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Social Media for Strategic Communication: Creative Strategies and Research-Based Applications
by Karen FrebergSocial Media for Strategic Communication: Creative Strategies and Research-Based Applications teaches students the skills and principles needed to use social media in persuasive communication campaigns. Author Karen Freberg combines cutting-edge research with practical, hands-on instruction to prepare students for the challenges of today′s workplace. With an emphasis on strategic thinking and awareness, the book equips students to adapt their skills to emerging platforms and technologies. Its broad focus on strategic communication—from PR, advertising, and marketing to non-profit advocacy—provides a comprehensive foundation for success in diverse career paths. The Third Edition features a brand new chapter on social media and crisis communication, discussion of AI integrated in each chapter, and new case studies in addition to updated coverage of changes to platforms, trends, strategies, and emerging challenges across social media.
Social Media for Strategic Communication: Creative Strategies and Research-Based Applications
by Karen FrebergSocial Media for Strategic Communication: Creative Strategies and Research-Based Applications teaches students the skills and principles needed to use social media in persuasive communication campaigns. Author Karen Freberg combines cutting-edge research with practical, hands-on instruction to prepare students for the challenges of today′s workplace. With an emphasis on strategic thinking and awareness, the book equips students to adapt their skills to emerging platforms and technologies. Its broad focus on strategic communication—from PR, advertising, and marketing to non-profit advocacy—provides a comprehensive foundation for success in diverse career paths. The Third Edition features a brand new chapter on social media and crisis communication, discussion of AI integrated in each chapter, and new case studies in addition to updated coverage of changes to platforms, trends, strategies, and emerging challenges across social media.
Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action
by Anna Leon-GuerreroIn Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, Anna Leon-Guerrero provides a thorough exploration of the social problems that permeate our world today. The book is designed around three key connections: the link between sociology and the study of social problems, the relationship between social problems and their solutions, and the personal connection readers can make in recognizing and addressing social problems in their own communities. Each chapter focuses on a specific social problem, examining its roots in social inequality and its manifestations in various social policies and programs. The Eighth Edition is enriched with personal stories of ordinary individuals who have accomplished extraordinary feats in their communities, providing readers with inspiration and guidance on how they too can make a difference.
Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action
by Anna Leon-GuerreroIn Social Problems: Community, Policy, and Social Action, Anna Leon-Guerrero provides a thorough exploration of the social problems that permeate our world today. The book is designed around three key connections: the link between sociology and the study of social problems, the relationship between social problems and their solutions, and the personal connection readers can make in recognizing and addressing social problems in their own communities. Each chapter focuses on a specific social problem, examining its roots in social inequality and its manifestations in various social policies and programs. The Eighth Edition is enriched with personal stories of ordinary individuals who have accomplished extraordinary feats in their communities, providing readers with inspiration and guidance on how they too can make a difference.
Social Statistics for a Diverse Society
by Anna Leon-Guerrero Georgiann Davis Chava Frankfort-NachmiasSocial Statistics for a Diverse Society introduces students to social statistics and their importance in the workplace, in the media, and in being able to conduct or interpret research. This bestselling book integrates statistical techniques with a wide range of social issues related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender, and other social variables: students become proficient in statistical techniques while learning about social differences and inequality through substantive examples and real-world data. The authors use straightforward language to explain statistical concepts and emphasize intuition, logic, and common sense over rote memorization and derivation of formulas. The Tenth Edition includes fresh topical examples and exercises, as well as new General Social Survey datasets with step-by-step SPSS and Excel video demonstrations.
Social Statistics for a Diverse Society
by Anna Leon-Guerrero Georgiann Davis Chava Frankfort-NachmiasSocial Statistics for a Diverse Society introduces students to social statistics and their importance in the workplace, in the media, and in being able to conduct or interpret research. This bestselling book integrates statistical techniques with a wide range of social issues related to the dynamic interplay of race, class, gender, and other social variables: students become proficient in statistical techniques while learning about social differences and inequality through substantive examples and real-world data. The authors use straightforward language to explain statistical concepts and emphasize intuition, logic, and common sense over rote memorization and derivation of formulas. The Tenth Edition includes fresh topical examples and exercises, as well as new General Social Survey datasets with step-by-step SPSS and Excel video demonstrations.
