'Clearly written, with careful signposting of relevant debates, this reader in the "critical tradition" is a model of an introductory cultural and media studies text... the writing is accessible, the concepts and arguments are sophisticated, and the tone is one of committed engagement' - Media International Australia
Provides an up- to- date, accessible and critically stimulating introduction to race and criminal justice for both students and experienced academics and professionals.
Offers a theoretical examination of race and ethnicity that draws upon examples in Britain, US and Australia. This book examines: how race and ethnicity operate in the social world; the making of race and ethnicity by the connections between people, spaces and places; and the ways race and ethnicity articulate analytical themes in social science.
Designed to be both a stand alone reader as well as a companion title to "Diversity and Society, 2e", this book offers a mix of first-person accounts, competing views on various issues, and articles from the research literature. It provides orientation on the issues which many instructors utilize when teaching the race and ethnicity course.
'As the creator of Rational Emotive Therapy I have probably read more books dealing with its theory and practice than has anyone else. Of all these books, Windy Dryden and Michael Neenan's is easily one of the best - Albert Ellis, Albert Ellis Institute
Reading Critically at University provides 13 different ways of undertaking a critique. It will help you to confidently use these critique methods to develop your own methods. Each chapter contains sample passages, example critiques and explanations of underlying theory to help you to consolidate your understanding and skills.