Considers ways in which raising questions about gender can help researchers and practitioners better understand family relationships and issues in children’s development
Draws on current developments in thinking about gender relations
Offers an overview of sociological, psychological and developmental perspectives on family relationships, child welfare outcomes and the practice/policy realities of professional interventions with families
Chapters address range of service settings; including family support, child health, education, child protection, domestic violence, ‘looked after’ children and youth justice
Author: Brid Featherstone; Carol-Ann Hooper; Jonathan Scourfield; Julie Taylor Publisher: Wiley ISBN: 9780470684788 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: December 2009 322 pages
This successor to the well-known Using Sociology covers standard topics found in any sociology textbook. Doing Sociology walks lay readers through the steps of doing real-life sociological practices as conducted by experts in the field. The contributors to this volume range from university and college faculty, government sociologists, and practitioners from the private sector. Each of the chapters is by intention and design a personal statement, a case study illustrating how the authors practice sociology in their own words and style, giving readers a clearer understanding of what sociologists do outside of teaching in universities. And most importantly, an understanding of what they could do with sociology.
Readable, relevant, and accessible, Doing Sociology is an invaluable resource as a stand-alone course reader or as a supplement to a traditional textbook.
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Author: Jammie Price; Roger Straus; Jeff Breese; Susan Ayres; Chet Ballard; Jeffrey R. Breese; Tim Cheney; Augusto Diana; John Glass; David Hartmann; Michael L. Hirsch; James Hougland; Ya-Lin Liu; Christopher J. Mansfield; Paul T. Melevin; Tracy A. Milligan; Harry Perlstadt; Rudy Prine; Tina A. Quartaroli; Gayle M. Rhineberger-Dunn; Gene Shackman; Johnnie Spraggins; Stephen F. Steele; Roger A. Straus; Xun Wang; Jay Weinstein; Jeffry A. Will Publisher: Lexington Books ISBN: 9780739139783 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: August 2009 206 pages
Wear comfort has been listed as the most important property of clothing demanded by users and consumers according to recent studies. A fundamental understanding of human comfort and a knowledge of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort for the wearer is therefore essential in the clothing industry. Improving comfort in clothing reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving it in various articles of clothing.
The book begins by outlining the fundamentals of human comfort in clothing, from the human perception of comfort in apparel and factors which affect it such as the properties of fibres and fabrics, to laboratory testing, analysing and predicting of the comfort properties of textiles. Part two discusses methods of improving comfort in apparel, from controlling thermal comfort and managing moisture, to enhancing body movement comfort in various garments. Part three reviews methods of improving comfort whilst maintaining function in specific types of clothing such as protective garments, sports wear and cold weather clothing
The international team of contributors to Improving comfort in clothing has produced a unique overview of numerous aspects of clothing comfort, provides an excellent resource for researchers and designers in the clothing industry. It will also be beneficial for academics researching wear comfort.
Reviews the latest developments in the manufacturing of comfortable apparel and discusses methods of improving fit in various articles of clothing
An overview of how to design textiles and garments to maximise comfort begins with factors affecting comfort and properties of fibres and fabrics that contribute to human comfort
Improvements in thermal and tactile comfort and moisture management are explored featuring developments in textile surfaces
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Author: Guowen Song Publisher: Elsevier Science ISBN: 9780857090645 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: January 2011 496 pages
The Triumph of Technology is taken from Lord Alec Broers’ 2005 BBC Reith Lectures on the role and importance of technology in our lives. The lectures discuss the way technology has shaped life since the beginnings of civilization, explaining how we owe to technologists most of what drives our world today, how technologies develop, and the excitement of the modern creative process. There are some who believe that technology’s future development should be controlled, and that it may already have gone too far, especially in areas such as the use of energy – something which has the potential to permanently harm our environment. Alec Broers argues that although we need to understand such dangers, and use technology wisely, it can improve our lives – that we must look to technology to solve many of the problems that threaten our planet. Included here are the complete lectures plus a new introduction and conclusion.
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Author: Alec Broers Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780511131561 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: November 2005 133 pages
The all-in-one guide to modern routed and switched campus network design
Understand the network design process and network design models
Learn how switches are used in network design
Design an IP addressing plan and select appropriate IP routing protocols
Apply network security design principles to boost network security
Enable WLANs to improve workforce mobility
Examine QoS design requirements and tools
Unleash the power of voice transport over data networks, including VoIP and IP telephony
Use content networking to provide content to users quickly and efficiently
Learn how to integrate network management protocols and tools into network designs
Understand how to effectively integrate IP multicast, high availability, storage networking, and IPv6 into your network designs
Over the past decade, campus network design has evolved many times as new technologies have emerged and business needs have changed. For enterprises to take advantage of cost-saving, productivity-enhancing solutions, such as IP telephony and content networking, their core infrastructures must include the key enabling technologies required by these solutions and provide a resilient, secure foundation that can scale to business needs. As with any architecture, designing a solid foundation is the first step.
