Collection: Social Science
-
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Families in eastern europe
Provides a comprehensive analysis of family issues in Eastern Europe. Bringing together scholars from 14 Eastern European countries, this book explains family processes in that particular country focusing on the historic, social and economic contexts and the impact they have on families. It also ...
Read MoreRegular price $166.99Regular price $166.99 Sale price $166.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Women’s football in a global, professional era
Women’s Football in a Global, Professional Era is an important addition to discussions on sport as work for women, and an essential reference point for students, researchers and sports professionals interested in the debates around the professionalisation of women’s football internationally.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Defining and redefining gender equity in education
Over the past 25 years, research on gender and schooling has surged, leading to new journals and special issues on gender equity in education. This increase has prompted the editors to address key questions and concerns in the first volume of the Research on Women and Education book series.
Regular price $54.00Regular price $54.00 Sale price $54.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Theory, sport and society
This volume spans past, present and future approaches to the sociological study of sport. It includes both a selection of the "founding" theorists whose work remains so pertinent to seeing sport sociologically, as well as from more contemporary and interdisciplinary perspectives.
Regular price $173.99Regular price $173.99 Sale price $173.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Addressing hate crime and incidents in neoliberal universities
Packed with fieldwork, policy analyses, and rock-solid next steps, Addressing Hate Crime and Incidents in Neoliberal Universities provides unique insights and guidance on how modern higher education institutions globally can learn, adapt, and grow in the modern era.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Everyday life in the segmented city
The conference "Everyday Life in the Segmented City", held in July 2010, Florence, gathered a multiplicity of approaches and points of view dealing with issues of global urbanization. This title contains a selection of the papers presented at the conference.
Regular price $187.99Regular price $187.99 Sale price $187.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Living alone, living together
This book considers how a dwelling can protect and promote both our anxieties and our relationships. Both essays use a non-traditional literature to explore being alone and being with others, rather than relying on the social science literature, and offer a distinct and original contribution to t...
Read MoreRegular price $73.99Regular price $73.99 Sale price $73.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Critical issues in social studies research for the 21st century
This book explores various issues in social studies from diverse perspectives. Authors include both veteran scholars and emerging voices. Topics covered include defining social studies, the impact of standards and accountability, teaching constraints, education for democracy, history and social s...
Read MoreRegular price $61.00Regular price $61.00 Sale price $61.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Building a peaceful society
This book argues for integrating peace education into institutions beyond schools, addressing structural violence in U.S. criminal justice, social services, and sports. It offers analysis and strategies for overcoming challenges in dominator-modeled systems, emphasizing creativity, collaboration,...
Read MoreRegular price $54.00Regular price $54.00 Sale price $54.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Gender segregation in vocational education
This book investigates the contexts of gender segregation in vocational education (VET) from a cross-national, comparative perspective. It tackles questions about occupational expectations, gendered pathways to applied fields of study, feminization of occupations and the relationship between educ...
Read MoreRegular price $170.99Regular price $170.99 Sale price $170.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Handbook of survey research
With chapters on: sampling; measurement; questionnaire construction and question writing; survey implementation and management; survey data analysis; special types of surveys; and integrating surveys with other data collection methods, this title includes topics such as measurement models, the ro...
Read MoreRegular price $165.99Regular price $165.99 Sale price $165.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Studies in law, politics, and society
Studies in Law, Politics, and Society is essential reading for legal scholars with a unique focus on the disciplines of sociology, politics and the humanities. Volume 61 brings together a diverse range of chapters discussing topics such as child abduction, legal framing, law and film, and the Sup...
Read MoreRegular price $179.99Regular price $179.99 Sale price $179.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Kink and everyday life
Contributing to revised notions of inclusivity and acceptance, this interdisciplinary work deftly identifies both historical and current approaches to understanding and analyzing kink, and pinpoints avenues for future research.
Regular price $99.99Regular price $99.99 Sale price $99.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Appearance as capital
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Taking a sociological approach, the authors of Appearance as Capital examine physical appearance as a normatively regulated form of capital and explore how it is possible to accumulate and convert capital based on...
Read MoreRegular price $33.99Regular price $33.99 Sale price $33.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Interdisciplinary dialogues on organizational paradox
Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Organizational Paradox is an innovative two-part volume that enriches our understanding about paradox; both deepening the theory and offering greater insight to address grand challenges we face in the world today. Part A: Learning from Belief and Science explores th...
