Rakuten Kobo

Skip side bar filters

Small Worlds

Theorising Human Material and Environmental Legacies

by Virpi Timonen, Malin Bäckman, Federica Previtali, Friedemann Yi-Neumann, Young-Kyu Shin ...

Series series Elements in Global Humanities
Introduces the concept of legacy-making: future-oriented actions and ideation concerning the material and environmental effects that humans leave behind with reference to their eventual demise. Interviews conducted in Italy, Sweden, South Korea, and the United States are drawn upon to illuminate material-environmental relationalities and entanglements constructed through everyday legacy-making ... Read more

$20.49 USD

PRE-ORDER

Introduces the concept of legacy-making: future-oriented actions and ideation concerning the material and environmental effects that humans leave behind with reference to their eventual demise. Interviews conducted in Italy, Sweden, South Korea, and the United States are drawn upon to illuminate material-environmental relationalities and entanglements constructed through everyday legacy-making
... Read more
Social Policy

The Quest for Freedom, Equality and Justice

by Virpi Timonen ...

Concepts like freedom, equality and justice have many uses – and even more misuses. In seeking to manage an increasingly complex world, it is more important than ever to think carefully about the meaning of such concepts which are central to policy debates and integral to implementing effective social policy around the world.This concise and readable book is a guide to those essential social ... Read more

$18.00 USD

Concepts like freedom, equality and justice have many uses – and even more misuses. In seeking to manage an increasingly complex world, it is more important than ever to think carefully about the meaning of such concepts which are central to policy debates and integral to implementing effective social policy around the world.This concise and readable book is a guide to those essential social
... Read more
Social Policy and the Capability Approach

Concepts, Measurements and Application

by Erik Jansen, Jose de Sao Jose, Franceso Laruffa, Mary P Murphy, Rory Hearne, Mara Yerkes, Anna Kurowska, Liz Oliver, Virpi Timonen, Jean-Michel Bonvin0 ...

The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analysis. This book explores the advantages of this approach and offers a way forward in addressing conceptual and empirical issues as they apply specifically to social policy research and practice. Short ... Read more

$28.99 USD

The capability approach, an increasingly popular conceptual and theoretical framework focused on what individuals are able to do and be, offers a unique evaluative perspective to social policy analysis. This book explores the advantages of this approach and offers a way forward in addressing conceptual and empirical issues as they apply specifically to social policy research and practice. Short
... Read more
Long-Term Care and Older People in Western Europe

Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

by Roberta Perna, Luis Moreno Fernández, Monika Riedel, Christoph Stegner, Caroline Glendinning, Tyyne Ylinen, Vera Ylinen, Laura Kalliomaa-Puha, Satu Ylinen, Claude Martin, Sara Burke, Blanche Le Bihan, Thomas Gerlinger, Eduard Klukas, Caspar Lückenbach, Phillip Florian Schmidt, Costis Prouskas, Michael Goudoumas, Katharine Schulmann, Virpi Timonen, Eimir Hurley, Costanzo Ranci, Marco Arlotti, Stefania Cerea, Cristina Font, Robert Urbé, María Bruquetas-Callejo, Arnaud Campéon, Anita Böcker, Luís Capucha, Alexandre Daniel Calado, Nuno Nunes, Jorge José Hernández-Moreno, Manuel Pereira-Puga, Gibrán Cruz-Martínez, Pär Schön, Lennarth Johansson ...

Series series Transforming Care
Based on a comparative study covering 15 Western European countries, this edited volume examines the responses of long-term care homes for older people to the COVID-19 pandemic.It analyses the preparedness of governments and residences and the structural weaknesses revealed and exacerbated by the crisis, such as staff shortages, the precariousness of employment in the sector, and the deficient ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Based on a comparative study covering 15 Western European countries, this edited volume examines the responses of long-term care homes for older people to the COVID-19 pandemic.It analyses the preparedness of governments and residences and the structural weaknesses revealed and exacerbated by the crisis, such as staff shortages, the precariousness of employment in the sector, and the deficient
... Read more
Pathways of Human Development

Explorations of Change

by Gary L. Bowen, Susan Chuang, Megan L. Dolbin-MacNab, Julie C. Dunsmore, April L. Few, Robbie Gilligan, Amy G. Halberstadt, Janet Holland, Angela J. Huebner, Kee Jeong Kim, Leon Kuczynski, Susan Lollis, Hugh Milroy, Monique B. Mitchell, Thomas H. Ollendick, Robyn Pitman, Michele Preyde, Dionne P. Stephens, Virpi Timonen, Rosalind Edwards ...

Pathways of Human Development uses theoretical perspectives from developmental, social, and behavioral sciences to examine the many ways that individuals, families, and communities intersect and interface. Focusing on the impact of change on human development, including its antecedents, processes, and consequences, the chapters examine a range of topics such as health and adaptation; social ... Read more

$141.99 USD

Pathways of Human Development uses theoretical perspectives from developmental, social, and behavioral sciences to examine the many ways that individuals, families, and communities intersect and interface. Focusing on the impact of change on human development, including its antecedents, processes, and consequences, the chapters examine a range of topics such as health and adaptation; social
... Read more
Grandparenting Practices Around the World

Reshaping family

by Lucie Vidovićová, Lucie Galcanova, Esther CL Goh, Merril Silverstein, Vern Bengston, April L Few-Demo, Megan L Dolbin-MacNab, Ilkka Pietila, Hanna Ojala, Judith E Brown, Myra Hamilton, Lyn Craig, Dovile Vildaite, Yanqiu Rachel Zhou, Jaco Hoffman, Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, John Knodel, Karen Glaser, Giorgio Di Gessa, Eloi Ribe, Debora Price, Bruno Arpino, Rachel Margolis ...

This exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren.The book contains analyses of topics that have so far received relatively little attention, such as transnational grandparenting and gender differences in grandparenting ... Read more

$38.99 USD

This exciting collection presents an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of the unprecedented phenomenon of increasing numbers of grandparents worldwide, co-existing and interacting for longer periods of time with their grandchildren.The book contains analyses of topics that have so far received relatively little attention, such as transnational grandparenting and gender differences in grandparenting
... Read more

About Canada: Childcare

by Martha Friendly, Susan Prentice ...

Series Book 2 - About Canada
In Canada, early childhood education and care includes childcare programs, kindergartens and nursery schools. When these programs are well-designed, they support children’s development and accommodate parents who work or study. About Canada: Childcare answers questions about early childhood education and childcare (ECEC) in Canada. Why doesn’t Canada have an ECEC system, even though other ... Read more

$19.99 USD

In Canada, early childhood education and care includes childcare programs, kindergartens and nursery schools. When these programs are well-designed, they support children’s development and accommodate parents who work or study. About Canada: Childcare answers questions about early childhood education and childcare (ECEC) in Canada. Why doesn’t Canada have an ECEC system, even though other
... Read more
Rethinking Economics

An Introduction to Pluralist Economics

Edited by J. Christopher Proctor ...

Economics is a broad and diverse discipline, but most economics textbooks only cover one way of thinking about the economy. This book provides an accessible introduction to nine different approaches to economics: from feminist to ecological and Marxist to behavioural. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field described and is intended to stand on its own as well as providing an ... Read more

$58.99 USD

Economics is a broad and diverse discipline, but most economics textbooks only cover one way of thinking about the economy. This book provides an accessible introduction to nine different approaches to economics: from feminist to ecological and Marxist to behavioural. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field described and is intended to stand on its own as well as providing an
... Read more
The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems

by Nancy Folbre ...

A major new work of feminism on the history and persistence of patriarchal hierarchies from the MacArthur Award-winning economistIn this groundbreaking new work, Nancy Folbre builds on a critique and reformulation of Marxian political economy, drawing on a larger body of scientific research, including neoclassical economics, sociology, psychology, and evolutionary biology, to answer the defining ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A major new work of feminism on the history and persistence of patriarchal hierarchies from the MacArthur Award-winning economistIn this groundbreaking new work, Nancy Folbre builds on a critique and reformulation of Marxian political economy, drawing on a larger body of scientific research, including neoclassical economics, sociology, psychology, and evolutionary biology, to answer the defining
... Read more
Contemporary Issues In Mediation - Volume 1

by Joel Lee, Marcus Tao Shien Lim, William Ury ...

Is the need for a power balance still necessary for mediation in the Singapore context?In an increasingly digitised world, what challenges are there for online mediation?Is the distinction between facilitative and evaluative mediation still relevant?These questions, and more, are explored in Contemporary Issues in Mediation, the first ever compilation of essays on mediation topics and issues by ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Is the need for a power balance still necessary for mediation in the Singapore context?In an increasingly digitised world, what challenges are there for online mediation?Is the distinction between facilitative and evaluative mediation still relevant?These questions, and more, are explored in Contemporary Issues in Mediation, the first ever compilation of essays on mediation topics and issues by
... Read more
Challenging Health Economics

by Gavin Mooney ...

This book mounts a critique of current health economics and provides a better way of looking at the economics of health and health care. It argues that health economics has been too dominated by the economics of health care and has largely ignored the impact of poverty, inequality, poor housing, and lack of education on health. It is suggested that some of the structural issues of economies, ... Read more

$97.19 USD

This book mounts a critique of current health economics and provides a better way of looking at the economics of health and health care. It argues that health economics has been too dominated by the economics of health care and has largely ignored the impact of poverty, inequality, poor housing, and lack of education on health. It is suggested that some of the structural issues of economies,
... Read more
This Is What Inequality Looks Like

by Teo You Yenn ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis New Edition of This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn features a new Afterword by the author, and a Foreword by Kwok Kian Woon, Professor of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.What is poverty? What is inequality? How are they connected? How are they reproduced? How might they be overcome? Why should we try?The way we frame our questions ... Read more

$20.99 USD

Also available as: Audiobook

NATIONAL BESTSELLERThis New Edition of This Is What Inequality Looks Like by Teo You Yenn features a new Afterword by the author, and a Foreword by Kwok Kian Woon, Professor of Sociology at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.What is poverty? What is inequality? How are they connected? How are they reproduced? How might they be overcome? Why should we try?The way we frame our questions
... Read more

Also available as: Audiobook

Rakuten Kobo

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

What is Kobo Super Points?

Reward Yourself

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Transforming Care

Elements in Global Humanities

Small Worlds

Social Policy

Social Policy and the Capability Approach

Long-Term Care and Older People in Western Europe

Pathways of Human Development

Grandparenting Practices Around the World

People who read these also enjoyed

About Canada: Childcare

Rethinking Economics

The Rise and Decline of Patriarchal Systems

Contemporary Issues In Mediation - Volume 1

Challenging Health Economics

This Is What Inequality Looks Like

eReaders

Apps

Accessories

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Your Shopping Cart is empty

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Available:

1 audiobook monthly

+ FREE 30-day trial

Recommended For You

Top Series in United States

Transforming Care

Elements in Global Humanities

Show:

People who read these also enjoyed