Elder abuse in family settings has increased in recent years for a variety of reasons,
including the increasing proportion of older adults in the total population, the related …

The authors of this timely book set out to answer this pressing question and offer an
explanation as to what makes older people give up their homes. Residential care homes …

Human Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-Based Practice helps students and
practitioners understand how human rights concepts underpin the social work profession …

Fully revised and updated throughout, this fourth edition of Lena Dominelli's influential book
retains its reputation as the go-to text on anti-racist social work practice. As racism continues …

Comprehensive, critical and accessible, Criminology: A Sociological Introduction offers an
authoritative overview of the study of criminology, from early theoretical perspectives to …

Providing an integrated and thorough representation from current research and
contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our time—an …

Now in its third edition, this bestselling reference text has established itself as the
authoritative source covering the key concepts, theories, and methods in criminology and …

Focusing on health and social care, this book shows how important the body can be to a
range of issues such as disability, old age, sexuality, consumption, food and public space …

The recent explosion in population ageing across the globe represents one of the most
remarkable demographic changes in human history. Population ageing will profoundly affect …

This article develops an approach towards dementia care that highlights the nature of
dementia care triads comprising the person with dementia, their informal carer, and the …