Social Statistics: Managing Data, Conducting Analyses, Presenting Results (Sociology Re-Wired)
by Thomas J. LinnemanWith a clear, engaging writing style and fascinating examples using a variety of real data, this text covers the contemporary statistical techniques that students will encounter in the world of social research. It covers these techniques at an introductory level and carefully guides students through increasingly complex examples without intimidating them. Recurrent examples using four timely topics—immigration, income inequality, the distribution of household labor, and health (including attitudes toward doctors and pandemic restrictions)—help students understand how the techniques fit together and how to use the techniques in combination with one another. A superb author-created web resource accompanies the text. How to make clear presentations of research results is also a feature of the text.New to this edition: Most of the literature examples that end each chapter are new and use very recent research from top academic journals (over half of the new literature examples are from 2023 or 2024). They feature research about some of the most pertinent and provocative social issues of the day: political polarization, conspiracy beliefs, mental health, transgender support, racial stereotypes, vaccine refusal, sexual harassment, and numerous facets of the COVID-19 pandemic. Examples throughout the book use the most recent data from the General Social Survey. Four timely topics are threaded throughout the book: immigration, income inequality, the distribution of household labor, and health. Linneman uses these topics recurrently with different statistical techniques to illustrate how the techniques are related to one another. The new edition more explicitly emphasizes that the various techniques the students are learning are often used in combination with one another. Linneman carefully scaffolds the techniques, introducing a new technique and then showing how this technique can be combined with techniques taught in previous chapters. He does this with a new emphasis on psychologically supporting students who might be trepidatious about their newfound statistical skills.
Social Suffering and Healing among Migrant Labourers: A Qualitative Study of the Informal Sector (Critical and Qualitative Approaches to Mental Health Experiences among Vulnerable Groups)
by Sangeeta YadavThe book uncovers the nuances of the lives of unskilled migrant labourers in India. The qualitative approach, along with the social constructivist paradigm and ethnographic fieldwork demonstrates the nature of scientific inquiry carried out in this work. The data analysis methods supporting the narratives will not only help readers understand the experiences of the migrant communities but will also facilitate a bond of empathy with the participants.Taking a bottom-up approach, the book explores how migrant labourers’ suffering, and their sense of wellbeing are deeply embedded in their existing surroundings. It throws light on the numerous communities across the world that are at high risk of developing mental health related problems due to existing socio-political conditions.The book will be useful to the students, researchers, and teachers of Sociology, Social Work, Anthropology, Psychology, Political Science, Economics, Public Policy and Administration. It will be especially be useful to mental health professionals, social workers and NGOs engaging with migrant or other marginalized communities.
Social Thought From the Ruins: Quixote’s Dinner Party (A New Order of Social Things)
by David A. WestbrookThrough stories, conversations, and essays, this book pursues interwoven critical and philosophical inquiries into the nature of the contemporary in the North Atlantic, asking how are we to live as intellectuals, individually and in community?Social Thought From the Ruins: Quixote’s Dinner Party is the product of informal discussion and academic work done over the last two decades among an international group of social scientists. An extended critique of academic life today and the context of our own thinking, this book interrogates aspects of our modernity, with its pervasive sense of crisis and uncertainty, and the difficulty of thinking clearly about things like the state and power, data and violence. Reflecting that the United States, indeed the North Atlantic countries, seem to have entered autumn, David A. Westbrook asks what spring might be. Will the critical social sciences have anything to offer the exercise of power, or are we doomed to incessant and ineffectual critique? Can bureaucracy be made at least more accountable, if not democratic? Conversely, can we feel less alienated from the structures of power that rule us, or that fail to govern at all? Can we feel at home?The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license.
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World
by Shannon R. Lane Elizabeth S. Palley Corey S. ShdaimahSocial Welfare Policy in a Changing World, Second Edition offers an engaging, student-friendly approach that links policy and practice, while employing a critical analytic lens to U.S. social welfare policy. With particular attention to disparities based on class, race/ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation and gender, Shannon R. Lane, Elizabeth S. Palley, and Corey S. Shdaimah assess the impact of policies at the micro, meso, and macro levels. The authors provide a brief foundation in history, the policy process, and theory, while primarily helping students understand how policy shapes their lives, communities, and clients. Connecting description, theoretical analysis, and advocacy, this text challenges readers to critically assess policy development, its consequences, and future implications. Students will come away with a newfound understanding of how to use the political process to address social justice issues and advocate for meaningful policy change.
