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Handbook of forensic science edited by Jim Fraser and Robin Williams  

Call Number: HV5073 HAN

Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches by W Lawrence Neuman

Call Number: HM48 NEU

The Public policy process by Michael Hill and Frederic Varone

Call Number: H97 HIL

Anthropology and development: Culture, morality and politics in a globalised by Emma Crewe and Richard Axelby

Call Number: GN397.5 CRE

Contemporary sociological theory by Jonathan H Turner

Call Number: HM435 TUR

Rural development: A Geographical perspective by Keith Hoggart and Henry Buller

Call Number: HN49.C6 HOG

Contemporary industrial psychology: Emerging concepts and practices for new workplace by S K Bhatia

Call Number: HF5548.8 BHA

Mathematics explained for primary teachers by Derek Haylock with Ralph Manning

Call Number: HM671 SOC  

Handbook of clinical social work supervision by Carlton E Munson

Call Number: HV40.54 MUN

Demographic analysis Projections on natality, fertility and replacement by Roland Pressat

Call Number: HB181 PRE

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An introduction to community development / edited by Rhonda Phillips and Robert H. Pittman.

C2015

Beginning with the foundations of community development, An Introduction to Community Development offers a comprehensive and practical approach to planning for communities. Road-tested in the authors’ own teaching, and through the training they provide for practicing planners, it enables students to begin making connections between academic study and practical know-how from both private and public sector contexts. An Introduction to Community Development shows how planners can utilize local economic interests and integrate finance and marketing considerations into their strategy. Most importantly, the book is strongly focused on outcomes, encouraging students to ask: what is best practice when it comes to planning for communities, and how do we accurately measure the results of planning practice? 

Demographic Methods and Concepts PAP/CDR Edition

by Donald T. Rowland

c2003Demographic Methods and Concepts presents the methods most commonly needed to work with statistical materials on population at national, regional, and local levels. Unlike other texts in the field, this book uses clear non-technical language throughout to make demographic techniques accessible to a diverse array of students, regardless of their background in mathematics. All the demographic techniques most relevant to the work of demographers, geographers, sociologists, and planners are covered. Demographic concepts and practical strategies important in the interpretation of population statistics are also included. The book is ideal for undergraduate courses in sociology, geography, economics, and statistics. 

Introduction to social work : an advocacy-based profession / Lisa E. Cox, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Carolyn J. Tice, University of Maryland, Dennis D. Long, Xavier University, C2016. Understanding social work; The social work profession; The history of social work; Generalist social work practice — Advocacy in social work — Responding to need — Poverty and inequality — Family and child welfare — Health care and health challenges — Physical and mental challenges — Mental health — Substance use and addiction — Challenges and rewards of aging — Criminal justice — Working in changing contexts — Communities at risk and housing.

Power and choice : an introduction to political science / W. Phillips Shively.

c1997

Building on the success of the first edition, this revised volume re-invigorates the conversation between foreign policy analysis and international relations. It opens up the discussion, situating existing debates in foreign policy in relation to contemporary concerns in international relations, and provides a concise and accessible account of key areas in foreign policy analysis that are often ignored. Focusing on how foreign policy decision making affects the conduct of states in the international system, and analysing the relationship between policy, agency and actors.

Psychology / G. Neil Martin, Neil R. Carlson, William Buskist, c2010.

The science of psychology ; Research methods in psychology ; Evolution, genetics and behaviour ; Psychology and neuroscience ; Sensation ; Perception ; Learning and behaviour ; Memory ; Consciousness ; Language ; Intelligence and thinking ; Developmental psychology ; Motivation and emotion ; Personality ;Social cognition and attitudes ; Interpersonal and group processes ; Health psychology ; Abnormal psychology.

Social psychology in action : evidence-based interventions from theory to practice / Kai Sassenberg, Michael L.W. Vliek, editors, c2019.

This textbook focuses on robust theories and models known for their successful applications and covers a diverse range of settings–spanning classroom interventions, health behaviour, financial decision making, climate change and much more. Each chapter comprises of a theoretical section to define the key concepts and summarize the theory, providing evidence for its reliability and limitations from basic research, as well as an application section that summarizes research in an applied context and provides details about a particular study including the respective application setting. The textbook expertly shows how theory can make meaningful predictions for real world contexts, and isn’t afraid to explain the potential hurdles and pitfalls when applying a theory and its underlying set of concepts in a certain context. Crucially, this format moves towards theory testing in applied contexts, enabling a closer examination of why and under what circumstances interventions may be successful in obtaining a desired behavioural or psychological end-state.

Social Research: A practical Introduction / Bruce Curtis and Cate Curtis.

 C2011The text provides a mixed methods approach that challenges historical divisions between quantitative and qualitative research.  It adopts a multidisciplinary approach to social science research, drawing from areas such as sociology, social psychology, and social anthropology. Explicitly addressing the concerns of emergent researchers it provides both a ‘how to’ account of social research and an understanding of the main factors that contextualize research by discussing ‘why do’ social scientists work this way. Throughout the twelve comprehensive chapters procedural (how to) accounts and contextual (why do) issues are usefully applied to major themes and substantive questions.  These key themes include research design; the practices of research and emergent researchers: beyond ontology, epistemology putting the research approach in context. 

Social work in the 21st century : an introduction to social welfare, social issues, and the profession / Morley D. Glicken.

C2011

Social problems, the social welfare system, and the role of professional social work. An introduction to social problems, social welfare organizations, and the profession of social work ; Social work education — Professional social workers respond to social problems in related work settings. The economically and socially disadvantaged: professional social work in the public and private social welfare systems ; Children in difficulty : the child welfare system and professional social work with abused, neglected, and emotionally troubled children and their families ; Troubled families ; Problems of crime and violence : the legal system and the role of forensic social work in work with juveniles.

Understanding urban metabolism : a tool for urban planning / edited by NektariosChrysoulakis, Eduardo Anselmo de Castro and Eddy J. Moors, C2015.Understanding Urban Metabolism closes the gap between the bio-physical sciences and urban planning and illustrates the advantages of accounting for urban metabolism issues in urban design decisions. Urban Metabolism considers a city as a system, and distinguishes between energy and material flows as its components. This book deals with the exchanges and transformation of energy, water, carbon and pollutants and introduces a new method for evaluating how planning alternatives can modify the physical flows of urban metabolism components and how environmental and socioeconomic components interact. The inclusion of sustainability principles into urban planning provides an opportunity to place the new knowledge provided by bio-physical sciences at the centre of the planning process, but there is a strong need for closing the gap between knowledge and practice, as well as a better dissemination of research results and exchange of best practice. This book meets that need and provides the reader with the tools they need to integrate an understanding of urban metabolism into urban planning practice”-

Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography (2nd Edition), c2012.

Urbanization: An Introduction to Urban Geography, Third Edition captures the changes in the nature and outcomes of urbanization processes for people, as well as the development of new ways of thinking about urban geography. Unraveling the interlocking processes of urbanization, Knox and McCarthy present a vivid and meaningful explanation of constantly changing urban geographies and urban life. This framework supports the discussion of recent changes while addressing much of the “traditional” subject matter of urban geography. The book’s dynamic approach also allows for integration of both theories and facts, where key concepts and theories are presented in relation to prior events and ideas–providing a coherent and comprehensive introduction to urban geography that offers a historical and process-oriented approach. With a U.S. focus that also offers global context and comparative international perspectives, the authors examine urban trends and their outcomes in both developed and less-developed countries to understand, analyze, and interpret the landscapes, economies, and communities of towns and cities around the world.