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The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

The book unifies quantum theory and the general theory of relativity. As an unsolved problem for about 100 years and influencing so many fields this is probably of some importance to the scientific community. Examples like Higgs field limit to classical Dirac and Klein–Gordon or Schrödinger cases quantized Schwarzschild Kerr Kerr–Newman objects and the photon are considered for illustration. An interesting explanation for the asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the early universe was found while quantizing the Schwarzschild metric. | The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

GBP 37.99
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The Nordic Model of Digital Archiving

The Nordic Model of Digital Archiving

The Nordic Model of Digital Archiving explores the roots and strengths of Nordic digital archiving and proposes new directions to guide digital archivists in addressing the challenges posed by ever-changing digital technologies and the datafication of information and records. Digitization and born-digital records promise efficient and cost-effective solutions to everything from preservation of data to easy user access. However digitization also poses challenges for archival practitioners worldwide. Bringing together contributions from practitioners and academics to offer a range of international case studies this book offers practical solutions for archivists in terms of governance technologies and processes. It highlights and analyses the cornerstones of the Nordic model of archiving: reliance on standards; powerful regulatory instruments - especially in public sector archiving including legislation; and collaboration between archivists and government agencies and among different tiers of central and local government. While showcasing work in the Nordic region for the benefit of archivists and record keepers globally this volume also challenges the limits of the Nordic model with insights drawn from international archival theory. The Nordic Model of Digital Archiving offers a new perspective on archiving that will be of interest to academics researchers and postgraduate students of archiving digital archives and records management.

GBP 130.00
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Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences The State of the Art

Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences The State of the Art

This expanded and updated edition of Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences: The State of the Art revisits the use of complexity theory across the social sciences and demonstrates how complexity informs approaches to various contemporary issues in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic widening social inequality and impending social and ecological catastrophe wrought by global warming. The book reviews complexity theory in the practice of the social sciences and at their interface with ecological science. It outlines how social theory can be reconciled with complexity thinking and presents a review of the way research can be done using complexity theory. The book suggests how complexity theory can be used to understand and evaluate governance processes particularly with regard to social inequality and the climate crisis. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is also examined through a complexity lens reviewing how complexity thinking has been employed in relation to the pandemic and how implementing a complexity framework can transform health and social care. The book concludes with a call to action and the use of complexity theory to inform critical thinking in the education system. This textbook will be immensely useful to students and researchers interested in social research methods social theory business and organization studies health education urban studies and development studies. | Complexity Theory and the Social Sciences The State of the Art

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The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory

The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Theory provides an interdisciplinary and international introduction to social work theory. It presents an analytical review of the wide array of theoretical ideas that influence social work on a global scale. It sets the agenda for future trends within social work theory. Separated into four parts this handbook examines important themes within the discourses on social work theory as well as offering a critical evaluation of how theoretical ideas influence social work as a profession and in practice. It includes a diverse range of interdisciplinary topics covering the aims and nature of social work social work values and ethics social work practice theories and the use of theory in different fields of practice. The contributors show how and why theory is so important to social work and analyze the impact these concepts have made on social intervention. Bringing together an international team of leading academics within the social work field and newer contributors close to practice this handbook is essential reading for all those studying social work as well as practitioners policymakers and those involved in the associated fields of health and social care.

GBP 42.99
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European Review of Social Psychology: Volume 31

European Review of Social Psychology: Volume 31

The European Review of Social Psychology (ERSP) is an international open-submission review journal published under the auspices of the European Association of Social Psychology. It provides an outlet for substantial theory-based reviews of empirical work addressing the full range of topics covered by the field of social psychology. Potential authorship is international and papers are edited with the help of a distinguished international editorial board. Articles published in ERSP typically review a program of the author’s own research as evidenced by the author's own papers published in leading peer-reviewed journals. The journal welcomes theoretical contributions that are underpinned by a substantial body of empirical research which locate the research program within a wider body of published research in that area and provide an integration that is greater than the sum of the published articles. ERSP also publishes conventional reviews and meta-analyses. All published review articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial screening and refereeing by the Editors and at least two independent expert referees. | European Review of Social Psychology: Volume 31

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Taking Stock The Status of Criminological Theory

