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Doing a Literature Review takes the reader through the initial stages of an undergraduate dissertation or a postgraduate thesis, offering advice on analysing arguments and ideas, topic searches and citing references.

Bringing together leading writers and researchers in the field, this text offers an interdisciplinary introduction to community care. This revised edition aims to retain the strengths of the acclaimed first edition whilst reflecting new developments.

"What makes a 'nation' and what makes peoples strive for nationhood? This unit will provide you with an introduction to studying political ideas by looking at how people who see themselves as nations challenge the existing order to assert their right to a state of their own. After studying this unit you should be able to: grasp the concepts of nation, nationalism and self-determination; have a better understanding of the role they play in current...

In this wide-ranging collection, people who have experienced mental distress provide first-hand accounts of their treatments, life in mental institutions and in the community, self-help methods, and their work to improve mental health services.

This fascinating new book draws on insights from across the social sciences - from psychology, economics and geography as well as sociology - to examine the changing character of society and nature.

What is really happening when people either individually or in groups identify with particular definitions of themselves or strike out to take up new identities? Do gender, class and ethnicity offer some stability, or are they limiting?

Using examples from a wide variety of topics, this text explains and critically evaluates the research techniques available to the caring professions, and highlights the compromises that must be made in real world research designs.