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Ageing And Diversity: Multiple Pathways And Cultural Migrationsby Simon Biggs , Svein Olav DaatlandISBN 1861348479 (1-86134-847-9)
Softcover, Policy Pr
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Book of Shadows: Electric Art 1by Simon BiggsISBN 1899858156 (1-899858-15-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Elder Abuse in Perspectiveby Simon BiggsISBN 0335191460 (0-335-19146-0)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill Education
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Elder Abuse in Perspective'Book summary:What is elder abuse? How can it be explained and understood? Why now? What can be done about it? Elder abuse is now recognized as a serious social problem on both sides of the Atlantic and Australia. Our understanding and responses to it will have profound implications for the quality of older people's lives and their place in society. "Elder Abuse in Perspective" examines how the mistreatment of older people is defined, theorized and researched. It places the problem in its social and historical context, giving special attention to forms of abuse within families, communities, and institutions like hospitals and residential homes. The book looks at issues around training and elder abuse, and explores the most effective methods of intervention and prevention. "Elder Abuse in Perspective" challenges many commonly held assumptions and provides new insight into elder abuse and neglect. It is perhaps the first book in recent years to provide a critical and reflective analysis of this growing social issue. It is an essential addition to the library of practitioners, researchers and students of old age. [via]
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Foucault And Agingby Azrini Wahidin, Jason L. Powell, Simon Biggs , Alexandre Dumas, John Coveney, Louise Dawson, I. CulpittISBN 1594546029 (1-59454-602-9)
Hardcover, Nova Science Pub Inc
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The Impossible Projectby David Cotterrell, Simon BiggsISBN 1901033732 (1-901033-73-2)
Softcover, Black Dog Publishing Limited
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Introduction to Colloid and Surface Chemistryby David Cotterrell, Simon BiggsISBN 0750684712 (0-7506-8471-2)
Softcover, Butterworth-Heinemann
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The Mature Imagination: Dynamics of Identity in Midlife and Beyondby Simon BiggsISBN 0335201024 (0-335-20102-4)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mature Imagination: Dynamics of Identity in Midlife and Beyond'Book summary:* What does it mean to possess a mature imagination under contemporary social conditions?
* Is it possible to choose not to grow old?
* How are the core questions for adult identity to be addressed in midlife and beyond?
This innovative and wide-ranging book critically assesses notions of adult ageing as they affect people's lifestyles and their sense of personal and social identity. Drawing on an extraordinary range of theory, original research and empirical sources, Simon Biggs examines the interpretation of these changes within social theory and their implications for practice in therapy and in health and welfare settings.
Biggs' argument develops a number of key concepts, and begins by assessing notions of change arising from psychodynamic and postmodern perspectives on ageing. Whilst these ideas shape our understanding, the study of ageing itself challenges easy theoretical assumptions about adult identity. The author critically assesses the contribution of these key perspectives and develops a model for combining the inner world of the mature imagination with the possibilities and uncertainties inherent in contemporary social life. Central to this analysis are tensions between authenticity and masquerade, personal coherence and continuity, and the role of facilitative and restrictive social space. The reader is invited to transgress traditional subject boundaries and draw on insights from sociology, psychotherapy and social gerontology in new and creative ways. The issues that emerge are of both theoretical and practical importance and are presented clearly and concisely.
The Mature Imagination should be of interest to a broad range of students and practitioners in the areas of counselling, health and welfare as well as readers interested in following debates in contemporary social theory. [via]More editions of The Mature Imagination: Dynamics of Identity in Midlife and Beyond:
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The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerontologyby Jon Hendricks, Ariela Lowenstein, Simon BiggsISBN 0895032775 (0-89503-277-5)
Hardcover, Baywood Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Need for Theory: Critical Approaches to Social Gerontology'Book summary:Is age by itself inclusive enough to make sense of changes and transitions over the life course? The Need for Theory explores how best to alloy the standard analytic techniques employed by social gerontologists to provide a more effective, nuanced, and insightful view of the assumptive realities thought to characterize the later years. Readers will come away from this book a little less sanguine about the nature of cause and effect within the experience of aging.
The Need for Theory speaks to the burgeoning need for critical thinking in social gerontology. The editors have brought together some of the foremost contributors to theoretical advances in the field. This volume incorporates state-of-the-art theorizing with a focus on selected topical areas facing gerontologists around the world. Using their keen insights into substantive issues, the contributors examine personal and structural changes affecting individuals over the life course. Extolling the need for theory is not enough; the contributors focus their insights on a panoply of substantive issues, linking the personal with the political and with the structural parameters that shape the process of aging, no matter where it occurs. Building on a discerning overview of conceptual questions in contemporary gerontology, from social constructionism, to feminism, to social-psychological, structural, and political economy perspectives, the authors map key issues, paradoxes, and contradictions facing gerontology now and in the future. Their discussions are sure to engage readers who are themselves concerned with developing explanatory frameworks that reach beyond facile descriptions of existing practices. [via]
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New Lifestyles In Old Age: Health, Identity And Well-being In Berryhill Retirement Villageby Simon Biggs , Miriam Bernard, Julius Sim, Bernadette BartlamISBN 1861346204 (1-86134-620-4)
Softcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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Older People: A Resource List for Social Work Traineesby Simon Biggs , Celia Hewerdine, Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work StaffISBN 0904488284 (0-904488-28-4)
Softcover, Central Council for Education & Training in Social Work
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The Registered Homes ACT 1984: Staff Training Issuesby Simon Biggs , Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work StaffISBN 0903720965 (0-903720-96-5)
Softcover, Central Council for Education & Training in Social Work
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Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageingby Simon Biggs , Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work StaffISBN 0335209076 (0-335-20907-6)
Hardcover, Open Univ Pr
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Social Theory, Social Policy and Ageingby Simon Biggs , Chris Phillipson, Carroll EstesISBN 0335209068 (0-335-20906-8)
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Understanding Ageing: Images, Attitudes and Professional Practiceby Simon BiggsISBN 0335157246 (0-335-15724-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Understanding Elder Abuse: A Training Manual for Heloing Professionalsby Simon Biggs , Chris PhillipsonISBN 0582085748 (0-582-08574-8)
Hardcover, Longman Publishing Group
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