Taking Stock The Status of Criminological Theory

Criminology is in a period of much theoretical ferment. Older theories have been revitalized and newer theories have been set forth. The very richness of our thinking about crime however leads to questions about the relative merits of these competing paradigms. Accordingly in this volume advocates of prominent theories are asked to take stock of their perspectives. Their challenge is to assess the empirical status of their theory and to map out future directions for theoretical development. The volume begins with an assessment of three perspectives that have long been at the core of criminology: social learning theory control theory and strain theory. Drawing on these traditions two major contemporary macro-level theories of crime have emerged and are here reviewed: institutional-anomie theory and collective efficacy theory. Critical criminology has yielded diverse contributions discussed in essays on feminist theories radical criminology peacemaking criminology and the effects of racial segregation. The volume includes chapters examining Moffitt's insights on life-course persistent/adolescent-limited anti-social behavior and Sampson and Laub's life-course theory of crime. In addition David Farrington provides a comprehensive assessment of the adequacy of the leading developmental and life-course theories of crime. Finally Taking Stock presents essays that review the status of perspectives that have direct implications for the use of criminological knowledge to control crime. Taken together these chapters provide a comprehensive update of the field's leading theories of crime. The volume will be of interest to criminological scholars and will be ideal for classroom use in courses reviewing contemporary theories of criminal behavior. | Taking Stock The Status of Criminological Theory

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The Meaning of Reminiscence and Life Review

The Meaning of Reminiscence and Life Review

Robert Butler's call for life reviews has exerted a key influence on the way gerontologists have looked at reminiscence and remembering. Widely thought to be a helpful mechanism for integrating past and future the process of life review needs better specification and evaluation based on sound research. The Meaning of Reminiscence and Life Review brings together both research and application pieces covering the range of possibilities. It examines important controversies and asks: Does it work? and What is the evidence? Given their own voice what do old people say about looking back?

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The Unconscious Theory Research and Clinical Implications

The Unconscious Theory Research and Clinical Implications

Weaving together state-of-the-art research theory and clinical insights this book provides a new understanding of the unconscious and its centrality in human functioning. The authors review heuristics implicit memory implicit learning attribution theory implicit motivation automaticity affective versus cognitive salience embodied cognition and clinical theories of unconscious functioning. They integrate this work with cognitive neuroscience views of the mind to create an empirically supported model of the unconscious. Arguing that widely used psychotherapies-including both psychodynamic and cognitive approaches-have not kept pace with current science the book identifies promising directions for clinical practice. Winner-American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize (Theory) | The Unconscious Theory Research and Clinical Implications

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The Psychology of Exercise Integrating Theory and Practice

The Psychology of Exercise Integrating Theory and Practice

Now in its fifth edition The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice is the ideal resource for undergraduate courses devoted to the study of exercise behavior. Following the success of previous editions this book successfully integrates theoretical principles and the latest research with intervention strategies that students can apply in real-world settings. Students will find multiple forms of presentation throughout including graphics and models questionnaires and other instruments focus boxes highlighting research on the impact of physical activity on specific populations and review questions and activities to enhance learning. This edition includes a substantial revision of the theory and intervention chapters with a focus on the most popular theories currently thriving in the field a discussion of environmental and policy influences on behavior and an expanded presentation of intervention components design and evaluation. Separate chapters are also dedicated to popular topics such as personality self-perceptions stress anxiety depression emotional well-being cognitive function and health-related quality of life. For those seeking to learn more about exercise behavior The Psychology of Exercise: Integrating Theory and Practice is a must-have resource. | The Psychology of Exercise Integrating Theory and Practice

GBP 69.99
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The Correspondence Theory of Truth

The Correspondence Theory of Truth

First published in 1975 The Correspondence Theory of Truth examines the simplest statements of empirical fact and establishes what we can mean when we say that such statements are true. In particular the author has considered whether any or all of beliefs sentences statements or propositions are properly said to be true or false. He proceeds to examine what we mean by the term ‘fact’ and what possible relation between facts and beliefs (or their linguistic embodiments) could be meant by the term ‘correspondence’. The second part of the book is a critical survey of important contemporary accounts of truth. The author examines Tarski’s semantic theory to see if it offers a satisfactory reconstruction of the essence of the traditional notion of correspondence then J. L. Austin’s recent and famous version of the correspondence theory and some criticisms of it by Professor P. E. Strawson. A final chapter summarizes the viable content of the correspondence theory and suggests what problems about truth still remain for discussion if the theory is accepted. This book will be an essential read for students and scholars of Philosophy.

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The New Review Economy Third-Party Review Sites Reputation and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age

The New Review Economy Third-Party Review Sites Reputation and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age

This book examines third-party review sites (TPRS) and the intersection of the review economy and neoliberal public relations in order to understand how users and organizations engage the 21st century global review economy. The author applies communication and digital media theories to evaluate contemporary case studies that challenge TPRS and control over digital reputation. Chapters analyze famous cases such as the Texas photographer who sued her clients for negative reviews and activists using Yelp to protest the hunt of Cecil the Lion to illustrate the complicated yet important role of TPRS in the review economy. Theories such as neoliberal public relations digital dialogic communication and cultural intermediaries help explain the impact of reviews and how to apply lessons learned from infamous cases. This nuanced and up to date exploration of the contemporary review economy will offer insights and best practice for academic researchers and upper-level undergraduate students in public relations digital media or strategic communication programs. | The New Review Economy Third-Party Review Sites Reputation and Neo-Liberal Public Relations in the Digital Age

