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Understanding human need
Hartley Dean
This book provides an accessible overview of the human need, exploring how they may be translated into rights and how social policy can be informed by a politics of human need.
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Children of the 21st century (Volume 2)
Kirstine Hansen, Heather Joshi, Shirley Dex
The first five years
This book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, looking at the children's lives and development as they begin formal education and the implications for family policy, and service planning in health and social services.
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Rural social work
Richard Pugh, Brian Cheers
International perspectives
This book provides a wide-ranging review of existing writing and research on rural social services and explores some of the distinctive features of rural contexts and rural problems.
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Ageing and intergenerational relations
Misa Izuhara
Family reciprocity from a global perspective
This exciting book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones which are affected by changing opportunities and pressures in contemporary societies. The book will be welcomed by an international audience.
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