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Thirty years after Lyndon Johnson declared a 'War on Poverty, ' the United States still lags behind most Western democracies in national ...

Now in its 4th edition, this introductory text looks at how issues such as the Personalisation Agenda, the work of the Reform Board and h...

Anna Minton is a writer, journalist and Reader in Architecture at the University of East London. Her first book, Ground Control, was publ...

Reveals the real life stories behind Ken Loach's "I, Daniel Blake". An exploration of who are newly living in poverty, the true costs of ...

An exploration of the unprecedented scale of poverty across Britain, looking at the contemporary experience of poverty and the most effec...

SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations

A sweeping work examining the evolution of "race" in the past three centuries as a cultural invention rationalizing inequality among the ...

The Voice of Witness book series takes a humanizing, literary approach to oral history to illuminate the stories of people impacted by in...

This book examines poverty in the context of the economy, society and the political community, considering how states can respond to issu...

Poverty: The Basics will present the readers with the core concepts, latest development and knowledge about policies that work to elimina...

Ideally, it would be desirable if we could all adopt a high-minded commitment to a risk-free existence. Unfortunately, such an objective ...

Learning from professional errors in social work is vital for successful reflective practice. With plenty of practice examples and questi...

Best Books Award Winner - USA Book NewsIn a free and peaceful society where so many have been taught that all violence is wrong, citizens...

Don Kulick and Jens Rydstroem argue that for people with disabilities, being able to explore their sexuality is an issue of fundamental s...

A provocative look at the truth behind aid and its realmeaning of political influence and struggle.

Expecting and nurturing a baby is a joyous experience, but also involves unique emotional challenges. Unlike other mindfulness resources ...

"Choice, Welfare and Measurement" contains many of Amartya Sen's most important contributions to economic analysis and methods, including...

Explains the impact of early trauma on children's development, and provides clear therapeutic parenting principles for foster carers and ...

Inter-marriage both reflects and brings social change. This book draws on a unique survey to randomly selected samples of national and Eu...

Combining social science fiction, utopianism, pragmatism, sober analysis and innovative social theory, the authors address one of the big...

Lembke concludes that the prescription drug epidemic is a symptom of a faltering health care system, the solution for which lies in rethi...

A classic, radical history of Black workers' contribution to the American labor movement.

Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, fr...

Reveals the dark underside of environmental privilege

Street outreach workers comb public places such as parks, vacant lots, and abandoned waterfronts to search for young people who are livin...

This book offers guidance and practice development strategies for social workers on the causes of, and effective responses to, the many d...

Amidst crisis and fragmentation, the need for sociable, practical and sustainable housing is manifest.

A portrait of the devastating scale of the opioid crisis in America, drawing attention to the experiences in smalltown Appalachia and wea...

Violence in Gay and Lesbian Domestic Partnerships provides a comprehensive analysis of same-sex domestic violence, addressing the major t...

From the Holocaust to Vietnam and Iraq, this title explains how ordinary people can commit the most horrific of crimes if placed under th...

This updated edition of the Handbook of Autism explores and expands on the practical and jargon free information of the best-selling firs...

"Uses ethnographic research from LGBT and queer subjects to challenge how sexuality has been used to provide an exceptional narrative abo...

Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. In this in...

The history of international banking, the commodification of black masculinity, the buying and selling of women's eggs, Michelle Obama's ...

New perspectives on migration governance and its effects on different groups of people on the move in the context of a highly politicised...

This book provides mental health students and practitioners with the key knowledge to carry out anti-discriminatory practice while workin...

Retrograde squeamishness around menstruation is revealed to impact the experiences of women throughout the developing world with dire con...

A new edition of the classic, bestselling worldwide survey of slums from the urbanist and historian Mike Davis. 'The Raymond Chandler of ...

More fascinating and harrowing accounts of the volunteer professionals who risk their lives to help those in desperate need. Praise for t...

An NPR Favorite Book of the Year Winner of the Critics' Choice Book Award, American Educational Studies Association Winner of the Mirra K...

Social work in modern society requires practitioners to be culturally and spiritually sensitive. This book explores the often challenging...

This third edition of the premier book on sexual addiction is updated to include the latest research and a new chapter on cybersex addict...

A classic from the pioneering and influential therapist Carl Rogers.

The guidance counselor you wish you had. A DIY tour of the promise and perils of sexual relationships.

'We women are roused. Now that we are roused, we will never be quiet again' Bringing together the voices of women who fought for equal ri...

Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been...

Presents a framework for studying the relationship between medicine, psychiatry, and culture. This book contains a dialectical tension be...

A groundbreaking work that turns a "queer eye" on the criminal legal system Drawing on years of research, activism, and legal advocacy, Q...

Richard Wilkinson has played a formative role in international research and his work has been published in 10 languages. He studied econo...

'This book flips your world upside down. Daniel Markovits argues that meritocracy isn't a virtuous, efficient system that rewards the bes...

The impact of the 1986 Chernobyl accident and the attempt to cover up the devastating consequences of the event are investigated by the a...

White identity is in ferment. White, European Americans living in the United States will soon share an unprecedented experience of slippi...