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Cover of Emma Colvin & Annette Gainsford: Children, Care and Crime

Emma Colvin & Annette Gainsford: Children, Care and Crime

The historical context of colonisation situates the analysis in Children, Care and Crime of the involvement of children with care experience in the criminal justice system in an Australian jurisdicti …

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Shing-Ling S. (University of Northern Iowa, USA) Chen: Festschrift in Honor of Norman K. Denzin

Due to his major contributions in qualitative inquiries, Norman K. Denzin is regarded as ‘the Father of Qualitative Inquiries.’Festschrift in Honor of Norman K. Denzin: He Knew His Song Well, Volume …

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Angela Miles: Integrative Feminisms

Integrative Feminisms presents a unique discussion of feminist radicalism in North America in the context of feminism”s global development since the 1960s. Across divergent agendas, Angela Miles ill …

Cover of Paul (Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA) Leighton & Jeffrey (American University, USA) Reiman: The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

Paul (Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, USA) Leighton & Jeffrey (American University, USA) Reiman: The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Prison

For 40 years, this classic text has taken the issue of economic inequality seriously and asked: Why are our prisons filled with the poor? Why aren’t the tools of the criminal justice system being use …

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Sharon R. Mazzarella & Matthew P. McAllister: Advertising and Consumer Culture

Furthering the dialogue about the growing power of commercialization and consumerism from a variety of perspectives and methodologies, this special issue contains a meticulously-researched account of …

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Maren Bak & Katja Boh: Changing Patterns of European Family Life

Originally published in 1989, this cross-national study investigates the role and pattern of family life in fourteen countries in contemporary Europe. Providing a wealth of information on European fa …

Cover of Lingbo Liu & Fahui (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA) Wang: Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science

Lingbo Liu & Fahui (Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA) Wang: Computational Methods and GIS Applications in Social Science

This textbook integrates GIS, spatial analysis, and computational methods for solving real-world problems in various policy-relevant social science applications. Thoroughly updated, the third edition …

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R. W. Hiorns: Demographic Patterns in Developed Societies

Originally published in 1980, this volume reviews the demographic patterns of fertility, marriage and mortality with reference to developed societies in the 19th and 20th centuries in Western Europe …

Cover of Philip (University of Leeds, UK) Rees & Robert Woods: Population Structures and Models

Philip (University of Leeds, UK) Rees & Robert Woods: Population Structures and Models

Originally published in 1986, this volume brings together geographical modelling of population change and demographic analysis of population structures and pattern. These 2 strands are interwoven in …

Cover of Barry Strauch: Investigating Human Error

Barry Strauch: Investigating Human Error

This title was first published in 2002: This volume presents a method to investigate the human performance issues associated with an accident or incident, with a detailed discussion of the types of d …