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1. Introduction / Martin Bulmer, Julie Gibbs and Laura Hyman -- 2. Measuring family and household variables / John Haskey -- 3. Measuring crime / Ian Brunton-Smith and Jonathan Allen -- 4. Measuring political behaviour and attitudes / Oliver Heath and Robert Johns -- 5. Measuring religious behaviour / Peter Brierley -- 6. Measuring social class / Eric Harrison -- 7. Measuring race and ethnicity / Martin Bulmer -- 8. Measuring sexual behaviour / Catherine H. Mercer, Sally McMamus and Bob Erens -- 9. Measuring health / Nicola Shelton and Jennifer Mindell -- 10. Measuring social capital : formal and informal activism, its socio-demographic determinants and socio-political impacts / Yaojun Li -- 11. Measuring social attitudes / Caroline Roberts -- 12. Challenges for social measurement / Martin Bulmer.

"How is it possible to undiferstand society and the problems it faces? What sense can be made of the behaviour of markets and government interventions? How can citizens undiferstand the course that their lives take and the opportunities available to them? There has been much debate surrounding what methodology and methods are appropriate for social science research. In a larger sense, there have been differences in Quantitative and qualitative approaches and some attempts to combine them. In addition, there have also been questions of the influence of competing values on all social activities versus the need to find an objective undiferstanding. Thus, this aptly named volume strives to develop new methods through the practice of 'social synthesis', describing a methodology that perceives societies and economies as manifestations of highly dynamic, interactive and emergent complex systems. Furthermore, helping us to undiferstand that an analysis of parts alone does not always lead to an informed undiferstanding, Haynes presents to the contemporary researcher an original tool called Dynamic Pattern Synthesis (DPS) - a rigorous method that informs us about how specific complex social and economic systems adapt over time. A timely and significant monograph, Social Synthesis will appeal to advanced undifergraduate and postgraduate students, research professionals and academic researchers informed by Sociology, Economics, Politics, Public Policy, Social Policy and Social Psychology."--Provided by publisher

Despite the growing interest in social entrepreneurship research in the social work literature, very little research examines how social entrepreneurs tackle social work challenges in the HIV/AIDS sector. Consequently, we lack research on how social entrepreneurship might contribute to social work's domain of healthcare. In this article, we employ grounded theory research to study how a group of social entrepreneurs ( N = 58) selected as Fellows by Ashoka, one of the world's most influential social entrepreneurship support organizations, solve HIV/AIDS problems. This article identifies four major interventions that social entrepreneurs employed in tackling HIV/AIDS problems: relational, service, economic, and policy. We analyzed these four primary interventions and classified them into a typology based on (1) locus of change (institutional-oriented or macro social work vs agent-oriented or micro social work), (2) resources used (material/utilitarian vs symbolic/normative), and (3) client–social enterprise relations (client as recipient vs client as co-creator). This article contributes to social work research by demonstrating the possibility of integrating multilevel (e.g. micro and macro) and multidimensional (e.g. service, economic, and policy) interventions in addressing HIV/AIDS problems. It also suggests avenues for future research to lessen the gap between social work and social entrepreneurship research so as to advance social work research.

Das International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) ist ein länderübergreifendes, fortlaufendes Umfrageprogramm, das jährlich Erhebungen zu Themen durchführt, die für die Sozialwissenschaften wichtig sind. Das Programm begann 1984 mit vier Gründungsmitgliedern - Australien, Deutschland, Großbritannien und den Vereinigten Staaten - und ist inzwischen auf fast 50 Mitgliedsländer aus aller Welt angewachsen. Da die Umfragen auf Replikationen ausgelegt sind, können die Daten sowohl für länder- als auch für zeitübergreifende Vergleiche genutzt werden. Jedes ISSP-Modul konzentriert sich auf ein bestimmtes Thema, das in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen wiederholt wird. Details zur Durchführung der nationalen ISSP-Umfragen entnehmen Sie bitte der Dokumentation. Die vorliegende Studie konzentriert sich auf Fragen zu sozialer Ungleichheit.

