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This Reader presents the best published writings of prominent sociologists and political theorists currently working in the field.Book InformationISBN 9780631213642Author Dr. Kate NashFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Blackwell PublishersPublisher...

This 1979 text addresses the ways in which the dominant theories in large areas of Western social science have been subject to strong criticisms, particularly of their supposed philosophical deficiencies. In the philosophy of science, this resulted in...

Since the 1970s, the study of emotions moved to the forefront of sociological analysis. This book brings the reader up to date on the theory and research that have proliferated in the analysis of human emotions. The first section of the book addresses...

This book, originally published in 1979, as part of the Urbanization in Developing Countries series, examines the nature and impact of unplanned urban growth in the Caribbean. Unlike other parts of the underdeveloped world, Caribbean societies are unique...

Anthropology has long been associated with an ethos of ""engagement."" The field's core methods and practices involve long-term interpersonal contact between researchers and their study participants, giving major research topics in...

The idea of children's agency is central to the growing field of childhood studies. In this book David Oswell argues for new understandings of children's agency. He traces the transformation of children and childhood across the nineteenth, twentieth and...

As science and technology have pervaded modern life to an ever greater degree, social scientists have been led to find questions of the causes and consequences of 'expert' knowledge arising in places that would have been felt unlikely hitherto. Varcoe,...

The field of network exchange has grown over the last 20 years from a few scattered studies to substantial publications in leading journals. Today network exchange is as advanced as any area of sociology. Willer and his contributors present its most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313209659Author G.J. SelznickFormat HardbackPage Count 248Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

The essays in this collection work toward a larger goal of separating 'globalization' from strictly economic considerations. The authors instead look at globalization as a force that produces profound social and cultural consequences, including...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674863354Author Gunnar MyrdalFormat HardbackPage Count 265Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 553g

A hard-hitting exposé of the overwork culture and modern management techniques that seduce millions of people to hand over the best part of their lives to their employer. Work has come to increasingly dominate British national life. ‘Job intensification’...

Poised between the commercialism of mass consumption and a questioning of prevailing social norms, youth cultures offer a fascinating insight into the social and cultural state of Western societies. This innovative collection provides a lively...

How do real individuals live together in real societies in the real world? Jeffrey Alexander's masterful work, The Civil Sphere, addresses this central paradox of modern life. Feelings for others-the solidarity that is ignored or underplayed by theories...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780369370150Author Kathleen WallFormat PaperbackPage Count 440Imprint ReadHowYouWantPublisher ReadHowYouWantWeight(grams) 553g

Across the world, there has been a growing dissatisfaction with the tempo of modern life. Described simply as the 'slow phenomenon', this volume explores this new brand of living that entails not simply slowing down but an embracing of alternative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674366305Author Evon Z VogtFormat HardbackPage Count 244Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 540g

It is common to hear that we live in unique, turbulent and crisis-ridden times and this turbulence, transformation and crisis are said to be deeply significant - perhaps threatening - for the human sciences. Responding to such claims, this book provides...

These essays bring Weber's sociology to bear on the current transformation of the political landscape. After the collapse of communism, many states are faced with the challenges of democratization: they need to establish their legitimacy in an uncertain...

The charismatic movement has a high profile in contemporary Christianity. The book's contributors include insiders and outsiders, charismatics and sociologists; with Britain as their focus, they trace the movement's international connections, historical...

This new book argues that cities and citizens are not helpless victims in a global flow of events. Three crucial questions are addressed through the three part structure: What is the nature of the globalization? What resulting challenges now confront...

The aim of this book is to bring together classical, recent and contemporary analyses of the social movement phenomenon. Analysis is represented in several variants of its discursive form: the expository essay, the critique, the general theory, the...

Leading scholars reassess the origins and trajectory of the American civil rights movement. Essays highlight the importance of black activism in the 1930s and 1940s and show how white liberals misunderstood the movement. Comparisons with Britain and...

In this important book, a leading authority in the field of social theory and communication shows how scientific practice is a rhetorical and narrative activity, a story well told. Richard Harvey Brown develops the idea of science as narration, casts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780333261125Author Ian BirnbaumFormat PaperbackPage Count 167Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave MacmillanWeight(grams) 237g

This book fills a number of gaps in the 'community and crime' literature, makes important theoretical contributions, and is based on original research. Questions explored include: How do changes in the urban environment impact upon local (high crime)...

This volume assesses one of the most important developments in contemporary Latin American women's movements: the engagement with rights-based discourses. Organised women have played a central role in the continued struggle for democracy in the region...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674433151Author Professor Richard SennettFormat HardbackPage Count 270Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 558g

In this rigorous and challenging analysis of American postmodernity, Anthony Woodiwiss re-examines the political, economic and social life of the United States over the past 60 years. Exploring the rise and fall of modernism as a social ideology, he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780874368741Author Kathlyn GayFormat HardbackPage Count 482Imprint ABC/The All Children's CoPublisher ABC All Books for Children

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780674369221Author T N WhiteheadFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Harvard University PressPublisher Harvard University PressWeight(grams) 508g

This ambitious book considers social scientific topics such as identity, community, sexual difference, self, and ecology from a microbial perspective. Harnessing research and evidence from earth systems science and microbiology, and particularly focusing...

The eleven essays in this collection examine the relationship between institutional structures and community integration, offering practical insights to increase social capital and strengthen social institutions. A variety of social institutions are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275937911Author Allison ZippayFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780837169828Author Mark BlaugFormat HardbackPage Count 269Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

This book presents an accessible and fascinating account of theoretical debates around identity and work, recent empirical trends and methodological arguments concerning the role of oral testimony and its interpretation. Focusing on three occupational...

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The appetite for illicit drugs in the UK continues to grow and diversify. Young Britons consume more drugs than their peers anywhere else in Europe. Why and how has this happened and why have all official efforts to stem drug 'abuse' so far failed. Will...

What does it mean to be a social being in the ordinary life-world? This clear and compelling introduction to social phenomenology examines the experiential features of the basic things comprising our life-world, namely me, you, abstract others (enemies,...

This is a pioneering work, timely, scholarly, and grounded in critical-sociological, anthropological, and philosophical traditions. It offers an empathic analysis of pluralist, Afrocentric, and postmodernist advocacies of multicultural education and...