Covers a wide array of topics, from international issues to ethical dilemmas. Previous title is Oxford Encyclopedia of Social Work. Published by National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press.

This four volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of social work from a United States perspective.

Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Eighth Edition, presents the extraordinary growth of research on aging individuals, populations, and the dynamic culmination of the life course, providing a comprehensive synthesis and review of the latest research findings in the social sciences of aging. As the complexities of population dynamics, cohort succession, and policy changes modify the world and its inhabitants in ways that must be vigilantly monitored so that aging research remains relevant and accurate, this completely revised edition not only includes the foundational, classic themes of aging research, but also a rich array of emerging topics and perspectives that advance the field in exciting ways. New topics include families, immigration, social factors, and cognition, caregiving, neighborhoods, and built environments, natural disasters, religion and health, and sexual behavior, amongst others. Covers the key areas in sociological gerontology research in one volume, with an 80% update of the material Headed up by returning editor Linda K. George, and new editor Kenneth Ferraro, highly respected voices and researchers within the sociology of aging discipline Assists basic researchers in keeping abreast of research and clinical findings Includes theory and methods, aging and social structure, social factors and social institutions, and aging and society Serves as a useful resource--an inspiration to those searching for ways to contribute to the aging enterprise, and a tribute to the rich bodies of scholarship that comprise aging research in the social sciences

Examines three key life stages from a sociological perspective, exploring how enduring experiences, as well as transitions and events such as childcare, education, stress, marriage, career, addiction, friendship, parenthood, disease, spirituality, and retirement influence the individual's life course. The life stages examined are: Childhood and Adolescence; Adulthood; and Later Life.

Presents research and ready-to-use facts from the fields of psychology, individual and family studies, and education in a way that is not too technical.

Provides human services students, professors, librarians, and practitioners the reference information they need to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population.

Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; of sexuality and the body; of social institutions and the structures of representation.

Offers evidence-based practices in child welfare, with practical knowledge about child maltreatment, safety and risk assessment, and specific information about practice skill development and application. Includes skill-building activities and resources and realistic case scenarios.

Presents research in the study, assessment, treatment, and understanding of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Provides a foundational background for practitioners and researchers to understand mental health care in older adults. Chapters integrate research into clinical practice.

Presents the scholarly research on the impact of technology on the population through different theories and perspectives.

Provides an in-depth and comprehensive synopsis of theory and research on human development, with every chapter drawing together findings from cultures around the world.

Presents a comprehensive review of the diverse field of health social work, theory driven and evidence-based practice grounded.

Explores what it means to grow older today in the context of unprecedented changes to longevity, demographic, and life course patterns.