Violence and abuse in society

Reliable supply of 24-hour electricity in the State of Madhya Pradesh since 2014 has transformed the lives of many, including women from low-income households.

Negotiating Identity addresses the missiological problem of why the Hakka Chinese Christian community in Taiwan is so small despite evangelistic efforts there for more than 140 years.

A reissue of Spalding Gray's masterpiece.

Relationships play an important role in human development, especially in the first years of life.

The population of the United States is changing.

In Search of a Family: A Story of an International Adoption takes the reader inside a personal journey through the unknowns of an international adoption.

The Broken Leaf invites you to explore the beauty and gospel images found in Japanese art and culture.

A Marine officer's inner struggle with truth after coming home from Iraq.

Throughout history, many Christians have existed on the margins of society; deviants and strangers in lands they call home.

Half of the population of the world lives in cities of one million or more.

Transforming Faith Communities argues for a model of being church that combines congregationalism with a constructive approach to church-state relationships.

Parents often have a tendency to blame children for their failings.

Against a backdrop of highways, diners, and cheap coffee, one couple finds peace through the redemptive power of love.

Historic Church Serves Big City explores what a small congregation can do with the blend of developmental leadership and societal needs within their own backyard.

After harmonizing the four Gospels into one unified story, the author examines the ministry of Jesus to see what we can learn today for our own churches and ministries.

Techno-Sapiens gathers together leading scholars of technology, theology, and religion in order to explore the ways in which modern technology is neither solely a dehumanizing force in the world nor a mere instrument for evangelizing the world, but rather the very means by which incarnation happens--the media in and through which humans love the (digital) other.

Pioneer missionary Timothy Richard served forty-five years in China and became a household name among educated Chinese.

Liang Fa holds a unique place in the history of Christianity in China.

Secular assumptions underlie much formal communication between the West and Africa, and even intra-Africa.

The chapters in this two-part volume deal with a range of gender-based violence issues that are making news headlines daily.

This volume in the series Sociology of Crime, Law, and Deviance edited by Mathieu Deflem addresses contemporary issues of policing with a focus on the characteristics of police power as a coercive force in society and its continued need for legitimacy in a democratic social order.

School shootings have raised considerable interest among scholars as a global (media) cultural phenomenon and have increased specifically in the 1990s developing into a seeming cultural epidemic.

A global discourse regarding gender and violence is emerging as feminists, media experts, and social scientists consider the place of gender in episodic acts and chronic conditions of violence.

440 pages, 603 images, with 31 contributorsMedical Response to Child Sexual Abuse: A Resource for Professionals Working with Children and Families features a completely pediatric focus as a part of the Sexual Assault line and adds an illustrative multimedia component.

775 pages, 1735 images, 21 contributorsSexual Assault Victimization Across the Life Span: A Color Atlas contains more than 1700 photographs taken in forensic examinations conducted by teams of medical practitioners and investigative personnel.

When the Voice of Shame Is All You Hear.

Providing an authoritative overview of the growing phenomena of child to parent violence - a feature in the daily life of increasing numbers of families - this book outlines what we know about it, what is effective in addressing it, and outlines a proven model for intervention.

During the last two centuries, the job of policing in Britain has been transformed several times.

Mediation and Dispute Resolution addresses contemporary challenges and new developments in mediation.

';Laura Bates explains how they built the future and forgot to put women in it' CAITLIN MORAN Fascinating and essential.

'We don't just come out once.

Focusing on how someone in need can best be helped, the author identifies the skills and honesty of the person who wants to help as key to how effective this can be.

* How does complex trauma differ from trauma?

This practical book covers issues related to suicide risk, prevention and postvention in Higher and Further Education communities.

Expert guidance for child welfare and youth care professionals looking to increase their knowledge about, and skills in, working with transgender and gender expansive youth and their families.

LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI CHILDREN'S & YA BOOK PRIZE'An essential guide' LIZZIE HUXLEY-JONES'This book is perfect' WENN LAWSON'One of the most important books in autism literature' CHARLOTTE AMELIA POE'Wonderfully diverse and vibrant' FOX FISHERIn this empowering and honest guide for LGBTQIA+ autistic teens, Erin Ekins gives you all the tools you need to figure out and explore your gender identity and sexuality.

Exploring clinical examples of the lived experiences of trans people across the lifespan, this unique and authoritative book addresses topics such as attending school, puberty, employment issues, suicide, bullying, autism and intersecting identities.

'Radical, honest and timely' FOX FISHER'Fascinating' ASH PALMISCIANO'A cracking read' MEG-JOHN BARKER"e;This book is about my penis.

It's Okay to Have Needs of Your Own You fell in love with him.

Drawing on expertise in both expressive arts and grief counselling, this book highlights the use of expressive arts therapeutic methods in confronting and healing grief and bereavement.

In the late 19th century Ohio was reeling from a wave of lynchings and other acts of racially motivated mob violence.

An upright citizen kidnapped in public and dumped in a shallow grave.

This book provides a comprehensive, accessible and research-informed approach to personal development issues associated with the role of a counsellor, therapist or mental health practitioner.

Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record.

By recounting actual court cases, this book examines the multi-billion-dollar elder fraud industry, the special vulnerabilities of those it targets, and the ease and frequency with which it obtains hundreds of thousands of dollars per victim.

The business of birth control is the first book-length study to examine contraceptives as commodities in Britain before the pill.

Recent debates surrounding children in State care, parental rights, and abuse in Ireland's industrial schools, concern issues that are rooted in the historical record.

This book provides clinicians (particularly those specialising in DBT) with music activities and creative ideas to implement with existing practices, to strengthen what clients are being taught in DBT skills groups.