Read MoreRegular price $122.99Regular price $122.99 Sale price $122.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Social studies and the press
In this collection of 19 articles, contributors cover the nature of the relationship between the press and social science, especially in education.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Conflict and forced migration
This timely collection brings together a wide variety of contributors, from scholars and a psychiatric social worker, to former refugees who were resettled in the United States and a mural artist, to explore the current face of migration conflict.
Regular price $133.99Regular price $133.99 Sale price $133.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Purveyors of change
This text shares stories of exceptional leaders of color in education, highlighting their efforts to overcome challenges like racism and poverty. It covers leadership in Culture & Climate, Student Success, Resilience, and Social Justice, offering insights applicable across various industries.
Regular price $42.00Regular price $42.00 Sale price $42.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Interdisciplinary essays on monsters and the monstrous
Interdisciplinary Essays on Monsters and the Monstrous analyses and explores the enduring influence and imagery of monsters and the monstrous on human societies, and from a unique interdisciplinary scope tackles the critical question: when faced with an existential threat, what can we do?
Regular price $104.99Regular price $104.99 Sale price $104.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The blind need not apply
The Blind Need Not Apply examines the historical exclusion of blind individuals and the fight for their inclusion. The book highlights the progress made and challenges that remain in ensuring blind professionals have equal opportunities.
Regular price $54.00Regular price $54.00 Sale price $54.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The ambiguities of desistance
This book explores the ongoing and individual desistance journeys of ex-offenders during re-integration into society. It introduces nuanced and rich data around the growing interest in desistance, examines the reasons why individuals move away from crime, and highlights the importance of Higher E...
Read MoreRegular price $64.99Regular price $64.99 Sale price $64.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Theorizing women and leadership
This volume, part of the Women and Leadership series, explores women's leadership through diverse perspectives and contexts. It challenges traditional theorizing, offering insights from various disciplines and epistemologies. The chapters highlight new ideas and research methods, advancing leader...
Read MoreRegular price $61.00Regular price $61.00 Sale price $61.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The spectacle of criminal justice
Delving into how institutions of justice, as well as public expressions of justice, such as rage and grief, are played out in the media, Smith helps us understand how this represents a shift away from historical community displays of punishment towards a media sanitised public engagement with the...
Read MoreRegular price $99.99Regular price $99.99 Sale price $99.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Shiksa speaks
Shiksa Speaks: A White, Non-Jew’s Understanding of the Cuban Jewish Diaspora and Its Legacy focuses on Cuban Jews, or Jewbans, whose family emigrated from Eastern Europe to the island in the 1920s then again to the US after the 1959 revolution in which Fidel Castro took power.
Regular price $95.00Regular price $95.00 Sale price $95.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Engaging with capitalism
The volume addresses how capitalism has been very effective in generating wealth and technological innovation, but has also been associated with social inequity and environmental damage. Its inherent flaws have been highlighted by the escalation of ecological problems arising from growth-oriented...
Read MoreRegular price $73.99Regular price $73.99 Sale price $73.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Re-imagining spaces and places
The contributors in this edited collection scrutinize the changing dynamics of space and place in relation to current political, social, and environmental urgencies across the globe. The discussions provide a cohesive study for disclosing latent understandings of multiple phenomena characterizing...
Read MoreRegular price $99.99Regular price $99.99 Sale price $99.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Justice
Discusses a range of fundamental issues about justice. This work addresses issues pertaining to distributive, procedural, and interactional justice using a range of methodologies. It focuses on issues relevant to the processes underlying justice evaluations, including motivations, perceptions, id...
Read MoreRegular price $162.99Regular price $162.99 Sale price $162.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Health care issues and american economic growth
Part of a series on research in community and mental health.
Regular price $134.99Regular price $134.99 Sale price $134.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Methods for macrosociological research
Strategies of analysis for macrosociological data have long relied on questionable methodology which sacrifices information in exchange for summary measures. This book provides the means to handle distributions and compositional data without forfeiting the information from which they derive. It f...
Read MoreRegular price $228.99Regular price $228.99 Sale price $228.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Punk, gender and ageing
Using in-depth interviews with punk women growing old disgracefully, Way explores how women construct punk identities. Reflecting on punk ‘then’ and ‘now’, they reveal the constraints punk women experience on their identities growing older, the complex relationship between appearance and dress, a...
