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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: Policymaking and Appreciation -- 1. The Psychology of Policymaking and Social Change -- 2. Evolving Priorities -- 3. Norms and Meanings -- 4. Reflective Consciousness -- 5. The Tacit Norm -- Part II: Communication and Ethics -- 6. Communication and Ethical Judgment -- 7. Communication and Appreciation -- 8. Changing Patterns of Communication -- 9. The Ecology of Culture -- 10. The Ecology of Ethics -- Part III: Social Learning and the Professions -- 11. The Changing Nature of the Professions -- 12. Practice and Research in Managing Human Systems -- 13. Educational Criteria for Times of Change -- 14. Education for Systems Thinking -- Bibliography

Intro -- Contents -- Comparative Discrimination Law: Age as a Protected Ground -- Abstract -- Keywords -- Introduction -- Part 1: Thematic Issues -- Economic and Structural Dimensions -- Demographic Trends -- Age Equality and the Labour Market -- Changes in the Organisation of Work -- Conclusions on the Structural Dimension of the Labour Market -- The Social Dimension of Age Equality -- Dignity -- Stigma -- Disadvantage -- Inclusion -- Accommodation -- Intersectionality -- Conclusion -- The Intersection of the Economic and Social: The Case of Retirement -- Connecting the Social and Economic -- Part 2: Comparative Study -- International Standards -- The EU Legal Framework on Age Discrimination -- Discrimination against Younger People -- Discrimination against Older Workers in General -- The Case of Retirement -- Conclusion on EU Law on Age -- UK -- Discrimination against Younger Workers -- Discrimination against Older Workers -- Intersectional Claims Including Age -- Conclusion on Age Discrimination in the UK -- Sweden -- Discrimination against Younger Workers -- Discrimination against Older Workers -- Intersectionality -- Conclusion on Age Discrimination in Sweden -- US -- Discrimination against Younger Workers -- Discrimination against Older Workers -- Intersectionality -- Conclusion on Age Discrimination in the USA -- Canada -- Discrimination against Younger Workers -- Discrimination against Older Workers -- Intersectionality -- Conclusion on Age Discrimination in Canada -- South Africa -- The Case of Retirement -- Intersectionality -- Conclusion on Age Discrimination in South Africa -- Part 3: Conclusion -- Rejection of Stereotyping and Prejudice -- Standard of Review -- Retirement and Intergenerational Justice -- The Dignity Paradox -- Recognising Structural Economic and Labour Market Dimensions -- Ways Forward? A Multi-Dimensional Approach

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This is the first comprehensive study of the political ideology and history of the Labour Party's world-view and foreign policy. It argues that the development of Labour's foreign policy perspective should be seen not as the development of a socialist foreign policy but as an application of the ideas of liberal internationalism.The first volume outlines and assesses the early development and evolution of Labour's world-view. It then follows the course of the Labour party's foreign policy during a tumultuous period on the international stage, including the First World War, the Russian Revolution, the Spanish Civil War, the build up to and violent reality of the Second World War, and the start of the Cold War.This highly readable book provides an excellent analysis of Labour's foreign policy during the period in which Labour experienced power for the first time

Religious discrimination and religious freedom at work -- Seeking a definition of religion and belief -- Protecting religion at work -- Freedom of religion at work : the European dimension -- Protection against religion and belief discrimination in the UK -- Accommodating religion and belief in the workplace: North American perspectives -- Conclusion : religious freedom at work

Cover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- The Combination of Empirical Qualitative Data with a Marxist Analysis -- The Wider Relevance of this Book -- Forced Migration in Context: 'Capitalism is Crisis' -- British Capitalism and the International Reserve Army of Labour -- Gender and Migration -- Conclusions and Outline of the Book -- 2 Racism and the Political Economy of Refugee Reception -- Introduction -- The Position of Black People in Britain Today -- Imperialism, Nationalism, Racism and Gender -- Refugees in Britain and the Management of Migration -- Labour's Policies for Disciplining Refugees -- The Long-term Impact of Asylum Policies on Refugees with Status -- Conclusions -- 3 Refugees and the British State -- Introduction -- The Class Basis of the Imperialist State: A Particular Kind of Capitalist State -- Repressive Aspects of the British State and Refugees -- Racism and Politics in British State Welfare -- Disempowerment and Discrimination in Refugees' Experiences of Welfare -- The British State in a Period of Bank Bail-Outs and Public Sector Cuts: Implications for Refugees -- Conclusions -- 4 Introducing the Refugee Relations Industry -- Introduction -- The Historical Role of Britain's Race Relations Industry -- Race Relations Today -- The Role of Organisations Managing Refugees' Relationship to the State -- Mediating the Contradictions in the 'Big Society' -- Conclusions -- 5 Social Capital and the Management of Refugees' Oppression -- Introduction -- Labour's Turn Towards Social Capital as Theory and Practice -- Refugees' Incentives to Build New Networks and Relationships -- The Influence of Previous Forms of Engagement -- Outcomes of Social Capital Building with the State -- Contradictions between Subjective Motivations and Objective Outcomes.

Queen and country examines the complex intersection between same-sex desire and the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. It illuminates how men and women lived, loved and survived in an institution which, at least publicly, was unequivocally hostile towards same-sex activity within its ranks. Queen and country also tells a story of selective remembrance and the politics of memory, exploring specifically why same-sex desire continues to be absent from the historical record of the war. In examining this absence, and the more intimate minutiae of cohesion, homosociability and desire

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences. This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are being brought together under the name The International Behavioural and Social Sciences Library: Classics from the Tavistock Press. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in

Today, in a period of economic crisis, public sector cuts and escalating class struggle, Marxism offers important tools for social workers and service users to understand the structures of oppression they face and devise effective means of resistance. This book uses Marxism's lost insights and reinterprets them in the current context by focussing on one particular section of the international working class - refugees and asylum seekers in Britain.

"How to profit from the events leading up to the likely collapse of the U.S. dollar. Society is at a crossroads. Here at home and around the world, we are living in a manner that is absolutely, unconditionally, irrevocably unsustainable. The Day After the Dollar Crashes: A Survival Guide for the Rise of the New World Order outlines the kinds of events that could trigger a global economic collapse, describing in detail the events that are likely to occur just prior to, during, and immediately following such a total collapse. It also explains how investors can profit and support a sustainable future by anticipating social trends. The book describes what government can do now to soften the dollar's fall later. Details how to lead the charge to introduce innovations and solutions to meet the inevitable challenges of new kinds of economic forces Reveals how to profit by changing expectations and taking action to align investments with reality. The Day After the Dollar Crashes tears away the illusions generated by politicians, media, and the financial industry to show how investors can position themselves to survive and thrive in a New World Order."