GBP 18.99
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The Persistence of Critical Theory

The Persistence of Critical Theory

The latest volume of Culture and Civilization gathers contemporary exponents of critical theory specifically those based in the Frankfurt School of social thinking. Collectively this volume demonstrates the continuing intellectual viability of critical theory which challenges the limits of positivism and materialism. We may question how the theoretical framework of Marxism fails to coordinate with the conditions that defined labor forces as did Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno or deliberate on the conditions that justify the claims we make through public discourse as did Jurgen Habermas. Or like Axel Honneth we may reflect on recognition theory as a means of addressing social problems. Whatever our objective the focus of critical theory continues to be the consciousness of established positive interests that without debate may sustain injustices or conditions which the public may not have chosen to impose. Throughout the hardship of punitive dismissal and exile in the 1930s and 40s and the shock of the New Left in the 1960s and 70s and finally the later linguistic and pragmatic turn the Frankfurt School has sustained the idea that people escape disaffection and alienation when their knowledge of the social and political world is dialectically mediated through creative interaction. This new volume in the Culture and Civilization series continues the tradition of critical thought. | The Persistence of Critical Theory

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Studies in the Theory of International Trade

Studies in the Theory of International Trade

In this book originally published in 1937 Jacob Viner traces in a series of studies of contemporary source-material the evolution of the modern orthodox theory of international trade from its beginnings in the revolt against English mercantilism in the 17th and 18th centuries through the English currency and tariff controversies of the 19th century to the late 20th century. The author offers a detailed examination of controversies in the technical literature centering on important propositions of the classical and neo-classical economists relating to the theory of the mechanism of international trade and the theory of gain from trade. | Studies in the Theory of International Trade

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Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume I

Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume I

From its origins in the University of Birmingham’s then Institute of Education in 1948 Educational Review has emerged as a leading international journal for generic educational research. Seventy-five years on Mapping the Field presents a detailed account of education theory and research policy and practice through the lens of some of the key articles published in the journal over this timespan. The Foreword written by the journal’s editors in Volume I presents a comprehensive account of the changing context for education scholarship and plots the key events in the development of the journal. The articles in Part I discuss some of the underpinning theories and research methodologies which have guided education researchers and practitioners both past and present. Parts II and III focus on politics and policymaking in education and on the challenges involved in managing educational practice. The articles included in both volumes of Mapping the Field represent a careful selection from the work of scholars whose ideas have been and continue to be influential in the field of education. Overall this major text covers a wide range of topics and offers original insights into educational policy provision processes and practice from around the world. | Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume I

GBP 130.00
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Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume II

Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume II

From its origins in the University of Birmingham’s then Institute of Education in 1948 Educational Review has emerged as a leading international journal for generic educational research. Seventy-five years on Mapping the Field presents a detailed account of education theory and research policy and practice through the lens of key articles published in the journal over this timespan. Volume II opens with Part I a collection of articles examining teachers’ job (dis/) satisfaction and stress and the gendered composition of the teaching workforce. Articles in Part II trace a shift in academic focus from schools seen as families/communities to the parent-school relationship. The concepts of inclusion and equality—and strategies for their fulfilment in education—are interrogated in Part III. The volume concludes with Part IV in which diverse identities in the education field are represented. Curated and introduced by the editors the articles included in both volumes of Mapping the Field represent a careful selection from the work of scholars whose ideas have been and continue to be influential in the field of education. Overall this major text covers a wide range of topics and offers original insights into educational policy provision processes and practice from around the world. | Mapping the Field 75 Years of Educational Review Volume II

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Archaeological Theory The Basics

Archaeological Theory The Basics

Archaeological Theory: The Basics is an accessible introduction to an indispensable part of what archaeologists do. The book guides the reader to an understanding of what theory is how it works and the range of theories used in archaeology. The growth of theory and the adoption of theories drawn from both the natural and social sciences have broadened our ability to produce trustworthy knowledge about the past. This book helps readers to see the value of archaeological theory and beyond what is sometimes thought to be just the use of indigestible jargon. Key theories and concepts are introduced to the reader. Among the main questions discussed are the following: What is theory and why do we need it? What major areas of theory are and have been used and debated in archaeology? What do they tell us about themes including human society evolution culture identity and agency? How might archaeological theory change in the future? This book is written mainly for readers new to archaeology and will help them to understand archaeological theory. It assumes no prior knowledge of archaeological theory and presents it in a selective and clear way with case studies showing how theory is used in practice. | Archaeological Theory The Basics

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The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory

The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory

The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory explores the role that understandings of mind and brain played in the development of sociological theory. It isolates five key authors in the classical tradition and comprehensively explores their oeuvres for moments where they reflect on engage with and build from topics related to cognition placing their work in contact with research today to critically determine areas of relevance refutation or revision. Showing how understandings of mind brain and body grounded the production of early sociological thought the book draws attention to the foundational role theories of cognition played in the emergence of sociology as a distinct field of study. With chapters on Comte Marx Weber Durkheim and Mead The Cognitive Foundations of Classical Sociological Theory constitutes a novel and timely engagement with canonical social theory extending its application to contemporary social life. It will therefore appeal to scholars of sociology and psychology with interests in classical social theory cognition embodiment and sociality.

