Sage Publications Pvt Ltd imprint: 873 books
Communication for Development in the Third World
Theory and Practice for Empowerment
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2001
This completely revised edition builds on the framework provided by the earlier text. It traces the history of development communication, presents and critiques diverse approaches and their proponents, and provides ideas and models for development communication in the new century.
by Prithi Nambiar
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2014
The book analyses the role of media and communication in negotiating the meaning of environment and sustainability in the developmental context of India. As part of the global development discourse, it has become necessary to refocus on the meanings attributed to environment, sustainability, and sustainable...
by Sankar Sen
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2010
This book explores the sensitive issue of police accountability to civilian oversight bodies to control police excesses. At the centre of the discourse lies the tacit acknowledgement that the enormous power and authority invested in the police does lead to corruption and excesses unless adequate checks...
Understanding Suicide Terrorism
Psychosocial Dynamics
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
The book is a comprehensive compilation of articles by experts in the field of suicide terrorism from across the world and across disciplines with a focus on suicide missions. It provides an insightful perspective on suicide terror as a phenomenon and as a process, and suggests psychosocial pathways...
Countering Terrorism
Psychosocial Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Countering Terrorism: Psychosocial Strategies contextualizes the issues related to terrorism and places the discourse within the ambit of sociocultural theories. The book goes beyond the obvious and commonsensical notions and discusses the relevant issues from interdisciplinary perspectives, informed...
Social Work in Mental Health
Areas of Practice, Challenges, and Way Forward
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Social Work in Mental Health brings together a range of scholarly reflections and writings on the different roles of a social worker in the field of mental health. It provides a holistic picture to introduce readers to the wider issues of social work and mental health practice.
The book offers...
Social Work in Mental Health
Contexts and Theories for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Social Work in Mental Health brings together a range of scholarly reflections and writings on the different roles of a social worker in the field of mental health. It provides a holistic picture to introduce readers to the wider issues of social work and mental health practice.
Contexts...
India 2050
A Roadmap to Sustainable Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2014
**Can India achieve a high-income status by 2050 when it celebrates the centenary of its Republic? **
**Will the nation eliminate absolute poverty and improve its human development record? **
This book emphasizes the centrality of a trade-oriented services sector led by communication,...
Creative Child Advocacy
Global Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2004
`Combining global examples of cases with practical solutions, this book will be of interest to anyone involved in child advocacy, from judges to probation officers' - childRIGHT
`The greatest achievement of this book may be its inspiration to those also willing to "swim against the tide"...
Cognitive Planning and Executive Functions
Applications in Management and Education
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2014
What lies behind decision-making and improved educational and managerial performance? This book tries to answer by putting forth meaningful strategies in the context of planning and executive functions. This is based on five broad themes:
• Decisions are based on both emotions and rationality...
by Malini Chib
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
"The birth was hugely traumatic, and the pediatrician in charge kept repeating to himself, 'It was a mistake...I should have carried out a caesarean…lets see if she survives…I am not sure if she will survive…at the most 72 hours." I Survived!
One Little Finger is the autobiography...
Communication for Development
Theory and Practice for Empowerment and Social Justice
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2015
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This book critically examines directed social change theory and practice while presenting a conceptual framework of development communication to address inequality and...
The Future of Social Work
Seven Pillars of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
Social media and the digital revolution have fundamentally changed the meaning of “social” and “work.” Social work, like all other professions, will undergo dramatic changes as apps and algorithms overtake human operations. The failure of social sciences in general and social work in particular...
Sex-Selective Abortion in India
Gender, Society and New Reproductive Technologies
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2006
This collection of 11 essays unravels the reasons for the depleting child sex ratio in India. The contributors, all distinguished demographers and social scientists, describe the political economy of sentiments and sexual mores that leads parents to kill unborn daughters.
The contributors examine...