Sociology category: 22581 books
by John Holmwood
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2014
The theories of Talcott Parsons' are enjoying a revival in the world of sociology. Rather than following closely the complex original prose in an effort to explain the theory in its minutiae, Holmwood presents a highly readable non-technical critique of several of the strongest underlying sociological...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
‘The Anthem Companion to Gabriel Tarde’ offers the best contemporary work on Gabriel Tarde, written by the best scholars currently working in this field. Original, authoritative and wide-ranging, the critical assessments of this volume will make it ideal for Tarde students and scholars alike.
‘Anthem...
Towards a Sociology of the Coast
Our Past, Present and Future Relationship to the Shore
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2017
This book seeks to understand the coast as a place that has deep significance both historically and sociologically. Using several case studies in Australia, the author uses Max Weber’s approach to rationalisation to understand the different ways coasts have been interpreted throughout modern history....
Antifascism and Sociology
Gino Germani 1911-1979
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2017
In this fascinating account of the master social scientist and policy innovator, Gino Germani, written by his daughter, the reader will find a rich social and intellectual history. Germani's life traversed Italy under Mussolini's fascism, Argentina under Peronism, and North America during the glorious...
European Social Integration and the Roma
Questioning Neoliberal Governmentality
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
In the field of political sociology and European studies, there has long been a discussion on transnational neoliberal development and ethnic groups’ self-governance. Notwithstanding, there has been limited exploration in relation to modes of knowledge production associated with neoliberal governance...
Regulating Religion
Case Studies from Around the Globe
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Regulating Religion: Case Studies from Around the Globe presents, through the inclusion of contributions by international scholars, a global examination of how a number of contemporary societies are regulating religious groups. It focuses on legal efforts to exert social control over such groups,...
Political and Military Sociology
Volume 42, Military Perceptions and Perceptions of the Military: An Annual Review
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This volume of Political and Military Sociology focuses on the perceptions and identities of those serving in the military, using survey or interview data to explore those perceptions. A range of military forces are examined, including those of the United States, Israel, Norway, and Denmark.The first...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
These essays by the brilliant historian of political science Juan Linz comprise a remarkable intellectual review of the life and work of Robert Michels, his major book Political Parties, and the dimensions of democracy as a functioning system.Linz elucidates the importance of Michels in a way that...
Sociology and the Future of Work
Contemporary Discourses and Debates
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2019
First published in 1999, this book adopts an explicitly forward-looking and dynamic approach in trying to understand not only where the sociology of work has come from but of where it is likely to go next. For the first time in a single volume, it reviews the continuing usefulness of the 'classical'...
Max Weber's Theory of Modernity
The Endless Pursuit of Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
This book illuminates an important dimension of the work of Max Weber. Weber’s theory of meaning and modernity is articulated through an understanding of his account of the way in which the pursuit of meaning in the modern world has been shaped by the loss of Western religion and how such pursuit...
Studies in the Sociology of Population
International Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2019
This book presents a cross section of the work and concerns of social demographers worldwide, covering a broad range of topics from social structure through population structure to social policy; from fertility and mortality through migration to the way in which organisations deal with the demographic...
Understanding Social Dynamics in South Asia
Essays in Memory of Ramkrishna Mukherjee
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2019
This volume includes fourteen essays by eminent sociologists in memory of Ramkrishna Mukherjee (1919–2017), the last of the founding architects of sociology in India. It also includes two interviews with Ramkrishna Mukherjee by senior sociologists. The essays cover a variety of themes and topics...
by Mark Frezzo
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Long the arena of philosophers, legal scholars, and political scientists, the interdisciplinary study of human rights has recently seen an influx of sociologists. Why is this so, and how do sociologists contribute to our understanding of human rights in the contemporary world?
In this landmark...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
The Anthem Companion to Everett Hughes is a comprehensive and updated critical discussion of Hughes’s contribution to sociology and his current legacy in the social sciences. A global team of scholars discusses issues such as the international circulation of Hughes’s work, his intellectual biography,...