Read MoreRegular price $104.99Regular price $104.99 Sale price $104.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Gender inequality and its implications on education and health
Raising awareness among stakeholders and institutions to recognise the importance of gender inequality throughout the world and its various implications – especially on education and health – Gender Inequality and its Implications on Education and Health provides strategies to achieve gender equa...
Read MoreRegular price $115.00Regular price $115.00 Sale price $115.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Structural approaches to address issues in patient safety
This volume delves into the potential that design thinking can have when applied to organizational systems and structures in health care environments to mitigate risks, reduce medical errors and ultimately improve patient safety, the quality of care, provider well-being, and the overall patient e...
Read MoreRegular price $116.99Regular price $116.99 Sale price $116.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Chinese families
Chinese societies have undergone a tremendous amount of social, political, and economic change, which have been a catalyst for substantial shifts in fundamental structures within Chinese families. This edited collection focuses on the continuities and changes in gender and inter-generational rela...
Read MoreRegular price $130.99Regular price $130.99 Sale price $130.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Communities in transition
This is the 2nd volume in the Communities in Transition Series, edited by Dan A Chekki.
Regular price $146.99Regular price $146.99 Sale price $146.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Children, youth and time
Providing fresh insight at a crucial moment of global disruption, Children, Youth and Time reflects on the complex concept of time as perceived and experienced by children and young people in relevant societal and generational contexts.
Regular price $115.99Regular price $115.99 Sale price $115.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Reproductive governance and bodily materiality
Reproductive Governance and Bodily Materiality explores the growing centrality and power of the medical professional and lay practices within the field of human reproduction as they entangle with political economic processes, providing examples from multiple countries.
Regular price $104.99Regular price $104.99 Sale price $104.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The lost ethnographies
This volume explores ethnographic projects that were planned but never happened, and reports on the methodological lessons researchers can learn, as well as how they can gain fresh energy and social science insight from apparent rejection.
Regular price $127.99Regular price $127.99 Sale price $127.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Popular culture, crime and social control
Contains contributions on the theme of popular culture, crime, and social control. This title includes chapters that tease out various criminologically relevant issues, pertaining to crime/deviance and/or the control thereof, on the basis of an analysis of various aspects and manifestations of po...
Read MoreRegular price $178.99Regular price $178.99 Sale price $178.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The social life of busyness
The Social Life of Busyness engages with the assumption that busyness is taking over everyday life by exploring busyness at work, at home and during leisure time. In a world where the notion of being busy is commonly experienced, and even expected, how should we understand the reasons for busyness?
Regular price $47.99Regular price $47.99 Sale price $47.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Autism and covid-19
Autism and COVID-19 both reviews the existing literature and presents new findings from a survey distributed to autistics and parents of autistics during the pandemic, all of which offer a unique and timely contribution to researchers, academics, practitioners, and those working with autistics an...
Read MoreRegular price $64.99Regular price $64.99 Sale price $64.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Decolonizing qualitative approaches for and by the caribbean
This volume explores decolonizing qualitative research in the Caribbean, emphasizing indigenous methods and critical theory. It addresses the distrust of traditional research due to colonial legacies and highlights the importance of resistance and emancipatory research.
Regular price $54.00Regular price $54.00 Sale price $54.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Social factors, health care inequities and vaccination
Employing a sociological and broader social sciences approach, this volume draws on a variety of contexts, including the COVID-19 pandemic, to explore wider trends in healthcare and the impact they may have on historically disadvantaged communities.
Regular price $124.00Regular price $124.00 Sale price $124.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Bringing children back into the family
Theorists in the UK have offered a new perspective through which to understand the interrelationship of the individual within the structure of the family. This volume's desire is to re-apply such thinking in the context of children’s lives in the family.
Regular price $127.99Regular price $127.99 Sale price $127.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Critical perspectives on urban redevelopment
Studies research in urban sociology. This work presents an analysis of race and ethnicity in urban areas.
Regular price $195.99Regular price $195.99 Sale price $195.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Knowing what's local
This book explores how ethnographic inquiry in Kazakhstan helps teachers, students, and parents open new educational directions and democratic possibilities. It covers professional development, democratic living, identity formation, and building meaningful education through ethnographic studies o...
Read MoreRegular price $54.00Regular price $54.00 Sale price $54.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Flapjacks and feudalism
Flapjacks and Feudalism: Social Mobility and Class in The Archers is an excavation into the family and class politics found in the clans of the residents of Ambridge, in BBC Radio 4’s The Archers.
