This book examines the relationships between society and material culture: the interaction between people and things. Tim Dant argues that the traditional approach to material culture has focused on the symbolic meanings of objects, largely overlooking the material impact that objects have on everyday life in late modernity.

The Mature Student's Guide to Higher Education tells you everything you need to know if you are thinking about returning to education as a mature student. It discusses a wide range of issues including what higher education involves, how you should prepare for it and how to balance your time and cheque book once you get there.

This book is the first systematic attempt to analyse the growth of mass higher education in a specifically British context, while seeking to develop more theoretical perspectives on this transformation of elite university systems into open post-secondary education systems.

Offers an introduction to the debates in audience studies, drawing on a range of historical, contemporary and cross-cultural case studies. This book includes case studies ranging from the experiences of early twentieth-century film audiences to the activities of reality TV viewers.

This important book brings together the latest research findings and theoretical discussions to develop an encompassing, multidimensional and sophisticated understanding of the social complexities, political dynamics and cultural forms of mediatized conflicts in the world today.

This book critically analyses the complex relationship between media and politics, beginning with a discussion of what is meant by the mediating of politics.

Mental Health Promotion is the first textbook to provide an accessible guide to applied mental health promotion across all age groups, and demonstrates how both principles and theory can be used to underpin mental health promotion.

Acting as a guide to applied mental health promotion across all age groups, this book demonstrates how principles and theory can be used to underpin mental health promotion. It covers various themes at each stage of the lifespan, including: reduction of inequalities; theory/evidence based practice and culturally sensitive approaches to practice.