Social Work and Social Policy Books

New and Published Books

1. Parenting in Global Perspective

   Negotiating Ideologies of Kinship, Self and Politics

   Edited by Charlotte Faircloth, Diane M. Hoffman, Linda L. Layne

   Series: Relationships and Resources

   Drawing on both sociological and anthropological perspectives, this volume explores cross-national trends and everyday experiences of ‘parenting’. Parenting in Global Perspective examines the significance of ‘parenting’ as a subject of professional expertise, and activity in which adults are...

   Published March 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Psychological Trauma and Juvenile Delinquency

   New Directions in Research and Intervention

   Edited by Patricia Kerig

   Recent years have seen an explosion of new research dedicated to understanding the link between psychological trauma and juvenile delinquency. Building on the work of the previous decade which uncovered shocking rates of trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress among juvenile justice-involved youth...

   Published March 18th 2013 by Routledge
3. Assessing Common Mental Health and Addiction Issues With Free-Access Instruments

   By Katie M. Sandberg, Taryn E. Richards, Bradley T. Erford

   As healthcare costs rise, so too do the costs of assessment instruments, critical tools for mental health professionals. While some traditional assessment instruments have become prohibitively expensive, as with many other fields, the Internet offers a host of more affordable and equitable...

   Published March 7th 2013 by Routledge
4. International Perspectives on Elder Abuse

   Edited by Amanda Phelan

   Series: Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy

   Elder abuse has been increasingly recognised over the past ten years in many countries and progress has been made in both understanding and addressing the issue. This volume provides a much-needed international overview of the topic. Opening with an examination of what elder abuse is, Amanda Phelan...

   Published March 7th 2013 by Routledge
5. Mental Illness, Dementia and Family in China

   By Guy Ramsay

   Series: Routledge/Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) East Asian Series

   With rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies, more attention is being paid by their governments, the media and the academy to mental illness and dementia. While clinical research on mental illness and dementia in Chinese societies acknowledges the importance...

   Published March 6th 2013 by Routledge
6. Disability in Japan

   By Carolyn Stevens

   Series: Japan Anthropology Workshop Series

   Disability and chronic illness represents a special kind of cultural diversity, the "other" to "normal" able-bodiedness. Most studies of disability consider disability in North American or European contexts; and studies of diversity in Japan consider ethnic and cultural diversity, but not the...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
7. World-Regional Social Policy and Global Governance

   New research and policy agendas in Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America

   Edited by Bob Deacon, Maria Cristina Macovei, Luk Van Langenhove, Nicola Yeates

   Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

   This volume explores the case for and the prospects of the development of world-regional social policies as integral elements of a pluralistic, equitable and effective system of global governance. Focusing on transnational regionalism, this book examines the trajectory and crossing over of the...

   Published March 3rd 2013 by Routledge
8. Readings for Diversity and Social Justice

   3rd Edition

   Edited by Maurianne Adams, Warren Blumenfeld, Carmelita Castaneda, Heather W. Hackman, Madeline L. Peters, Ximena Zuniga

   For more than a decade, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover the full range of social oppressions from a social justice standpoint. With full sections dedicated to racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, and ableism, as well as transgender...

   Published February 28th 2013 by Routledge
9. Social Work and Intimate Partner Violence

   By Mary Allen

   Intimate partner violence is now recognised as a serious human rights abuse and increasingly as an important public health problem with severe consequences for women’s physical, mental and sexual health. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of intimate partner violence is an essential aspect of...

   Published February 27th 2013 by Routledge
10. From Trauma to Healing

    A Social Worker's Guide to Working with Survivors

    By Ann Goelitz, Abigail Stewart-Kahn

    From Trauma to Healing: A Social Worker’s Guide for Working With Survivors is the next significant publication on trauma in the field of social work. Since September 11 and Hurricane Katrina, social workers have come together increasingly to consider how traumatic events impact practice. From...

    Published February 21st 2013 by Routledge