Regular price $25.99Regular price $25.99 Sale price $25.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Immigration and health
This book brings together leading scholars from a wide range of disciplines to provide a comprehensive account of the health and well-being of one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. population: immigrants and their descendants. Re-orientating present-day debates over immigration, it she...
Read MoreRegular price $138.99Regular price $138.99 Sale price $138.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The lives of stay-at-home fathers
An in-depth sociological look at stay-at-home fathers’ familial experiences for a deeper understanding of this new familial role, of men’s evolving masculinity and fathering identities, and the interaction of community and sense of belonging among those considered “outsiders"
Regular price $73.99Regular price $73.99 Sale price $73.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Dietary diversity for sustainable development
Grounded in empirical research from rural Tanzania, Dietary Diversity for Sustainable Development delves into the crucial intersection of food systems, culture, gender, and nutrition, highlighting actionable strategies for improving nutritional outcomes among women of reproductive age.
Regular price $95.00Regular price $95.00 Sale price $95.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Transgender and non-binary prisoners’ experiences in england and wales
Rich in inimitable detail, Transgender and Non-Binary Prisoners’ Experiences in England and Wales documents the lived experiences of trans women and non-binary persons incarcerated in men’s prisons, critically analysing Prison Service policies and practices to suggest ways to improve their condit...
Read MoreRegular price $115.00Regular price $115.00 Sale price $115.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Inequalities in the uk
This book addresses the question of the extent of and responses to inequalities in the UK in 2017 in the wake of the 2008 Great Recession and provides an up-to-date account of the distribution of inequalities, the evolving ways they are measured/addressed as well as the changing perception of ine...
Read MoreRegular price $135.99Regular price $135.99 Sale price $135.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Bioterrorism preparedness, attack and response
Provides a view into the world of Bioterrorism and shows how it could affect the healthcare system of the United States. This work demonstrates the ramifications to health, politics, and everyday common actions and looks at biological agents and how organizations and the government should respond...
Read MoreRegular price $183.99Regular price $183.99 Sale price $183.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Rethinking obama
Includes a selection of papers exploring Obama and the Politics of Race & Religion. This title examines the complex dynamics of race relations and racial meaning in America under the Obama administration. It assesses the meanings of race and religion in America under the Obama administration.
Regular price $174.99Regular price $174.99 Sale price $174.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
How social science can help us make better choices
New studies tell how human action is causing planetary degradation and how changes to our diets and financial behaviours could lead to significant benefits. But how many of us adjust our behaviour in response to such information? This book explores people’s reactions to Optimal Rational Positions...
Read MoreRegular price $71.99Regular price $71.99 Sale price $71.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Studies in symbolic interaction
Emphasizes critical approaches to the study of race, identity and self, as well as developments in interactionist theory, ethics and dramaturical studies.
Regular price $139.99Regular price $139.99 Sale price $139.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Special issue
In The Beautiful Prison incarcerated Americans and prison critics seek to imagine the prison as something better than a machinery of suffering. From personal testimony to theoretical meditation these writers explore and confront the practical and cultural limits the prison places on its transform...
Read MoreRegular price $165.99Regular price $165.99 Sale price $165.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Action research for sustainable development in a turbulent world
Presents and celebrates Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) through stories, experiences, reflections and specific works of key proponents and participants in ALAR World Congresses. This title argues for the benefits of action research for sustainable development and problem solving in a t...
Read MoreRegular price $165.99Regular price $165.99 Sale price $165.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Improving service-learning practice
The fifth book in the Advances in Service-Learning Research series expands on service-learning research and practice. Selected from the 4th Annual International K-H Service-Learning Research Conference, the chapters address various issues in higher and teacher education, organized into four secti...
Read MoreRegular price $100.00Regular price $100.00 Sale price $100.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Framing the opioid crisis in canada
Framing the Opioid Crisis in Canada empirically examines public debates about the opioid crisis by politicians, journalists, and the general public, focusing on who they blame for the crisis and their proposed solutions.
Regular price $60.00Regular price $60.00 Sale price $60.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Metric culture
Data and metrics play an unmistakably powerful role in today’s society. Over the years, their use has expanded to cover almost every sphere of everyday life. This book provides a critical investigation into what we can call a “metric culture” in which practices of self-tracking and quantification...
