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1. Sport, Difference and Belonging

   Conceptions of Human Variation in British Sport

   By James Rosbrook-Thompson

   Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography

   This book combines historical and ethnographic components in examining the ideas about human variation subscribed to by coaches, commentators and sportspeople themselves. The book begins by interrogating the idea of the ‘impulsive’ black sportsman (and the ‘impulsive’ black male more generally),...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
2. Contested Agronomy

   Agricultural Research in a Changing World

   Edited by James Sumberg, John Thompson

   Series: Pathways to Sustainability

   The dramatic increases in food prices experienced over the last four years, and their effects of hunger and food insecurity, as well as human-induced climate change and its implications for agriculture, food production and food security, are key topics within the field of agronomy and agricultural...

   Published March 14th 2012 by Routledge
3. Communication and Aging

   2nd Edition

   By Jon F. Nussbaum, Loretta L. Pecchioni, James D. Robinson, Teresa L. Thompson

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to aging. It continues the groundbreaking work of the first edition, emphasizing a life-span approach toward understanding the social interaction that occurs during later...

   Published April 11th 2000 by Routledge
4. Communication and Aging

   2nd Edition

   By Jon F. Nussbaum, Loretta L. Pecchioni, James D. Robinson, Teresa L. Thompson

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This text employs a communication perspective to examine the aging process and the ability of individuals to adapt successfully to aging. It continues the groundbreaking work of the first edition, emphasizing a life-span approach toward understanding the social interaction that occurs during later...

   Published February 29th 2000 by Routledge
5. Mentally Ill and Homeless: Special Programs for Special Needs

   By William R Breakey, James W Thompson

   Rapidly growing numbers of mentally ill homeless present a significant challenge for care- givers everywhere. A practical guide to assist individuals starting programs to address the needs of this population, Mentally Ill and Homeless presents six research demonstration projects arising from the...

   Published March 22nd 1998 by Psychology Press
6. Child Safety: Problem and Prevention from Pre-School to Adolescence

   A Handbook for Professionals

   Edited by Bill Gillham, James Thompson

   Child safety is everybody's concern, but much professional activity is misinformed or based on a misrepresentation of the facts, and preventative action is rarely adequately evaluated. Written and edited by leading researchers with an active role in social policy, this new book challenges both our...

   Published April 3rd 1996 by Routledge
7. Advances in Behavioral Pharmacology

   Volume 7

   Edited by Travis Thompson, Peter B. Dews, James A. Barrett

   This volume continues to document and summarize developments, trends, and emergent interdisciplinary research in behavioral psychopharmacology. For researchers and graduate students in psychopharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, toxicology, and the neurosciences. This seventh volume continues to...

   Published November 30th 1989 by Psychology Press