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Working with marginalised groups : from policy to practice (2016)
Book
(2016). A. Ahmed, & M. Rogers (Eds.), Working with marginalised groups : from policy to practice. London: Palgrave Macmillan

A fundamental aspect of health and social care study is the idea that good practice is inclusive practice. Although the UK is a relatively tolerant society, and home to a diverse population, it is still characterised by inequality and exclusion; the... Read More about Working with marginalised groups : from policy to practice.

Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community (2015)
Book
Ahmed, A. (2015). Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community. Bristol: Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447313304.001.0001

This book focuses on the lives of a group of women from the UK who moved to the Costa Blanca in Spain in retirement. We follow their journeys as they seek ‘community’ and belonging in a world characterised by rapid social change. Imbued with nostalg... Read More about Retiring to Spain : women's narratives of nostalgia, belonging and community.