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Theatre in Health and Care
by Emma BrodzinskiThis unique book examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field.
Global Sociology (3rd Edition) (PDF)
by Robin Cohen Paul KennedyThe first, pioneering edition of Global Sociology put global issues at the heart if the sociological discussion. A lot has changed in the world since then: recessions and revolutions, social media and new migration networks have developed as causes and symptoms of an increasingly global society. This new edition is fully updated to explore just how these global issues can help us to understand sociology in our world today. Making clear connections between everyday experiences and global processes at each step, the third edition: - carefully guides you through essential and cutting-edge topics in the discipline - from family and feminism to environment and economy - introduces core theory and the great minds of the discipline with Global Thinkers biography boxes - supports your learning with study-friendly features, including Pause to Reflect questions, Key Concept highlights and Definition glossary boxes - offers extra online resources at http://www. palgrave. com/companion/Cohen-And-Kennedy-Global-Sociology/ With clear writing and infectious enthusiasm for its topic, this book remains the authority on global issues in sociology for students across the world.
Dickens and the Children of Empire
by W. JacobsonDickens and the Children of Empire examines the themes of childhood and empire throughout Dickens' oeuvre. The prestigious group of contributors initiate and extend debates on the subjects of post-colonialism, literature of the child and present childhood as an apt metaphor for the colonized subject in Dickens' work.
Constructing Gendered Bodies (Explorations in Sociology.)
by K. Backett-Milburn L. McKieInterest in sociological study of the body, theoretically and empirically, has increased dramatically in the 1990s. This book builds on this work by bringing together exciting and stimulating research which examines the social and cultural processes involved in the construction of gendered bodies and sexual practices. Contributors explore these issues in a variety of settings ranging from the workplace and leisure industry to social arenas of moral and medical regulation.
The International Political Economy of Work and Employability (International Political Economy Series)
by P. MooreInternational competition and skills shortages caused by technological advancement have raised entirely new issues for workers, not least how responsibility is increasingly being transferred to them. This book looks at how workers are expected to survive unstable job market conditions in three locations: the UK, Singapore, and South Korea.
Women, Murder and Femininity: Gender Representations of Women Who Kill (Cultural Criminology)
by L. SealWomen who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts.
New Femininities: Postfeminism, Neoliberalism and Subjectivity
by Rosalind Gill Christina ScharffThis collection of original essays looks at the way in which experiences and representations of femininity are changing, and explores the possibilities for producing 'new' femininities in the twenty-first century. The volume includes a Preface by leading feminist scholar Angela McRobbie.
Performance in the Borderlands (Performance Interventions)
by Emelyne GodfreyA border is a force of containment that inspires dreams of being overcome and crossed; motivates bodies to climb over; and threatens physical harm. This book critically examines a range of cultural performances produced in relation to the tensions and movements of/about the borders dividing North America, including the Caribbean.
The Family: A Liberal Defence
by D. ArchardAn account of the nature and value of the family within a liberal society. It defines 'family', and assesses the right to have a family, whether the family promotes injustice, and what future there is for the family in the face of significant changes.
The Challenge of Transition: Trade Unions in Russia, China and Vietnam (Non-Governmental Public Action)
by Tim Pringle Simon ClarkeThis book explores the transformation of employment relations, the rise of worker protest and the reform of trade union practice to ask how successfully the state-socialist trade unions have adapted to their new role of representing the rights and interests of workers.
An Introduction to Animals and the Law (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series)
by Joan E. SchaffnerThis exploration of the newly emerging, diverse, and controversial area of animal lawpresents a basic survey of the laws designed to protect animals, analyzing and critiquing them, and proposing a future where the legal regime properly recognizes and protects the inherent worth of all animals.
Social Movements, Public Spheres and the European Politics of the Environment: Green Power Europe?
by Hein-Anton van der HeijdenThis book analyzes how the European environmental movement has influenced the problem definitions and solution strategies of European policy issues, examining biodiversity, GMOs, Trans-European Transport Networks, and climate change.