Read MoreRegular price $38.99Regular price $38.99 Sale price $38.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Link analysis
This book provides methods, guidelines and examples to guide researchers and students through a research project, and reviewing a considerable body of previous work. It contains a complete link analysis methodology for information science and social science research. Case studies include academic...
Read MoreRegular price $128.99Regular price $128.99 Sale price $128.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Race, ethnicity and law
This new volume of Sociology of Crime, Deviance and Law addresses issues of race and ethnicity within the law and law-related phenomena.
Regular price $165.99Regular price $165.99 Sale price $165.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Sdg2 - zero hunger
SDG2 links food security, nutrition and a sustainable but climate resilient agriculture. This multi-dimensional goal encompasses several specific targets and indicators, aimed at ending hunger, improving nutrition and achieving food security through sustainable and resilient agriculture and incom...
Read MoreRegular price $58.99Regular price $58.99 Sale price $58.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The systemic approach in sociology and niklas luhmann
The systemic approach to sociology is widely considered to be one of the most important conceptions in sociology at the end of the 20th century. In this book Šubrt provides a comprehensive overview, and critical appraisal of the theory of social systems.
Regular price $104.99Regular price $104.99 Sale price $104.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Research on negotiation in organizations
Discusses such topics as the effects of relationships and context among relative equals, paranoia and distrust in organizations, and perspective competition in a collaborative context.
Regular price $150.99Regular price $150.99 Sale price $150.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Sociological reflections on the neurosciences
The neurosciences are more than a collection of scientific practices - they offer up various ways of thinking about mind, body and society. This title casts light on the place, role and impact of neuroscience. It reflects on the insights the neurosciences have to offer sociology.
Regular price $201.99Regular price $201.99 Sale price $201.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The ethics of unlocking research with children
Exploring how ‘ethical’ decision making has become limited by institutional understandings of children as ‘objects’ or ‘subjects’ within a research process, chapters invite us to reimagine a process in which child centred practices are at the centre of encouraging a more fluid and relational meth...
Read MoreRegular price $105.00Regular price $105.00 Sale price $105.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Sociology of crime, law and deviance
Volume 2 of the Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance series demonstrates methodological diversity by presenting quantitative studies, ethnographies and discourse analyses. Through an application of these methodologies, the authors examine sanctions, crime and fear, legal and social control organi...
Read MoreRegular price $183.99Regular price $183.99 Sale price $183.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The philosophy of risk
This title gives decision-makers a logical overall philosophy of risk that will enable them to make sound and consistently defensible decisions about the acceptability of risk. The authors develop a hypothesis about the aspects of risk that are universally acceptable.
Regular price $59.50Regular price $59.50 Sale price $59.50Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Gender and contemporary horror in film
This edited collection focuses on gender and contemporary horror in film, examining how and if representations of gender in horror have changed.
Regular price $111.99Regular price $111.99 Sale price $111.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Haunting prison
Through a study of ten commercially published prison autobiographies, Haunting Prison: Exploring the Prison as an Abject and Uncanny Institution unveils how prison is narrativized and socially represented as an abject and uncanny institution, shedding new light on what prison is and does in Weste...
Read MoreRegular price $105.00Regular price $105.00 Sale price $105.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Leadership reflections
This book shares best practices for emerging leaders in social services and education, focusing on leadership development, community collaboration, and diverse teams. It addresses disparities and systemic obstacles, providing insights and tools to bring about systemic change and large-scale reforms.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Refugees in higher education
The second edition contains new sections focused on issues of race and racialisation, treatment of people seeking asylum in both national contexts, and international efforts to respond to issues with refugee access to higher education, including international educational complementary pathways, a...
Read MoreRegular price $56.00Regular price $56.00 Sale price $56.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Latinos in higher education
This book focuses on the growing Latino demand for higher education in the United States, examines the means of getting Latinos over the gap between high school and college, and treats routes to careers as faculty and administrators in its three main sections: Demographics and Demand, The Crossov...
Read MoreRegular price $174.99Regular price $174.99 Sale price $174.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Photography and death
Examining a spectrum of post-mortem images, this volume considers what death photography communicates about attitudes related to dying, mourning and the afterlife. Focusing on American examples, topics are discussed alongside contemporary representations of death, as seen in celebrity death image...
Read MoreRegular price $61.99Regular price $61.99 Sale price $61.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Studies in symbolic interaction
This vibrant volume is a creative mix of contributions, including seminal essays and interpretive works, from researchers and writers in the area of popular music and major players in the bright future of symbolic interaction. Genres discussed range from country, jazz and the virtuoso to latino, ...
