Social welfare and social services

This book brings together a group of active researchers and leading scholars of international social work with a special interest in contemporary issues and developments in Asian & Pacific Islander nations.

This book provides empirical evidence on youth engagement with peace, justice, and strong institutions (SDG 16).

This book delves into the socialisation process in the distinctive spheres of the family, community, and school, which has an unfavourable impact on girls' schooling and their 'school life expectancy' in India.

This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of agency-based social work practice, consistent with the values and ethical principles of the profession.

In offering a holistic analysis of the vast array of evidence and literature pertaining to the Whitechapel Murders committed in London's East End in the Autumn of 1888, this volume offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional consideration of the entirety of the most infamous of crimes and their legacy for the first time.

In offering a holistic analysis of the vast array of evidence and literature pertaining to the Whitechapel Murders committed in London's East End in the Autumn of 1888, this volume offers a multi-disciplinary and multi-dimensional consideration of the entirety of the most infamous of crimes and their legacy for the first time.

This book gives voice to an indispensable yet often overlooked group of care workers in China’s eldercare industry.

This book provides empirical evidence on youth engagement with peace, justice, and strong institutions (SDG 16).

Foundational to partnership-building, strategic communication can result in meaningful and sustainable social impact.

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