"This revised second edition of Social Work: The Basics is an insightful introduction to the often misrepresented world of social work. This accessible book presents a broad view of contemporary social work, exploring its roots and its possible future. It dispels myths surrounding social work, addresses media debates, and offers a balanced account of what social workers do. Drawing examples from the full range of social work practice, this book is valuable reading for all individuals interested in the field of social work. It will provide a helpful introduction for students considering a career in social work, those beginning social work courses, and other professionals whose work brings them into contact with social workers"--

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY WORK AND YOURSELF -- 1 Introduction: What is community work? -- The 'enabling' imperative -- Defining terms -- Different dimensions of community work practice -- Starting where people are: A paradox -- The centrality of networking (much of which was provided by Gilchrist) -- What is community work for? -- The contribution of socialism and feminism to British community work -- Effects of community work -- Towards evidence-based theory -- Conclusion - community work - an idea for all time? -- Points to ponder -- Further reading -- 2 Planning for effective community work, and evaluation -- Types of community work project or programme -- Designing the intervention for a generic project -- Contact making -- A community profile (or needs analysis) -- From community profile to analysis and action -- Evaluating community work, part one, by Gabriel Chanan -- Evaluating community work, part two -- Conclusion -- Points to ponder -- Further reading -- 3 Survival, professional development and reflective practice -- Introduction -- Surviving agency pressure -- Resisting project closure -- Building protection, creating space and credibility -- Managing your own situation -- Stresses of the job -- Critical support -- Knowledge, skills, qualities -- Professional self-development -- Planning and recording -- Coping with tricky situations and making mistakes -- Reflective practice (RP) -- Leaving your job -- Final points -- Points to ponder -- Further reading -- PART TWO: community development and community action -- 4 Helping people set up and run community groups -- The enabler - key points -- Contractual work -- Social audit -- Community capacity building (CCB) -- Training for community groups? -- Community development and/or education?.

The concern of social sciences about mobilisation and protest processes has led to the formation of a particular field of study on social movements. However, and despite both the theoretical interest and the intense methodological debate with reference to qualitative techniques, it can be said that the discussion on the areas most relevant to the empirical research of these movements remains open. This article suggests, following Ernesto Laclau, to identify social demands as key to studying the shape of social movements as political actors challenging the social order. This implies a theoretical discussion but also about social demands for the study of such movements. Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences ; The concern of social sciences for mobilization and protests processes has resulted in the conformation of a peculiar field on social movements. Nevertheless, in spite of theoretical interest and intense methodological debate in reference to qualitative techniques, it is possible to say that discussion of these movements still remains open. In this perspective, according to Ernesto Laclau, this article suggests to identify social demands or the study of the conformation of social movements as political actors that dispute the social order. This implies a theoretical discussion but also an epistemological debate on the demands for the study of these movements. ; The concern of social sciences about mobilisation and protest processes has led to the formation of a particular field of study on social movements. However, and despite both the theoretical interest and the intense methodological debate with reference to qualitative techniques, it can be said that the discussion on the areas most relevant to the empirical research of these movements remains open. This article suggests, following Ernesto Laclau, to identify social demands as key to studying the shape of social movements as political actors challenging the social order. This implies a theoretical discussion but also about social demands for the ...

The eleven essays in this collection examine the relationship between institutional structures and community integration, offering practical insights to increase social capital and strengthen social institutions.||A variety of social institutions are analyzed. Three chapters cover political legal issues, two cover religion, three address education, and two examine the macrostructures of the military and the economy. An important collection for scholars and other researchers interested in the communitarian movement, sociology, and political science, particularly for those in public administrati

Desde la experiencia concreta de un equipo del CLAEH con organizaciones no gubernamentales vinculadas a la problematica social de la infancia en el Uruguay, se ensayan aqui algunas reflexiones que evidencian la proyeccion del tema mas alla de los grupos a los que durante una decada fue orientado el trabajo. Asi, el cuadro de expectativas, la integracion de la problematica social a la agenda publica, las vinculaciones entre la participacion y la organizacion, como tambien los requerimientos de una propuesta alternativa son algunos de los temas que se imponen en el campo de las politicas sociales