Now in its third edition, this dynamic textbook blends coverage of the major theories and research methods in mass communication to enable students to apply their knowledge in today's media and communication careers.

-Hybrid coverage of media theory and research methods that enables students to apply their academic knowledge in professional settings -Focus on building from theory and methods coverage to research projects makes for easy and dynamic use in a range of introductory, capstone, and...

With contributions from over 30 experts, and dispelling common myths, this is a practical and evidence-based guide into the benefits of social media and how it can be used beneficially by both children and adolescents.

This is your essential guide to standards and ethics in the psychological therapies. The book introduces you to key ethical values and principles and discusses how to practice in accordance with these.

Increasingly, teachers, youth workers, and social workers are being called on to ‘build resilience to radicalisation’. But, what does this actually mean? What is resilience to radicalisation, how can it be built, and whose role is it?

Drawing on an interdisciplinary analysis of policies and the perspectives of practitioners themselves, this book offers a fresh look at these questions. Through unpacking different ways of thinking about resilience to radicalisation, this book aims to bring ...

Er wordt al jarenlang gesproken over een overheid die ‘opgavegericht publieke waarde realiseert’. Dit boek concretiseert die modeterm. Vanuit verschillende perspectieven van mensen wordt inzichtelij k en concreet gemaakt wat een opgave is, wat publieke waarde is en hoe deze geproduceerd wordt. Het boek werkt uit wat de missie om zoveel mogelij k publieke waarde te realiseren, betekent voor het handelen en organiseren van overheidsorganisaties.

In de nasleep van ongevallen bij bedrijven die werken met grote hoeveelheden gevaarlijke stoffen (Brzo-bedrijven) kan het handelen van toezichthouders onder een vergrootglas komen te liggen. In het huidige onderzoek werden toezicht, regelovertreding en handhaving in de aanloop van acht veiligheidsincidenten bij Brzo-bedrijven bestudeerd.

In een aantal ongevalscasussen was volgens inspecteurs geen sprake van regelovertreding, omdat was voldaan aan de inspanningsverplichting die volgt uit de ge...

In one hundred lean and incisive statements, Douglas Rushkoff argues that we are essentially social creatures and that we achieve our greatest aspirations when we work together-not as individuals. Yet today society is threatened by a vast antihuman infrastructure that undermines our ability to connect. Money, once a means of exchange, is now a means of exploitation; education, conceived as a way to elevate the working class, has become another assembly line; and the internet has only further ...

The indispensable guide to understanding the world we make and the lives we lead. This thoroughly revised and updated ninth edition remains unrivalled in its vibrant, engaging and authoritative introduction to sociology. The authors provide a commanding overview of the latest global developments and new ideas in this fascinating subject.

Classic debates are also given careful coverage, with even the most complex ideas explained in a straightforward way. Written in a fluent, easy-to-follow sty...

Our world is becoming ever more data-driven, transforming how business is conducted, governance enacted, and knowledge produced. Yet, the nature of data and the scope and implications of the changes taking place are not always clear. The Data Revolution is a must read for anyone interested in why data have become so important in the contemporary era.

Thoroughly updated, including ten new chapters, the book provides an accessible and comprehensive: introduction to thinking conceptually about t...