Read MoreRegular price $191.99Regular price $191.99 Sale price $191.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Navigating mental health in the male open prison
Navigating Mental Health in the Male Open Prison re-examines how mental health is managed within the male open prison, focusing on the under-explored role of peer support during transfer, transition, and adaptation.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Biculturalism, self indentity and societal development
Offers fresh theoretical and methodological insights into biculturalism as a reality in many socieities. This work presents a variety of methodological strategies and techniques case studies, autoethnography, content analysis, participant observation, the national survey, and structured and unstr...
Read MoreRegular price $153.99Regular price $153.99 Sale price $153.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Technology and (dis)empowerment
This timely work draws attention to the varying factors by which technology often leads to disempowerment effects. Seth makes a call to technologists to burst the technology positivism bubble, build an ethos for taking greater responsibility in their work, and engage with the rest of society to s...
Read MoreRegular price $104.99Regular price $104.99 Sale price $104.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The quantification of bodies in health
The Quantification of Bodies in Health aims to deepen understanding of the quantification of the body and of the role of self-tracking practices in everyday life. It brings together authors working at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, history, psychology, and digital culture.
Regular price $104.99Regular price $104.99 Sale price $104.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Research in social movements, conflicts and change
This volume brings together multi-method research on political mobilization in the USA, rights in Peru, peacebuilding in Croatia and Israel/Palestine, local forums in the Occupy movement and a crowd behaviors in the context of university party riots.
Regular price $179.99Regular price $179.99 Sale price $179.99Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Communicable crises
This volume advances crisis management literature and our understanding of network governance, including temporary teams, task forces, and virtual organizations. It suggests that the distinction between networks and organizations is more about perception than reality.
Regular price $115.00Regular price $115.00 Sale price $115.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Repeatedly missing children
Designed as an accessible and comprehensive resource for numerous practitioners in policing, youth and social work, education, this is also appealing reading for student and teachers of policing and criminology in higher education.
Regular price $60.00Regular price $60.00 Sale price $60.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
History education and the construction of national identities
This book examines how history is represented in school textbooks and cultural productions (museums, monuments, etc.), and how students understand these narratives amid globalization. It explores the link between history learning and national identity in various countries, reflecting on history's...
Read MoreRegular price $67.00Regular price $67.00 Sale price $67.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Civic engagement in a network society
Civic engagement can take many forms, from individual volunteerism to organizational involvement to electoral participation. This book provides practitioner insights on how to improve their managerial practices that relate to civic engagement.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
The undeserving polish migrants
The Undeserving Polish Migrants: Homeless in a Place Called Home offers insights into aiding the Polish community’s path out of homelessness while also shedding light on inadequacies in current policies addressing non-British-born homeless groups and the need for clearer regulations.
Regular price $60.00Regular price $60.00 Sale price $60.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Rethinking community sanctions
Based on insights from interviews with key participants in 3 Australian jurisdictions, this book demonstrates the importance of connecting criminal legal system struggles with broader movements for community control, self-determination, and sovereignty.
Regular price $110.00Regular price $110.00 Sale price $110.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Exploring gender and lgbtq issues in k-12 and teacher education
This volume explores fostering inclusive school communities for non-cis and queer students, addressing violence, discrimination and conservative backlash. It provides empirical inquiries and theories on creating affirming educational spaces, dismantling hate-based ideologies and promoting LGBTQ i...
Read MoreRegular price $54.00Regular price $54.00 Sale price $54.00Unit price / per -
We're sorry. An error has occurred
Please cancel or retry.
Radicalization and counter-radicalization
The fifteen chapters in this volume of Sociology of Crime, Law, and Deviance discuss a number of issues researchers in the fields of sociology, criminology, and criminal justice theorize, conceptualize, and measure racialization and counter-radicalization.
Regular price $127.99Regular price $127.99 Sale price $127.99Unit price / per

















































































































































































