Sociology and Social Policy
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The Elgar Companion to Health and the Sustainable Development Goals
Edited by Susannah H. Mayhew, Michael Hammer
This Companion explores the tension between the promise of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the realities of health and healthcare in a volatile and uncertain world wracked by climate change and conflict. Championing health a... -
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Gender, Family and Policy
Edited by Sirin Sung
In this prescient book Sirin Sung brings together an array of expert contributors to address questions about gender equality and its relation to family, the workplace and society as a whole. Chapters examine the issues surrounding work–f... -
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Research Handbook on Social Influence
Edited by Radmila Prislin
This timely Research Handbook provides an in-depth exploration of the scholarly understanding of social influence. Expanding on classic characterisations and themes such as conformity, majority and minority persuasion, compliance and aut... -
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Handbook on the Social Determinants of Health
Edited by Toba Bryant
This prescient Handbook brings together expert scholars on the social determinants of health, to examine the living and working conditions that impact the wellbeing of populations across the globe. It provides detailed analyses of intern... -
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Critical Perspectives on Predictive Policing
Edited by Vasilis Galis, Helene O.I. Gundhus, Antonis Vradis
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. Taking a critical approach, this book advances understanding of the social, legal and ethica... -
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Unconditional
Malcolm Torry
Can anything ever be truly unconditional? Can public services such as healthcare or education be unconditional? And can an income ever be unconditional? This incisive book responds to these questions with a qualified ‘yes,’ and considers...eBook:Find out more$36.76
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Understanding Society and Knowledge
Nico Stehr
Understanding Society and Knowledge proposes that knowledge rather than nature, violence, or power provides the basis of and the driving force behind human action in modern society. It demonstrates how the legally enforced restricted use...eBook:Find out more$32.76
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Global Migration
Edited by Laura Oso, Natalia Ribas-Mateos, Melissa Moralli
In recent decades, emerging challenges such as increased digitalization of social lives and the ongoing processes of border externalization and internalization, have prompted scholars and civil societies to question the ways in which peo... -
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Future Public Governance and Global Crises
Edited by Elias Pekkola, Jan-Erik Johanson, Marjukka Mikkonen, Jari Stenvall, Emmi Siirtola
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This timely book provides an in-depth exploration of future public governance in a post-pand... -
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Handbook of Innovations in Political Psychology
Edited by Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz, Cara J. Wong
In this interdisciplinary Handbook, editors Ethan C. Busby, Christopher F. Karpowitz, and Cara J. Wong explore not just what political psychology is but what it could be. In so doing, they – and the chapter authors – examine and expand p... -
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Handbook of Culture and Social Networks
Edited by Nick Crossley, Paul Widdop
This forward-thinking Handbook explores two major research strands in the fast-developing field of culture and network analysis: the underlying social networks of culture and the cultural bases of social networks. -
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How to Use Writing for Teaching and Learning
Suzanne S. Hudd, Robert A. Smart, Andrew Delohery, J T Torres
This interdisciplinary guide encourages faculty to use both formal and informal writing to promote deeper learning and problem solving. Readers will learn to apply concentric thinking, a systematic set of cognitive steps, to improve thei...