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The Human Rights Council The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

The Human Rights Council The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

This book examines the engagement of African states with the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism. This human rights mechanism is known for its pacific and non-confrontational approach to monitoring state human rights implementation. Coming at the end of the first three cycles of the UPR the work offers a detailed analysis of the effectiveness of African states’ engagement and its potential impact. It develops a framework which comprehensively evaluates aspects of states’ UPR engagement such as the pre-review national consultation process and implementation of UPR recommendations which until recently have received little attention. The book considers the potential for acculturation in engagement with the UPR and unpacks the impact of politics regionalism cultural relativism rights ritualism and civil society. The work provides a useful guide for policymakers and international human rights law practitioners as well as a valuable resource for international legal and international relations academics and researchers. | The Human Rights Council The Impact of the Universal Periodic Review in Africa

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The Review Response Genre Structures Language and Functions

The Review Response Genre Structures Language and Functions

Expanding the scope of the metadiscourse construct Ho offers a comprehensive analysis of the online review response genre using hotel managers' responses to negative reviews posted by dissatisfied customers on TripAdvisor. He adopts a robust research methodology that involves both quantitative and qualitative analyses of three different types of data: managerial responses to negative comments questionnaire responses from dissatisfied customers who wrote the reviews and interview responses from hotel managers who wrote the responses. By drawing upon the genre theory and the construct of rapport and metadiscourse the analysis shows that hotel management’s attempts at service recovery can be materialized through the move structures of the managerial responses and the strategies used in managing rapport with dissatisfied customers and in persuading both existing and potential customers to purchase accommodation services from the hotels. An essential reading for students and researchers of pragmatics and professional communication along with anyone interested in the role of language in persuading customers neutralizing criticisms and managing interpersonal relationships particularly in the context of open forums online. | The Review Response Genre Structures Language and Functions

GBP 130.00
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The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory

The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory

Noted for addressing both the "hows" and "whys" of item response theory (IRT) this text has been revised and updated with the latest techniques (multilevel models mixed models and more) and software packages. Simple to more complex models are covered in consistently formatted chapters that build sequentially. The book takes the reader from model development through the fit analysis and interpretation phases that would be performed in practice. To facilitate understanding common data sets are used across chapters with the examples worked through for increasingly complex models. Exemplary model applications include free (BIGSTEPS NOHARM Facets R packages) and commercial (BILOG-MG flexMIRT SAS WINMIRA SPSS SYSTAT) software packages. The companion website provides data files and online-only appendices. New to This Edition *Chapter on multilevel models. *New material on loglinear models mixed models the linear logistic trait model and fit statistics. *Many additional worked-through examples. *Updated guidance on software; now includes R SAS and flexMIRT. | The Theory and Practice of Item Response Theory

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Attachment Theory The Basics

Attachment Theory The Basics

This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to key concepts of attachment theory from the work of its founder John Bowlby to the most recent research within the field. The first part of the book gives readers a clear understanding of attachment theory during infancy childhood adolescence adulthood and in bereavement. The second part of the book illustrates how attachment theory can be used to inform clinical interventions with children in different contexts adults and within wider health social and educational systems. Using case examples throughout the authors provide the reader with a practical understanding of the clinical applications of attachment theory across the lifespan and in varying health social care and educational systems. Attachment theory is one of the most important lifespan development theories and is relevant to students and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines including medicine nursing psychology child development mental health and applied social sciences. | Attachment Theory The Basics

GBP 16.99
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The Theory of the Leisure Class

The Theory of the Leisure Class

In The Theory of the Leisure Class his first and best-known work Thorstein Veblen challenges some of society's most cherished standards of behavior and with devastating wit and satire exposes the hollowness of many of our canons of taste education dress and culture. Veblen uses the leisure class as his example because it is this class that sets the standards followed by every level of society. The sign of membership in the leisure class is exemption from industrial toil and the mark of success is lavish expenditure conspicuous consumption is the famous term he invented to describe somethings that satisfies no real need but is a mark of prestige. The process Veblen describes continues today albeit in a more circuitous form. The Theory of the Leisure Class is part of an ongoing effort to make available the collected works of Veblen to a present-day audience of students and scholars.

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