The book offers a sociological perspective on postconflict transitions. It dissects the inner ranks of three Cambodian insurgent groups and develops a theory explaining the path-dependencies of various social groups of former soldiers and commanders.
Neuropsychological and Health Implications of Loss and Exclusion
This volume provides the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary exploration of social pain, the experience of pain as a result of interpersonal rejection or loss.
Changing the Unconscious Landscape with NLP and Psychotherapy
Why am I unhappy with my social life?
How can I improve my relationships?
Why do I feel bullied and intimidated?
The answers to all these questions are to be found in your social panorama. Social Panoramas reveals the unconscious landscape of images and people that surrounds each of us. ......
Investigates social parents - people who function as parents but who may not be recognized as such in the eyes of the law What makes a person a parent? Around the world, same-sex couples are raising children; parents are separating and re-partnering, creating blended families; and children are living with grandparents, family friends, and ......
Social pedagogy is an innovative discipline that supports children's upbringing and overall development by focusing on the child as a whole person. It has been described as where education and care meet or as 'education in its broadest sense'.This book provides a comprehensive overview of the theory, principles and practice of social pedagogy and ......
This comprehensive volume offers a whole new practice framework that helps to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. The book presents a wide range of views of the social and political dimensions of mental health and distress, taking into account social environment, ethnicity, gender, sexual ......
A sustained analysis of how Addams gave American pragmatism a radical, revolutionary edgeAlthough there has been a resurgence of scholarly interest in Jane Addams, much of the recent literature has dwelt more on her extraordinary and pioneering life than on the philosophical contribution of her twelve books and hundreds of published articles. This ......
Clinical Application of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy
Social fears are among the most common forms of anxiety in our society. Social phobia, the clinical syndrome, can seriously impact a persons life, increasing the risk of depression, substance abuse, and suicide, and reducing opportunities for social interaction, sustained relationships, and careers.