Author: Nan Lin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: social, analysis, sciences, structural, structure, capital, theory, action
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2002-09-15
List price: $27.99
ISBN-10: 052152167X
ISBN-13: 9780521521673

Social Capital explains the importance of using social connections and social relations in achieving goals. Social capital, or resources accessed through such connections and relations, is critical (along with human capital, or what a person or organization actually possesses) in achieving goals for individuals, social groups, organizations, and communities. The book introduces a theory that forcefully argues and shows why "it is who you know," as well as "what you know" that makes a difference in life and society.

Author: Dr. Morley D. Glicken
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: social, issues, profession, welfare, introduction, work, century
Number of Pages: 696
Published: 2010-12-08
List price: $89.95
ISBN-10: 1412975786
ISBN-13: 9781412975780

A student-friendly introduction to the field of social work, social welfare, and the profession of social work, social issues, and social welfareDesigned to get students excited about the profession and thinking critically about what social workers do and how they operate within the larger system, this Second Edition explores social issues in the United States, looks at how the social welfare system attempts to resolve these issues, and considers the many roles assumed by professional social workers within the social welfare system. This edition offers new and revised coverage throughout and r

Author: Carol Gray
Publisher: Future Horizons
Keywords: social, children, skills, everyday, autism, asperger, peers, syndrome, teach, stories, book, story, revised, expanded, over, anniversary, new
Number of Pages: 254
Published: 2010-01-29
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1935274058
ISBN-13: 9781935274056

Social Stories provide REAL social understanding! Carol Gray developed the Social Story in 1991 to promote social understanding in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Now, nearly twenty years after their inception, Social Stories have become a standard approach for teachers and parents all over the globe, and the stories are more effective than ever! Winner of an Outstanding Literary Work of the Year Award by the Autism Society of America, this 10th Anniversary Edition of The New Social Story Book offers over 150 of the most requested Social Stories, each one professionally written

Authors:Gale Miller, James Holstei,
Publisher: Aldine Transactio
Keywords: social, problems, issues, perspectives, choices, constructionist, challenges
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2003-06-01
List price: $26.95
ISBN-10: 0202306976
ISBN-13: 9780202306971

Challenges and Choices highlights contemporary debates within the constructionist perspective. It distills the ongoing debates, offering compelling suggestions for how today?s challenges might be met, and pointing directions for the future. This collection of classic and original essays critiques previous constructionist formulations, makes suggestions for advancing, expanding, and diversifying the constructionist agenda, and challenges the perspective to move in new directions. It signals concerns and choices that constructionists must confront if their voices will continue to be heard in the

Authors:Mary Ann Suppes, Carolyn Cressy Well,
Publisher: Allyn & Baco
Keywords: social, work, welfare, experience, introduction
Number of Pages: 640
Published: 2008-05-12
List price: $93.73
ISBN-10: 0205569390
ISBN-13: 9780205569397

The Social Work Experience: An Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare helps students to understand how social workers use their professional expertise to help people solve a wide variety of problems and improve their lives. It not only introduces the profession of social work and its fields of practice, but also provides students with a clear understanding of social welfare policy, its history and contemporary issues. The fifth edition contains three major parts: The first part, Social Work and its Context, introduces professional social work, discusses theoretical perspectives for gen

Author: Joel Best
Publisher: Aldine Transaction
Keywords: social, problems, paper, issues, diffusion, spread, cross, national, claims
Number of Pages: 306
Published: 2001-03-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 0202306542
ISBN-13: 9780202306544

CROSS-NATIONAL DIFFUSION OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS Why do the same social problems emerge in different societies? Unlike traditional sociological explanations, which argue that the structural and cultural causes of social problems are to be found within different societies, the chapters in this collection examine the role played by external diffusion in the construction of social problems. Claims that appear in one country spread to other nations through various channels, ranging from interpersonal contacts among claimsmakers, to mass media coverage, to folklore. Diffusion of claims is possible, b

Author: Donileen Loseke
Publisher: Aldine Transactio
Keywords: social, problems, issues, perspectives, introduction, thinking, constructionist
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2003-12-31
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 0202306844
ISBN-13: 9780202306841

Like the first edition of this distinctive and widely adopted textbook, the new second edition brings into the classroom an overview of how images of social problems can shape not only public policy and social services, but also the ways in which we make sense of ourselves and others. It introduces two primary changes from the first edition. First, this edition devotes some attention to the "new social movements" that emphasize social change through identity transformation rather than through structural change. Second, it also looks more closely at the importance of emotions in constructing pu