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Much of our talk revolves around accounting for our own and other people's actions. We praise one person and blame another, justify our own actions, speculate on motives, tell and retell problematic events. This volume draws upon speech communication, sociology and social psychology to offer an original approach to such accounts.

This edited volume provides cutting edge research in an easily accesible format.

The central project of this volume is a reappraisal of some of the great debates in psychology in the light of recent theoretical and empirical developments. The author reviews a range of thought and research to demonstrate how the dominant cognitive approach to psychology has failed.

Offers students a comprehensive understanding of central theories, issues and debates on crime, power and the state.

Highly accessible A-Z of the major terms in the social and behavioural sciences, spanning anthropology, communication and media studies, criminal justice, economics, education, geography, human services, management, political science, psychology and sociology.

Explores the opportunities for counsellors to develop their own practice of psychodynamic counselling. This title encourages readers to look carefully at the way they work and to think about strategies to improve their skills in a specialized form of relating. It also examines areas crucial to the psychodynamic approach.

This text examines the following trends: the shift from criminology to the sociology of law; law as a site of struggle rather than as a tool of reform; the contested nature of "woman" as a category; and the significance of feminists debating about values and epistemologies.

In this major contribution to comparative-international business Richard Whitley compares and contrasts the dominant characteristics of firms and markets in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong, relating these to their particular social, political and economic contexts.At the level of the firm he looks at such areas as management styles and structures, decision-making processes, owner-employee relations, and patterns of company growth and development. He also discusses market development, customer, supplier and inter-firm relations, and the roles of the financial sectors and the state in market and industry development.The book also examines the ways in which key social institutions in each country have affected the evolution of business. Finally, the author makes a comparison of East Asian business systems with dominant Western practices.

Provides an overview of how to do social constructionist research and analysis, and an understanding of the concrete implications of social constructionist theory. Each chapter analyzes the historical and cultural contexts of a wide range of issues, including anxiety, the family and ageing.

Explores ways in which crises highlight the problematic issues of media performance in democratic states. The book examines the relationship between communication and civil society through cases of media responses to "crises", ranging from the Gulf War of 1991 to recent events in Eastern Europe.

Drawing on feminist theories of women's oppression and on social theories of power, this text attempts to develop an analysis of the relationship between gender and power and shows how theories of power can contribute to the analysis of gender relations in specific historical and social contexts.

An analysis of the idea of citizenship and its relevance to social problems and social policies in advanced industrial societies. This book examines the socially embedded nature of human rights, and their interdependence with each other and with the natural and social worlds they inhabit.

The contributors discuss concepts in gerontology, presenting the subject both theoretically and practically. They provide information on a number of methodological approaches to research which have proved useful. The text assesses whether old people require special ethical consideration.

This analysis offers an explanation of the changing nature of the state. The author argues that despite the emergence of transnational structures, the architecture of politics is not moving beyond the nation-State.

The authors of this volume discuss the ways in which places have been transformed by the changes happening within them - shifts in the nature and quantity of paid and unpaid work, in social and political mobilization, in cultural and aesthetic experience and in the built environment.

Takes a look at the nature of television from an audience perspective. This book contains an appendix on advertising, as well as technical notes, a glossary, and references for further reading.

This text outlines the changing contexts and experiences associated with later life, and provides an overview of theoretical debates in gerontology.

International Tourism reconceptualizes the local and the global, avoiding such crude oppositions as centre v periphery, modern v traditional and North v South, demonstrating that the local cannot be understood without the global, and that the global can never be isolated from the regional setting within which it operates.

Serves as a critique of the institutions and presuppositions that underlie the study of 'psychopathology'. This book is useful for students and practitioners who are working to understand mental health and distress. It analyzes the notion of 'psychopathology' as a conventional term in psychology through the language which holds it in place.

In this book Ton Heinen explores topics such as: how to estimate the parameters of latent class analysis models and latent trait models; methods for model selection; and ways to examine the correspondence between discrete latent trait models and certain restricted latent class models.

This invaluable source book offers guidance, support and advice for those contemplating or involved in academic careers. The contributions provide rich, personal, sometimes poignant and often humorous accounts of shared and unique experiences of those in the world of academia.

This innovative book proceeds from the premise that self-care is a powerful philosophical, biological and psychological basis for nursing practice in a variety of settings. Cultural issues are stressed throughout the volume, especially in the section on cross-cultural communication and cultural influences on learning styles.

Of all women battered by their intimate partners each year, only a small percentage are correctly diagnosed as victims of abuse. The medical community has a unique opportunity to intervene, but many health care professionals need more training to recognize the abuse, tools to intervene, and information on where to refer victims for additional assistance. Comprehensive, yet easy to delve into, Domestic Violence and Health Care helps practitioners treat those seeking help after a violent episode. Author Sherri L. Schornstein, a career prosecutor experienced both on the front lines and at the systems level in Washington, D.C., dispels common myths about domestic violence and skillfully takes the reader through practical, how-to steps in the examination process. Examples and insights provide vital information regarding the impact that examination and documentation may have on a subsequent prosecution of the batterer, while sample questions and forms assist the examiner in recording the most accurate information possible. This essential volume also explores safety issues for everyone who deals with such cases at a health care facility.

Focusing on Munchausen by proxy syndrome, this text addresses critical issues of identification and assessment along with a long-term psychotherapy model designed for the treatment of acknowledged perpetrators.

While there is general acknowledgement that communication is a process rather than a condition, there has been little systematic examination of dynamic processes within communication studies. This book focuses on the methodological and theoretical significance of communication events or states which vary regularly, or in some pattern, over time.

While there is growing body of research on the children of battered women, there remains little practical information on the subject of intervention with these at-risk children. This book provides insight to this varied and complex area. It overviews practices and strategies and highlights various innovations in the field.

Violence against women permeates our society at every level, in every setting. Murder, rape, intimidation, pornography, workplace harassment, incest are all part of a general belief built into the roots of patriarchal society: Women are proper targets of male violence.The chapters in this book, contributed by some of the most prolific contemporary writers on women's issues, explore this culture of violence and oppression, examining its ideological underpinnings and its structural supports in the social, political and legal systems that protect the violent by blaming the victim.

Strategic planning is often considered a complex and difficult task and is frequently avoided because of perceived lack of time, resources or expertise. This step-by-step guide aims to demystify the process of strategic planning for nonprofit agencies and organizations by using case examples to illustrate major concepts.

The main focus of this book is to identify the social and cultural impact of television on the psychosocial development of children growing up in a constantly changing multicultural society. The book analyzes major media organizations and projects policies, practices and research directions for the future.