Sonia: 769 books
Making Sense of Television
The Psychology of Audience Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Taking the soap opera as a case study, this book explores the 'parasocial interaction' people engage in with television programmes. It looks at the nature of the 'active viewer' and the role of the text in social psychology. It also investigates the existing theoretical models offered by social psychology...
Talk on Television
Audience Participation and Public Debate
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2002
Not only is everyday conversation increasingly dependent on television, but more and more people are appearing on television to discuss social and personal issues. Is any public good served by these programmes or are they simply trashy entertainment which fills the schedules cheaply? Talk on Television...
Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Safety
A Study in Public and Private Regulation
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
This book examines how regulatory and liability mechanisms have impacted upon product safety decisions in the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors in Europe, the USA and beyond since the 1950s. Thirty-five case studies illustrate the interplay between the regulatory regimes and litigation. Observations...
by Sonia Blandford, Catherine Knowles
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
Developing Professional Practice 0-7 provides a thoroughly comprehensive and cutting edge guide to developing the understanding and practical skills necessary for working within early years education. The new edition is fully updated for the revised Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework.
The...
STEM Learning with Young Children
Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This teacher’s guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3–8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using...
by Sonia Zakrzewski, Andrew Shortland, Joanne Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt takes an innovative and integrated approach to the use of scientific techniques and methodologies within the study of ancient Egypt. Accessibly demonstrating how to integrate scientific methodologies into Egyptology broadly, and in Egyptian archaeology in particular,...
by Susana E. Damborenea, Javier Echevarría, Sonia Ros-Franch
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Palaeobiogeography is a complex subject which processes information provided by both Biology and Earth Sciences. It is conceptually and philosophically equivalent to neobiogeography. Nevertheless, its methods are somewhat different, since it is limited by the incompleteness of the fossil record. On...
Living on the margins
Undocumented migrants in a global city
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
Living on the margins offers a unique insight into the working lives of undocumented (or ‘irregular’) migrants living in London, and their employers. Breaking new ground, this topical book exposes the contradictions in policies, which marginalise and criminalise these migrants, while promoting...
Analytical Archaeometry
Selected Topics
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
Analytical Archaeometry describes this interesting and challenging field of research - on the border between natural sciences (chemistry, spectroscopy, biology, geology) and humanities (archaeology, (art-)history, conservation sciences). It fills the gap between these two areas whilst focussing on...
Social Narratives
A Story Intervention for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2015
Social Narratives are a simple, evidence-based intervention to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays to understand appropriate social behaviours and overcome the anxiety associated with social situations. This practical guide explains how to create and use...
by Sonia O'Connor, Mary Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2007
X-radiography of textile objects reveals hidden features as well as unexpected components and materials. This non-destructive technique throws light on construction, manufacturing techniques, use, wear, repair, patterns of decay and dating. X-radiography improves artefact documentation and interpretation...
Brands and the City
Entanglements and Implications for Urban Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
From commercial retail environments to branded urban villages, brands are now a salient feature of contemporary cityscapes and are deeply entwined in people’s everyday lives. Drawing on extensive empirical material and recent theoretical developments in the sociology of brands, this book explores...
by Wendy C. Gamble Ph.D., Sonia Cota-Robles Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
Guiding Curiosity: Nurturing Young Scientists equips parents and others (e.g., grandparents, uncles, aunts, nannies) with handy and easy-to-use strategies for augmenting young children’s natural scientific inclinations. The book begins with an introduction to critical inquiry, a well-researched concept...
by Sonia Caporali
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: March 9, 2014
Un inconveniente, un contrattempo possono cambiare la vita delle persone. Un guasto in ascensore, la lunga permanenza in attesa dei soccorsi, può far avvicinare due persone che prima si ignoravano. La vita è ricca di sorprese, bisogna solo saper cogliere l'attimo giusto.