Social Welfare Policy in a Changing World
by Shannon R. Lane Elizabeth S. Palley Corey S. ShdaimahSocial Welfare Policy in a Changing World, Second Edition offers an engaging, student-friendly approach that links policy and practice, while employing a critical analytic lens to U.S. social welfare policy. With particular attention to disparities based on class, race/ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation and gender, Shannon R. Lane, Elizabeth S. Palley, and Corey S. Shdaimah assess the impact of policies at the micro, meso, and macro levels. The authors provide a brief foundation in history, the policy process, and theory, while primarily helping students understand how policy shapes their lives, communities, and clients. Connecting description, theoretical analysis, and advocacy, this text challenges readers to critically assess policy development, its consequences, and future implications. Students will come away with a newfound understanding of how to use the political process to address social justice issues and advocate for meaningful policy change.
Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, and Groups: An Integrated Approach
by Shelagh J. Larkin Jaylene Krieg SchaeferSocial Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups: An Integrated Approach serves as a foundational text that supports students through effective practice with multiple levels of client systems, from the classroom to the profession. Authors Shelagh Jane Larkin and Jaylene Krieg Schaefer have integrated the practicum experience throughout the core chapters, emphasizing its role as the first area of social work practice. Developed with both BSW and foundational MSW programs in mind, this text offers an accessible exploration of social work practice with individuals, families, and groups through diverse case studies and practical examples aligned with the 2022 EPAS core competencies.
Social Work Practice With Individuals, Families, and Groups: An Integrated Approach
by Shelagh J. Larkin Jaylene Krieg SchaeferSocial Work Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups: An Integrated Approach serves as a foundational text that supports students through effective practice with multiple levels of client systems, from the classroom to the profession. Authors Shelagh Jane Larkin and Jaylene Krieg Schaefer have integrated the practicum experience throughout the core chapters, emphasizing its role as the first area of social work practice. Developed with both BSW and foundational MSW programs in mind, this text offers an accessible exploration of social work practice with individuals, families, and groups through diverse case studies and practical examples aligned with the 2022 EPAS core competencies.
Socially Engaged Art and Ethics: Power, Politics and Participation
by Anthony SchragBringing together artists, curators, activists, academics, managers, and educators from around the world, this unique anthology examines the notion of ethics within socially engaged art. The volume aims to deepen conversations around what ‘good’ or ‘right’ activities could be in this developing and expanding practice, and readers are invited to consider the contextual nature of socially engaged art – its politics, infrastructures and values. Supported by case studies from the United Kingdom, the United States, China, Cuba, South Africa, and Norway, as well as discussions relating to education, cultural policy, and activism, this volume provides a much-needed critical analysis in the making, curating, commissioning and managing of socially engaged art. This collection is an ideal text for interdisciplinary courses that place visual arts (including design or performance) within social and political contexts but also for students and scholars of art, art history and visual studies more generally.
Socioecological Transformations: Linking Ontologies with Structures, Personal with Collective Change (Rethinking Globalizations)
by Sabaheta Ramcilovic-SuominenSocioecological Transformations confronts dominant framings of transformation that either remain apolitical and ahistorical, or overemphasizes the structural causes, while bypassing the ontological roots of the present-day socioecological violence and destruction. It challenges the technocratic and structuralist tendencies that either reduce transformation to policy tweaks, or to social movements and activism. This volume reclaims socioecological transformations as a radical, justice-centred theory-praxis. By connecting the structural and the ontological roots of the colonial-racial-capitalist system of oppression, the book exposes how materialist-dualist ontology and associated worldviews uphold hierarchies of worth, which in turn serve and uphold the colonial-racial-capitalist system of oppression. In doing so, it widens the spectrum of viable responses to include in addition to social movements and activism, those that unsettle the ontological bases of our socioecological calamities—the human exceptionalism and the illusion of separation. The fifteen chapters span diverse geographies, struggles, and approaches, weaving together onto-epistemic inquiry with grounded transformative practices, movements and action. The contributions share the common focus on justice as both motivation and a guiding principle for transformations. The book calls for transformation where being, knowing, and doing are reimagined in relational, life-affirming terms. A vital resource for students, academics, activists inspired by political ecology, feminist studies, decolonial and relational approaches, social movements, and transformations, but also practitioners and policy actors seeking to engage transformation beyond surface-level solutions. Socioecological Transformations invites readers to embrace complexity, plurality, along the paradoxes that transformations entail, while building solidarities across polarized strategies, ontologies and worldviews. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Sociology of Hope: A New Theory (Routledge Advances in Sociology)
by Adrian ScribanoThis book explores the sociology of hope. It presents an overview of the “state of the art” of hope in sociology and proposes a new basic theory of hope linked to the classical theoretical traditions of sociology, to the perspective of its founding women, and to the reconstruction of the contributions of the theories of revolution, utopia, social change, and collective action.In an attempt to understand the sociology of hope as a critical theory and a science of life, this book proposes the central elements in theoretical and epistemic terms for establishing connections between ethics, aesthetics, politics of knowledge, and their current strong modifications in the study of society. As such, the book will appeal to scholars and students interested in emotions, particularly from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, political science, and psychology.
Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life
by David M. NewmanUsing vivid prose, current examples, and fresh data, the?Fifteenth Edition?of?Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life?presents a unique and thought-provoking overview of how society is constructed and experienced. Author David M. Newman shows students how to see the "unfamiliar in the familiar"—to step back and see organization and predictability in their take-for-granted personal experiences. With his approachable writing style and lively anecdotes, Newman′s goal from the first edition has been the same: to write a textbook that "reads like a real book." Many adopters of this book are fans of Peter Berger′s classic works, which helped introduce the idea of "social constructionism" to sociology. Newman uses the metaphors of "architecture" and "construction" to help students understand that society is not something that exists "out there," independently of themselves; it is a human creation that is planned, maintained, or altered by individuals.
Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life
by David M. NewmanUsing vivid prose, current examples, and fresh data, the?Fifteenth Edition?of?Sociology: Exploring the Architecture of Everyday Life?presents a unique and thought-provoking overview of how society is constructed and experienced. Author David M. Newman shows students how to see the "unfamiliar in the familiar"—to step back and see organization and predictability in their take-for-granted personal experiences. With his approachable writing style and lively anecdotes, Newman′s goal from the first edition has been the same: to write a textbook that "reads like a real book." Many adopters of this book are fans of Peter Berger′s classic works, which helped introduce the idea of "social constructionism" to sociology. Newman uses the metaphors of "architecture" and "construction" to help students understand that society is not something that exists "out there," independently of themselves; it is a human creation that is planned, maintained, or altered by individuals.
Soft Computing Applications in Modern Power and Energy Systems: Select Proceedings of EPREC 2024, Volume 4 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #1298)
by Jitendra Kumar Shailendra Kumar Premalata Jena Narayana Prasad Padhy Sukumar KamalasadanThis book entitled “Soft Computing Applications in Modern Power and Energy Systems” aims to offer in-depth discussions, case studies, and the latest advancements in the realm of soft computing as it pertains to power systems incorporating power electronics-based equipment, energy systems, and energy communities. It also explores topics such as optimal planning, analysis, operation, and control in the context of modern power and energy systems, along with the applications of various soft computing techniques. Readers will find valuable opportunities to enrich their understanding and expertise in these specialized domains. Furthermore, this book has the potential to inspire readers to generate novel and innovative ideas in the field.
Soft Skills for the Workplace
by M. Ed. Carol VolzSoft Skills for the Workplace is a nontraditional approach to learning basic employability skills needed in today's workplace. Well-developed soft skills help an individual find a job, perform well in the workplace, and gain personal success in life and career. By studying this text, you will learn the soft skills that employers recommend, and require, of employees. Learning how to interact professionally with customers, coworkers, and employers is one sure way to prepare for your future. In today's workplace, it is necessary to have job-specific skills to perform on the job as well as know-how to interact with coworkers and customers. You may be the most qualified person in your field in terms of hard skills, but if you lack soft skills, you may have a challenge finding and retaining employment. No matter your career choice, Soft Skills for the Workplace will help you help you jump-start your future. In today's competitive work environment, well-developed employability skills can help you stand out in the crowd Soft skills are the new hard skills for the 21st century.
