looks at both how you can influence and shape the learning that goes on in your classroom and how you can apply key lessons to your own professional development as a teacher.

The Handbook of Multicultural Counseling is a well-respected resource and textbook which is often referred to as the most widely used reference in the arena of multicultural counseling. It helped solidify Sage's position as a leader in promoting issues of multiculturalism and diversity and in the fields of counseling, psychology and social work.

This accessible and practical guide demystifies the Mental Health Tribunal (England) and Mental Health Review Tribunal For Wales (MHRTW) for health and social care professionals.

Part of the Key Concepts in Human Geography series, this is an ideal companion text for students of historical geography. A broad and detailed book from team of leading geographers.

Discussing contemporary theories, current practices and key processes and functions in the field, this handbook provides readers with the means to gain a firm understanding of this area of education and allows them to develop and improve approaches to their own work and research.

A state-of-the-art reference work in the field of interpersonal communication. Well-known experts summarize theory, research, and address key issues such as personal relationships, computer-mediated communication, language, personality, skills, nonverbal communication, and communication across the life span.

Presenting readers with key research concepts, feminist epistemologies, methodologies, and methods as well as up-to-date debates in the field, this handbook provides students and researchers with a key resource for understanding and engaging with this field.