Care and Culture
This book gives voice to mental health carers, placing personal experiences centre stage. It explores how cultural notions of family shape carers’ motivations and presents a new model for understanding their relations to patients, professionals, and the state.
This study discusses bioethics, with a particular philosophical focus on the tensions and potential dilemmas of “the four principles approach”. It hypothesises that respectful care can be built up to be a leading notion to guide our daily actions and bioethical practices.
Amidst fundamental social change, our relationship to ourselves and others is being transformed. This anthology discusses this transformation through the perspectives of Norbert Elias and Michel Foucault, analyzing structures of control within society and the individual.
Career Paths for Programmers
Commercial software development requires more than technical skill; it demands communication and collaboration. Based on a three-year study, this book explores the diverse roles and skills needed by senior practitioners, showing the various paths to advance.
Carers’ Stories
This book shares the stories of six carers, including gay and lesbian partners. They found health and social care services to be a burden, not the person with dementia. Discover the strategies that support people to maintain a sense of identity and wellbeing.
Caribbean slave rebellions conjure images of charismatic men, but women were also leaders. This book explores the erased narratives of enslaved women who led revolts as rebels and warriors, revealing their crucial roles in dismantling the plantation slavery system.
This collection brings together essays from a broad variety of disciplines to advance our understanding of race and ethnicity in Latin America. These studies examine how voices from the margins, based on gender and class, shape and reshape the Americas.
Cases of Intervention
Cases of Intervention offers new perspectives on the case study in British cultural studies. In this volume, the method takes centre stage as scholars apply theory to diverse topics like the cup of tea, CCTV, and monarchs on film.
Catching Terrorists in America
Hewitt presents a detailed examination of terrorist acts in America from the late 1960s to the Boston Marathon bombing, focusing on such aspects as responses of law enforcement and the Department of Homeland Security to block terrorism attacks from abroad.
Catholic Schools in a Plural Society
This book collects articles and policy papers on state-maintained Catholic education in England and Wales. It explores the context of these schools, their academic performance, and provides data on pupils’ outcomes, teachers, and leadership.
Celebrating the Achievements of the Older Generation
This book celebrates the achievements of those in advanced years. It includes a fascinating mix of familiar names and hidden gems who prove that “age is only a number.” Be inspired by the astonishing feats of over 100 people who triumphed in their golden years.
Celebrity Colonialism
Celebrity Colonialism explores the entanglements of fame and power in colonial and postcolonial settings. It demonstrates the ambivalent roles played by famous personalities, providing a powerful lens for understanding what colonialism was and what it has become.
This volume offers innovative research on Iberian Studies from a transnational, interdisciplinary perspective. Core themes include memory, historical revisionism, dialogues between Portugal and Spain, and transatlantic crossings that connect Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Is intercultural exchange truly possible in societies riddled with tensions? This collection of studies addresses the challenges posed by diversity and inequality in the construction of inclusive societies.
Challenges of Communication in a Context of Crisis
This book questions the tools and values of objective communication in our institutions. What is the fate of involuntary drifts—misunderstandings and troubles—in our decision-making protocols? It explores their critical potential and questions how we can revalue these drifts.
Globalisation and technological change are transforming young people’s lives. This collection explores the social construction of the life-course, the contours of belonging through migration and poverty, and the potential of virtual worlds.
Changing Societies
From migration to environmental crises and the rise of AI, our societies are in constant movement. This volume explores how populations confronted with such social changes are affected, and how these dynamics can foster new ways of individual or collective decision-making.
Child and Family Welfare explores welfare from theoretical and empirical perspectives, discussing dimensions like emotional welfare and life satisfaction. This volume is a practical tool for the public and professionals involved in promoting children’s rights.
Child Obesity
This book investigates the complex facets of childhood obesity, analyzing evidence on epigenetics, ultra-processed foods, and food marketing. It concludes with recommendations for health professionals, parents, and policy makers to create change for our society’s future health.
Childhood—The Inside Story
This is an analysis of childhood from the children’s point of view. Through case studies, it demonstrates how the influences of home and school are interpreted, revealing how pupils form their attitudes to life, themselves, society, and their future conduct.