Solid Waste Management: Navigating from Fundamentals to Innovation
by José María Ponce-Ortega César Ramírez-Márquez Rogelio Ochoa-Barragan Jose Ezequiel Santibanez-Aguilar Aurora del Carmen Munguia-LopezSolid Waste Management: Navigation from Fundamentals to Innovation is a compendium that unravels the complexities of waste management. It traverses the historical backdrop of waste management practices and ushers in a realm where sustainability and cutting-edge technologies converge to tackle the escalating challenges of waste disposal and treatment. This book serves a diverse readership, i.e. students, researchers, educators, and practitioners. It has an interdisciplinary approach and provides a holistic view of the field, blending theory with actionable strategies, and infusing the narrative with innovative solutions.With a focus on sustainability, it underscores the integration of emerging technologies, such as AI and IoT, in optimizing waste management systems. It equips readers with the knowledge to navigate the intricacies of the industry and fosters the adoption of efficient, sustainable waste practices. As we stand on the brink of environmental exigencies, this book calls for action in a more responsible and forward-thinking manner to managing the byproducts of our civilization.
Solution Focused Practice and Mental Health Crisis: Inclusive Support Towards Safety and Hope
by Nick PerryThis book provides an interdisciplinary understanding of Solution Focused Practice (SFP) and how to use the approach when working with people in mental health crisis.The book takes a whole systems perspective, presenting SFP as a "common language" between different professional cultures and making the case for its use across all environments of mental health crisis care. The chapters explore the uniqueness of SFP, chart its history in the UK, and outline ways in which SFP can optimise client agency as well as positively impact worker wellbeing. Anonymised accounts of professional experiences are included throughout to give readers an understanding of how Solution Focused questions can change the balance of power within practice situations and provide inclusive support towards safety and hope.This will assist a wide range of professionals involved in and working alongside the mental health system including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, psychologists, therapists, counsellors, and other support staff. We hope it will also be useful for service users.
Sonia Speaks Up
by Shannon McClintock MillerSonia and her class finally get to use the digital platform for artwork! Sonia is proud of her lion painting, and she can't wait to share it. But after seeing rude comments on the other paintings, she decides not to post it after all. The next day at school, Mr. Thompson reminds the class what it means to be a good digital citizen, perfectly showing this ISTE standard in a relatable classroom situation. Created in partnership with ISTE, this early chapter book offers an engaging introduction to important concepts in technology education.
Sonochemistry: A Sustainable Technology (Synthesis Lectures on Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering)
by A. K. Haghi Navnath Hatvate Hemantkumar N. AkolkarThe study of the effects of ultrasound waves on a chemical reaction is known as sonochemistry. Ultrasound radiation (between 20 kHz and 2 MHz) is used to drive chemical and physical processes in solution. When ultrasound waves pass through liquid, they generate tiny bubbles that expand and then collapse quickly. This process releases energy, which can speed up the chemical reactions. Sonochemistry is considered a sustainable technology because it often utilizes less energy, requires fewer toxic chemicals, and generates less waste compared to traditional chemical processes. Ultrasound waves are utilized in various processes including synthesis, crystallization, and purifications and find applications in various sectors like pharmaceuticals, material sciences, agriculture, food processing, and environment science. This book is focused on applications of sonochemistry. It begins by explaining the basics of the technology and moves on to describing applications in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental engineering, and discussed applications currently being developed and future outlook.
Soul's Body: Active Imagination, Authentic Movement, and Embodiment in Psychotherapy
by Tina StromstedDr. Tina Stromsted introduces her Soul’s Body® approach in this extraordinary volume, engaging the body–psyche connection in psychotherapeutic work. Through compelling case studies, the author illustrates multidisciplinary concepts, therapeutic techniques, trauma-informed practices, and essential teaching guidelines for body–psyche–spirit healing.Stromsted’s method expands Authentic Movement, rooted in Jung’s Active Imagination approach, into a range of creative somatic practices within depth psychotherapy. Soul’s Body® cultivates deeper self-awareness through bodily expression, dreamwork, creative imagination, empathic relationship, community engagement, and our connection with nature. This collection illuminates elements in the embodied healing process that can benefit professionals in the healing arts—Jungian analysts, clinicians, somatic psychotherapists, dancers, bodyworkers, artists, students, spiritual practitioners, and creative arts therapists. With over 45 years of clinical experience and decades of collaborations with pioneering clinicians Joan Chodorow, Marion Woodman, Janet Adler, and Stanley Keleman, Stromsted guides readers on an engaging journey toward conscious embodiment. This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in Jungian depth work, embodied spirituality, and cultivating a vital, meaningful life.