Split into three parts, this book considers what is meant by disadvantage and marginalisation, how this can come about and the impact this may have on lives, before unpicking the key knowledge and skills needed to practice effectively with individuals and groups.

Television foreign correspondent Lindsey Hilsum thinks about why and when war zones become too dangerous to cover. The author (who broke the story of extraordinary rendition) reports on the modern threats to reporters' keeping their sources secret, while an Iraqi trainer of journalists investigates what measures journalists can take to stay safer.

A cutting edge, practical guide to actor-centred social network analysis from the highly respected team at the University of Manchester.

An indispensable international resource for students and researchers of all levels studying the rapidly developing, interdisciplinary field of criminology.

This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback.

Can baboons read? That is the thought-provoking question that opens this wonderfully accessible book for trainee and practising primary school teachers to fully understand the process of reading comprehension. It develops subject knowledge and provides practical strategies and lesson ideas to teach comprehension confidently.

A clear, contemporary, and student-friendly exploration of age and ageing as it relates to culture and society.

Unlike other publications, this is a book on using propensity scores without using matrix or vector algebra.

The author shows the reader how to obtain, categorize, and analyze different media documents in this entry in the Qualitative Research Methods series