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Shaping natural history and settler society : Mary Elizabeth Barber and the n…
This book explores the life and work of Mary Elizabeth Barber, a British-born settler scientist who lived in the Cape during the nineteenth century. It provides a lens into a range of subjects within the history of knowledge and science, gender and social history, postcolonial, critical heritage and archival studies. The book examines the international importance of a marginalized scientist, th…
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- 9783030226398
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- xxiv, 360p. : ill.
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- 968.703092 HAM s
Quality of life and quality of working life
In this book, we can read about the well-being, quality of life, and quality of working life. The authors come from different countries, and their ideas, studies, findings, and experiences offer beneficial contributions to enhance our knowledge in the field of well-being and quality of life, as well as quality of working life. The book is divided into two sections, and their respective chapters…
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- 9789535134459
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- 312 p.; 22 cm.
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- 306 QUA q
Tax, social policy and gender
Gender inequality is profoundly unjust and in clear contradiction to the philosophy of the ‘fair go’. In spite of some action by recent governments, Australia has fallen behind in policy and outcomes, even as the G20 group of nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the International Monetary Fund are paying renewed attention to gender inequality. Tax, Social …
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- 9781760461478
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- 384 p.; 22 cm.
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- 330 TAX t
After the new social democracy: social welfare for the twenty-first century
Social democracy has made a political comeback in recent years, especially under the influence of the Third Way. Not everyone is convinced, however, that Third Way social democracy is the best means of reviving the Left's project. This book considers this dissent and offers an alternative approach. Bringing together a range of social and political theories, After the new social democracy engage…
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- 9780719064760
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- viii, 232 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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- 330.1260941 FIT a
Migration, gender and social Justice: perspectives on human insecurity
This book is the product of a collaborative effort involving partners from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America who were funded by the International Development Research Centre Programme on Women and Migration (2006-2011). The International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam spearheaded a project intended to distill and refine the research findings, connecting them to…
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- 9783642280115
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- 305.48412 TRU m
Family therapy - new intervention programs and researches
This book is a collection of chapters written by a number of scientists from all over the world, who provide their insights not only into family therapy but also into new interesting interventions, programs, and research. The book adopts a perspective that respects the complexity of human beings and their family relationships. It devotes a space to the deepening of both psychological and social…
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- 9781789843019
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- 164 p.; 22 cm.
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- 306.8 FAM f
The Expression of gender
Gender is a fascinating category, which has grown steadily in importance across the humanities and social sciences. The book centres on the core of the category within language. Each of the seven contributions provides an independent account of a key part of the topic, ranging from gender and sex, gender and culture, to typology, dialect variation and psycholinguistics.
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- 9783110307337
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- 230 p.; 22 cm.
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- 401.43 CAR e
Gender differences in computer and information literacy : an in-depth analysi…
This open access book presents a systematic investigation into internationally comparable data gathered in ICILS 2013. It identifies differences in female and male students’ use of, perceptions about, and proficiency in using computer technologies. Teachers’ use of computers, and their perceptions regarding the benefits of computer use in education, are also analyzed by gender. When compute…
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- 9783030262037
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- xi, 73p. : ill.
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- 370.81 GEB g
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