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Books in Social sciences

The Social Sciences collection forms a definitive resource for those entering, researching, or teaching in any of the many disciplines making up this interdisciplinary area of study. Written by experts and researchers from both Academic and Commercial domains, titles offer global scope and perspectives.

Key subject areas include: Library and Information Science; Transportation; Urban Studies; Geography, Planning, and Development; Security; Emergency Management.

  • History of Seismograms and Earthquakes of the World

    • 1st Edition
    • H. Meyers + 2 more
    • English

  • Research in Organizational Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 10
    • B. Staw
    • English
    Includes essays which span several levels of analysis, ranging from studies of individuals to groups to organizations and their environments. This series covers topics from individual emotion and cognition to social movements and networks. It provides contributions to research on organizations.

  • Intrusion Detection Systems

    • 2nd Edition
    • Robert L. Barnard
    • English

  • The Enzymes

    • 3rd Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects

    • 1st Edition
    • Stephen G Rees-Jones
    • English
    The Organic Chemistry of Museum Objects provides an account of the composition, chemistry, and analysis of the organic materials which enter into the structures of objects in museum collections. This book is not intended to duplicate the information available in existing handbooks on the materials and techniques of art and conservation but rather to convey the state of knowledge of the chemical composition of such materials and so provide a framework for a general understanding of their properties. The book begins with a review of basic organic chemistry, covering hydrocarbons and compounds with functional groups. It then describes spectrometry and separation methods. This is followed by discussions of the chemistry and composition of oils and fats, natural waxes, bituminous materials, carbohydrates, proteins, and natural resins and lacquers. Subsequent chapters deal with synthetic materials, i.e., high molecular weight polymers of a wholly synthetic nature; and natural and synthetic dyestuffs. Also discussed are the deterioration and other changes in organic materials resulting from both free radical and ionic reactions; and the application of analytical methods to identify the organic materials of actual museum objects. This book is intended for both chemists and nonchemists.

  • Attachment in Social Networks

    Contributions to the Bowlby-Ainsworth Attachment Theory
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 44
    • L.W.C. Tavecchio + 1 more
    • English
    The main objective of the research presented in this book is to broaden the scope of attachment theory by stressing the importance of a social network approach to the study of attachment.This approach forms the integrating theme of this volume, as is testified by various studies of attachment as it develops in an "extended" rearing context over and beyond the limits of the traditional mother-child dyad. In this connection attention is paid to the importance of sibling relationships, attachment relationships with professional caregivers, the role of the father in caring and rearing young children, and the (short-term and long-term) effects on attachment quality of maternal employment in infancy. Also, the cross-cultural validity of Ainsworth's Strange Situation is discussed, with reference to the USA, Sweden, Israel, Japan, The Netherlands, etc. In adopting a social network approach, the attachment theory proves to be a particularly useful instrument for reflecting on the consequence of social change (maternal employment, symmetrical families, socialisation of childrearing) for child development.

  • The Alarm Book

    A Guide to Burglar and Fire Alarms
    • 1st Edition
    • Dan McTague + 1 more
    • English

  • The Enzymes

    • 3rd Edition
    • Volume 17
    • English

  • Graphonomics

    Contemporary Research in Handwriting
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37
    • H.S.R. Kao + 2 more
    • English
    Graphonomics is the newly created term for the science of handwriting and other graphic skills.The Second International Conference on the Neural and Motor Aspects of Handwriting attracted contributions from experimental psychologists, neuropsychologists, neurologists, linguists, biophysicists, and computer scientists from 12 countries.This volume, the proceedings of the conference, features clinical studies of the neural basis of agraphia and dysgraphia from brain-damaged patients. The motor aspects of handwriting are further extended to new areas of interests. Research on handwriting in the English, Chinese and Japanese languages forms the first attempt in the field to investigate handwriting from the psycholinguistic perspective of different languages.

  • Understanding Crime Prevention

    National Crime Prevention Institute
    • 1st Edition
    • National Crime Prevention Institute
    • English

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