Books by Sudha Menon

This book reflects the dark realities of modern slavery and human trafficking and analyses the horrifying human and social cost of these processes. Adopting an eclectic and multidisciplinary approach, this book offers a profound understanding on modern slavery and human trafficking and its devastating consequences on human lives. The book covers a wide variety of themes including the legacy of modern slavery, economic exploitation of migrants, patterns of exploitation, globalisation and the changing nature of slavery and the policy response towards human trafficking and slavery. The book that unflinchingly illustrates the torments endured by the powerless victims of slavery and human trafficking is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students of International Law, Human Rights, Sociology, Political Science and International Relations.

This book is a primer on child protection and case management. Using a multidisciplinary perspective with international relevance, the book explores some of the pertinent issues that have led to the changes in social work and social care with specific focus on child protection. The book conceptualises and defines the term child protection and its boundaries, narrates the role of parents, highlights the need for preventing systematic victimisation of children and offers clear understanding on the processes of intervention. The book will be a valuable resource for teachers, under graduate students and social work practitioners engaged in identifying and handling cases of child abuse and neglect.

Examines examples of social injustice and inequality in the developed world, emphasizing the need to curb them and act upon these limitations to let the humanity progress to new and unbiased levels.

Highlights the specific disciplines that comprise the social sciences. The book also highlights the ways in which the study of human relationships and human nature can aid in the developmental process. It makes the case for including the social sciences into the highest echelons of the education system.

A guide for translating the clinical and ethical principles of social work in electronic platforms. The book also highlights the importance of creating risk management strategies, and makes recommendations on responsible social media usage.

Offers a global perspective on social science and sustainability. The book discusses various socio-ecological systems and sustainability. Also discussed is the cultural ecosystem and its relationship to social science, the effect of social science on modern cities, and sustainability challenges with regard to social science.

Provides a global perspective on the social science and gives an idea about the formulation of policies based on analyses in social science. The book explains the policy making process and the economic policies related to social science.

Discusses how big data and social science can be employed in a system. The book explains types of big data, different big data systems, and the type of datasets that are considered big data. It also sheds light on social science and big data, the web and data, and computational social science.

Gives the readers an overall look into the way women are perceived and their roles and importance in policy making, and explains why women need to be actively involved in policy making. The book also discusses women acting as government officials, opportunities and challenges for women, and the political empowerment of women.

Exmaines the ways in which women have been empowered throughout the world, and looks at operations regarding their upliftment through the political medium. This book also discusses the position of women in politics, the diplomatic empowerment of women, women's rights, and the role of women in decision-making.

Global urbanisation has prompted a focus on megacities that overlooks the needs and vulnerabilities of smaller settlements. This book examines urban growth trends and patterns of various rapidly growing metropolitan regions from the perspective of geography.

Assessment is a critical social work task. Yet there is so much to consider that it can sometimes feel overwhelming. This book introduces and explores assessment in social work in a user-friendly, yet comprehensive way.

Examines various aspects of social work and its connection to the current generation. The book covers the meaning of geriatric social work and issues related to the mental health of an adult.

Explains various areas of concern related to women and sexual abuse. Chapters examine different aspects of female harassment and offer detailed descriptions of human rights for women. The book provides insights into the problems of masculinity and femininity and ways to deal with them.

Examines various skills related to social work and provides a brief description of the knowledge required for conducting social work. The book includes the concept of social work and extensive information on social institutions and social work values, and changes in social work.