Campus Network Design Fundamentals is an all-in-one guide to key technologies that can be integrated into network design. The book provides insight into why each technology is important and how to apply this knowledge to create a campus network that includes as many or as few of today’s productivity-enhancing applications as are needed in your environment. Topics covered throughout the book include network design process and models, switching, IP routing, quality of service (QoS), security, wireless LANs (WLANs), voice transport, content networking, network management, IPv6, IP multicast, increasing network availability, and storage networking. Sample network designs are included through-out, and the book concludes with a comprehensive case study that illustrates the design process and solutions for headquarters, branch offices, and home office/remote users.
Whether you need an overview of modern campus technologies or seek advice on how to design switched and routed networks that securely support these technologies, this book is your comprehensive resource to the foundations upon which all modern-day campus networks are based.
This book is part of the Cisco Press® Fundamentals Series. Books in this series introduce networking professionals to new networking technologies, covering network topologies, example deployment concepts, protocols, and management techniques.
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This revision aid will be of great practical benefit to all radiology trainees studying for their professional examinations. The carefully structured questions and answers will enable trainees to undertake a systematic assessment of their knowledge, as well as highlighting areas where additional revision is required. Developed to complement its highly illustrated parent text, Applied Radiological Anatomy, both books can be used together or independently of one another. The choice of questions are relevant and useful for radiology trainees world-wide.
Author: Arockia Doss; Matthew J. Bull; Alan Sprigg; Paul D. Griffiths Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9780511059223 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: January 2003 214 pages
Why would a man who has it all suddenly turn his back on the world at the height of his power? A celebrated journalist, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker, Harold Cleaver has just trounced the president in a damning television interview. But balancing Cleaver’s success is the unbearable scrutiny of his elder son’s equally damning roman à clef, Under His Shadow. Overweight and overwrought, Cleaver abruptly abandons his home, his wife, his mistresses, and, above all, television, the glowing box that brought him identity and power. He retreats high into the mountains to evade the numbing hold of e-mail, cell phones, and the endless chatter of public discourse. Weeks later-snowed in at five thousand feet, harangued by voices from the past, and humiliated by his inability to understand the locals on whom he relies for food and whiskey-Cleaver discovers that nowhere is so noisy and dangerous as the solitary mind.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author: Tim Parks Publisher: Arcade Publishing ISBN: 9781628723649 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: October 2011 320 pages
In Leipzig an undertaker named Konstantin Korff harbours a cruel secret.
In Minsk an unscrupulous scientist performs questionable experiments.
And in Paris a plane that is about to take off crashes into an airport terminal with deadly consequences for its passengers.
An investigation into the accident begins immediately, but the results are puzzling: all occupants were dead before the plane hit the building. What the police do not know is that there was one survivor. But even as they blunder into the investigation, Konstantin Korff and the mysterious scientist are already on his trail, all three bound together by the same curse. A curse that makes them a danger to everyone around them.
Author: Markus Heitz Publisher: Quercus ISBN: 9781784290412 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release:
Dieses Buch beantwortet die Frage, wie sich die Innovationsfähigkeit von Unternehmen im demografischen Wandel erhalten oder sogar steigern lässt. Dabei sehen die Autoren Diversität – gerade auch im Bereich von Kompetenz, Wissen und Alter – als Erfolgsfaktor für Innovationen an. Hier ist von entscheidender Bedeutung, die grundlegenden Kommunikations- und Koordinationsprozesse in den Teams genauer zu analysieren. Aus unterschiedlich gewonnenen Befunden verschiedener Disziplinen entwickeln die Autoren praxisnahe Werkzeuge, die helfen, Herausforderungen auf der praktischen Ebene des betrieblichen Alltags besser zu bewältigen. Darüber hinaus werden diese Werkzeuge aus der Perspektive der betrieblichen Praxis evaluiert.
Author: Manfred Bornewasser; Christopher Marc Schlick; Ricarda B. Bouncken Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden ISBN: 9783658073862 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: May 2015 383 pages
This study examines the challenges and issues facing policymakers in highly dollarized economies. Focusing on Cambodia, which achieved almost complete dollarization during 1991-95, the authors review recent developments in the literature on dollarization and examine the costs and benefits of dollarization in Cambodia, including the ensuing macroeconomic policy implications. They carry out an econometric estimation of cash foreign currency circulation in Cambodia in order to gauge the degree of dollarization. In addition to this analysis, the authors present a short description of Cambodia’s economic, financial, and structural background.
Author: International Monetary Fund Publisher: International Monetary Fund ISBN: 9781452756387 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: September 2003 40 pages