Spain on Screen: Developments in Contemporary Spanish Cinema
by Ann DaviesA collection of original essays from leading scholars in the field exploring the contemporary debates, concerns and controversies ongoing in Spanish film industry, culture and scholarship. The essays reveal the far-reaching shifts that have occurred in the Spanish film scene, making essential reading for all interested in European cinema.
New Trade Union Activism: Class Consciousness or Social Identity?
by S. MooreThe past decade has seen the emergence of new types of trade union representatives attracting new and more diverse activists; this book explores their motivations and values, drawing upon the voices of the activists themselves and capturing the relationship between work, social identity and class consciousness.
The Unsociable Sociability of Women's Lifewriting
by Anne Collett and Louise D’ArcensBy investigating women lifewriters' complex quest to distinguish themselves both within and from institutions and communities, this volume uses Kant's concept of unsociable sociability to formulate a divided sense of self at the heart of women's lifewriting, offering a provocative response to the notion of the relational female subject.
Ethnic, Racial and Religious Inequalities: The Perils of Subjectivity (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship)
by M. MaceyThis book challenges some of the most basic assumptions underpinning the growing interest in religion, including: that religion is increasing and secularisation is decreasing and that religion is the main component of identity for all minority ethnic people.
The Politics of International Migration Management (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship)
by Martin Geiger and Antoine P�coudThroughout the world, governments and intergovernmental organizations, such as the International Organization for Migration are developing new approaches aimed at renewing migration policy-making. This book, now in paperback, critically analyzes the actors, discourses and practices of migration management.
Have Japanese Firms Changed?: The Lost Decade (Palgrave Macmillan Asian Business Series)
by Hiroaki Miyoshi & Yoshifumi NakataIf we ask simply whether Japanese business has changed, our answer must be an unequivocal yes and this is answered with a primary focus on technology, the traditional source of Japan's strong competitiveness. But if we ask whether Japanese firms have also changed in any substantive ways we must accept a less sanguine conclusion.
Networks in the Russian Market Economy
by M. LonkilaA PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org. This book examines the significance of networks among the firms operative in the contemporary Russian software industry in the St. Petersburg region.
Next Generation Talent Management: Talent Management to Survive Turmoil
by A. HatumIn the past talent was largely an issue for Human Resources personnel. Now, in an era characterized by workforce heterogeneity and changing environments, talent is an important issue for managers themselves. This book explains the organizational transformations that have occurred and the new talent challenges managers have to confront.
When Business Meets Culture: Ideas and Experiences for Mutual Profit
by Beatriz Muñoz-Seca & Josep RiverolaThe cultural sector is gaining increasing importance in our economies, consistantly registering growth rates above average GDP. This book presents insights on how cultural institutions can find new perspectives in their management and provides ideas to hasten culture's role as an economic developer.
People-Centred Businesses: Co-operatives, Mutuals and the Idea of Membership
by J. BirchallSo what is a member-owned business? What does it look like? How can we distinguish it from an investor-owned business? The crucial distinction is between a business that is people-centred, and one that is money-centred. This book explores the growing number of companies which use this model and their wider significance in society.
The Politics of Irish Memory: Performing Remembrance in Contemporary Irish Culture
by E. PineIrish culture is obsessed with the past, and this book asks why and how. In an innovative reading of Irish culture since 1980, Emilie Pine provides a new analysis of theatre, film, television, memoir and art, and interrogates the anti-nostalgia that characterizes so much of contemporary Irish culture.
A Social and Economic Theory of Consumption
by David Kivinen Keijo Rahkonen Jukka Gronow Arto NoroKaj Ilmonen was a pioneer in the third wave of the sociology of consumption. This book provides a balanced overview of the sociology of consumption, arguing that the enthusiasm of 'the third wave' exaggerated the role of the symbolic and imaginary at the expense of the materiality of human societies.
Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work: Dimensions of Transformative Practice
by M. Büscher D. Goodwin J. MesmanThis book explores ethnographic studies of diagnostic work in diverse settings. Switching attention from product ('diagnosis') to process ('diagnosing'), it reveals the importance of collaborative, socio-material, technologically augmented practices, exploring the potential of the multi-disciplinary studies presented to inform innovation.