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The New Structural Social Work reveals the shortcomings of conventional social work, which accepts and participates in the present social order rather than addressing the systemic social problems that exist within capitalist societies. Mullaly advocates for a progressive view of social work that is practiced within the social agency, outside of the agency, and within the personal lives of structural social workers.

Social Movements, third edition, is a core or supplemental text suitable for social movements courses offered out of sociology, labour studies, and political science departments in both colleges and universities. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive introduction to the field's historical background and major theories.

A core text for psychology of criminal behaviour courses offered out of psychology and criminology departments nation-wide.

Teaching Grammar and Punctuation in the Twenty-First Century focuses on teaching grammar and punctuation to elementary and high school students within the context of the reading and writing activities that are already happening in the classroom.

This unique and timely core text introduces and analyses social policy in Canada--that is, policy as a redistributive process, a cycle in which both generating resources and allocating resources must be viewed as essential elements in a single exercise.

Aurora Leigh, now available in the first critically edited and fully annotated edition for almost a century, is the foremost example of the mid-nineteenth century poem of contemporary life. It is an amazing verse novel which provides a panoramic view of the early Victorian age in London. The dominant presence in the work however, is the narrator Aurora Leigh, as she develops her ideas on art, love, God, the "Woman Question, " and society.

Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library (OPL) series, this pocketbook provides a succinct summary of cognitive deficits reported in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with a particular focus on aspects of measurement, underlying disease pathophysiology, implications for treatment and prevention.

The author of the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables kept her journal from the age of fifteen till her death. This edition will contain a generous selection in three volumes.

Incorporating Canadian case studies and examples, this volume examines theoretical methods and their applications concerning park management and planning, as well as current related policy issues in Canada.

The richness of Native American art is explored from the early pre-Columbian period to the present day, stressing the conceptual and iconographic continuities over five centuries and across an immensely diverse range of regions. 53 color photos. 104 halftones. 8 maps.

This text is a clear and concise guide to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate psychology studies. Making Sense in Psychology: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing is intended for students in any psychology course containing research/writing components.

Canada was coming into its own in the 1860s, according to writer Luella Creighton. First published a hundred years after Confederation, Creighton's book celebrates the thriving culture of Canada during its nascent years. No longer a land of pioneers and hardship, the New World was a place where travel, communication, and trade flourished, rivalling the cities of the Old World. Much of the book, a lively mix of fact and fiction, consists of nar...

This reader is a collection of primary readings that introduces students to international political economy (ipe), an area of study concerned with the relationship between the two dominant forms of social organization in the modern world: 'the state' and 'the market'. Divided into five parts ranging from Adam Smith's theory of the invisible hand to recent discussions of hemispheric integration, it contains thirty-five unabridged selections tha...

This text is a clear and concise guide to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate studies. Making Sense in Engineering and the Technical Sciences is intended for students in any engineering or computer science course containing research/writing components.

In the past few years, there has been an explosion of eye movement research in cognitive science and neuroscience. The Oxford Handbook of Eye Movements provides the first comprehensive review of the entire field of eye movement research. This book is the definitive reference work in this field.

Down's Syndrome is a mental disability with very distinctive characteristics. David Wright looks at the care and treatment of Down's sufferers - described for much of history as 'idiots' - since Medieval Europe right up to the present day, considering the change in attitudes, care, and identification of the condition in the modern era.