This text examines the enormous pressure placed on University students in Japan, Korea and Taiwan which have led to the rapid expansion of the "e;cramming"e; industry and to a growing number of students looking to religion and spirituality for guidance.
Those who work in childcare and educational settings have an ethical and legal responsibility to take into account children's cultural, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds.
Drawing on in-depth interviews with social workers and their managers, and families and young people themselves, the authors of this important book show how the principles embodied in the Assessment Framework have been applied to social work practice.
In Children Taken Seriously, leading researchers and policy makers consider how children can be recognized as social actors rather than passive consumers or victims.
After an idyllic early childhood in Surrey, Linda's life descended into poverty and chaos when her parents' marriage crumbled and her unstable mother's sanity declined.
Can you imagine what it would be like to be swept off your feet by a royal prince to live a charmed life in the marble palaces of an oil-rich nation - and then to watch your fairy-tale romance turn into a nightmare of Islamic superstition, isolation, betrayal and abuse?
The shocking but ultimately uplifting life story of an Irish woman who endured 13 years of cruelty and injustice in an orphanageMaureen Coppinger's earliest memory is of watching the woman she believed to be her mother walk away and abandon her to the care of the nuns at one of Ireland's notorious industrial schools.
The violence and neglect suffered by children today is a common subject of media attention and much political hand-wringing, not just in Britain but in other parts of the western world.
The violence and neglect suffered by children today is a common subject of media attention and much political hand-wringing, not just in Britain but in other parts of the western world.
* BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK * LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA'S ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION AWARD *---'Impressive at every level' - Jeremy Vine'Poignant, funny, engrossing' - Jo Brand'A sensitive and immersive voyage through the career of a forensic psychiatrist' - Kerry Daynes'A beautifully balanced and compassionately written memoir.
Praise for Luke and Ryan Hart's memoir:'A powerful, searing account from incredible brothers and an important contribution to our understanding of domestic abuse' Victoria Derbyshire'.
"e;The best book I've read this year"e; Rachael, Goodreads reviewer "e;Fantastic"e; Rachel, Goodreads reviewer "e;Funny, insightful, heart-breaking"e; NetGalley reviewer "e;A magnificent book"e; Jo, Goodreads reviewer Step inside one of Britain's most renowned prisons.
In this shockingly raw but beautifully written book, Michael Handrick unpicks the toxic narratives and myths built up by society of what it means to be a man, gay and working class.
Gender can be rendered invisible when the gendered nature of institutions is ignored or when the genders of participants in events or movements are not identified.
Gender can be rendered invisible when the gendered nature of institutions is ignored or when the genders of participants in events or movements are not identified.
This volume of Advances in Gender Research gives space and voice to trans peoples' experiences and interactions with various social institutions, including but not limited to, social media, healthcare and medicalization, the criminal justice system, and the family.
This volume of Advances in Gender Research gives space and voice to trans peoples' experiences and interactions with various social institutions, including but not limited to, social media, healthcare and medicalization, the criminal justice system, and the family.
The last decade has seen significant changes in global attitudes, policies and practices that impact the lives of trans people, but the world of sport has been slow to follow these initiatives.
The last decade has seen significant changes in global attitudes, policies and practices that impact the lives of trans people, but the world of sport has been slow to follow these initiatives.
Media technologies do not simply record or represent trauma but transform trauma into a cultural form that is multifariously commodified in different contexts.
Media technologies do not simply record or represent trauma but transform trauma into a cultural form that is multifariously commodified in different contexts.