New Ebooks!

The following ebooks are now available from the library. As usual, click on a link and enter your network username and password to view the full text of the ebook.

• Lee, N. (2001) Childhood and society: growing up in an age of uncertainty. Buckingham: OUP. A sociological study of childhood and the impact of globalization on the adult-child relationship.
• Mayall, B. (ed.) (1994) Children's childhoods: observed and experienced. London: Falmer. Explores the social status of children, through consideration of their positioning in a range of social settings and in sociological theory.
• Elliott, C. and Quinn, F. (2010) Criminal law. 8th edn. Harlow: Longman. Covers English criminal law comprehensively, but concisely. It explains the basic principles in a logical and accessible manner.
• Shakespeare, T. (ed.) (2000) The disability reader: social science persepctives. London: Continuum. A collection of essays exploring the intellectual implications of a disability equality perspective. Leading social scientists draw on current theory and research and offer an overview of contemporary debates.
• Riddell, S., Tinklin, T. and Wilson, A. (2005) Disabled students in higher education: the intersection of social justice and new management agendas. London: RoutledgeFalmer. The authors have closely analyzed rates of participation and the experiences of disabled students in higher education over a two year period. They compare the responses of eight different universities to the new anti-discriminatory practice, contrasting their social profiles, academic missions, support systems for disabled students and approaches for the implementation of change.
• Epstein, D. (ed.) (1998) Failing boys? Issues in gender and achievement. Buckingham: OUP. This book argues that media and political responses to the 'problem of boys' have tended to be simplistic, partial, and owe more to 'quick fixes' than investigation and research. It provides a 'case study' of the issues in the UK.
  
• Thomas, C. (1999) Female forms: experiencing and understanding disability. Buckingham: OUP. Discusses the relevance of feminist ideas for understanding women's experiences of disability.
• Prout, A. (2005) The future of childhood: towards the interdisciplinary study of children. London: RoutledgeFalmer. A study of the sociology of childhood.
• Walmsley, J. and Johnson, K. (2003) Inclusive research with people with learning disabilities: past, present and futures. London: Jessica Kingsley. Drawing on evidence from two major studies, they explain how lessons learnt from inclusive research in the learning disability field are applicable to others working with marginalized groups.
• Millar, J. and Rowlingson, K. (eds.) (2001) Lone parents, employment and social policy: cross-national comparisons. Bristol: Policy. This book is based on an analysis of provisions for lone parents within particular countries, examining whether and how policies support and encourage employment, and drawing out policy lessons. The countries examined are the UK, US, Australia, France, the Netherlands and Norway.
• Hills, J. and Stewart, K. (eds.) (2005) A more equal society? New Labour, poverty, inequality and exclusion. Bristol: Policy. Evaluates Labour policy towards poverty and social exclusion between 1997 and 2004. It considers challenges the government faced, examines the policies that were chosen and the targets set for them, and assesses results. There are chapters on employment, inequalities in education and health, income inequality and political participation; asks how children, older people, poor neighbourhoods, ethnic minorities and other vulnerable groups have fared under New Labour.
  
• Prideaux, S. (2005) Not so New Labour: a sociological critique of New Labour's policy and practice. Bristol: Policy. Just how 'new' are the ideas driving New Labour's policy and practice? In this book Simon Prideaux shows how New Labour has drawn on the ideas and premises of functionalism, which dominated British and American sociological thought during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
  
• Peckham, S. (2007) Social policy for nurses and the helping professions. 2nd edn. Maidenhead: OUP. Examines the relationship between welfare and health and includes discussion of key policy issues such as: changes in health care delivery, regulation of professionals, privatisation, welfare pluralism, and, the tackling of health and social inequalities. The significance of social policy in preventing ill health and disability, as well as supporting the sick and disabled people, is emphasised.
  
• Farnsworth, K. and Irving, Z. (eds.) (2011) Social policy in challenging times: economic crisis and welfare systems. Bristol: Policy. Analyses the impact of the 2008-9 financial crisis on key welfare systems and the challenges currently facing social policy across the globe.
• Alcock, P, May, M. and Wright, S. (eds.) (2012) The student's companion to social policy. 4th edn. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Gives a clear and comprehensive introduction to contemporary British social policy.
• Oliver, P. (2012) Succeeding with your literature review: a handbook for students. Maidenhead: OUP. Practical guidance on researching the literature on a subject, writing the literature review and critical analysis.
• Moore, S. (2010) The ultimate study skills handbook. Maidenhead: McGraw/Hill OUP. Techniques, tips and help on: working out the best way for you to learn; doing research; presentations; revising for exams; improving your critical thinking skills and managing your time.
• Lindon, J. (2010) Understanding child development: linking theory and practice. 2nd edn. London: Hodder Education. A straightforward expalantion of the key approaches in studying child development.
• Edwards, J.T. (2011) Working with families: guidelines and techniques. 2nd edn. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. A clinical guide for all types of work with families including: work in different settings,managing adolescents, family mapping, child assessment, chemical dependence etc.
  
• Hodkinson, P. and Deicke, W. (eds.) (2007) Youth cultures: scenes, subcultures and tribes. London: Routledge. A comprehensive outline of yout cultural studies in the 21st century.