Sociology & Social Policy

Drawing an unfavourable contrast between the position of students and graduates with that of their baby boomer parents has become a staple for media comment. Indeed, student indebtedness and difficulties in finding graduate jobs and housing typically contrasts markedly with their parents’ experience..

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Herbert Spencer's writings, espousing the theory of evolutionary change as a universal feature of all existence, have exerted influence on the social sciences. This volume provides a comprehensive summary of Spencer's sociological teachings and his principal conclusions...

Originally published in 1978, this important work, by one of the leading European social theorists, is arguably the best introduction to the hermeneutic tradition as a whole. It is designed to help students of sociology and philosophy place the problems of "understanding social science" in their his..

Originally in 1978, this important work, by one of the leading European social theorists, is arguably the best introduction to the hermeneutic tradition as a whole. It is designed to help students of sociology and philosophy place the problems of "understanding social science" in their historical an..

Heroines of Sport looks closely at different groups of women whose stories have been excluded from previous accounts of women's sports and female heroism...

Sexuality and sexual politics have been much debated over the last 20 years and feminists, in particular, have been responsible for politicising the debate, pointing out how something which is usually regarded as private and personal is, in fact, a public and political issue. This text illustrates t..

This title was first publiished in 2000:  A hierarchy is an organization system that is structured in a treelike manner, with levels of status or authority stacked one above the other. The classical and best known example of a hierarchy is probably the typical diagram that describes the structure of..

This title was first published in 2000:  This text presents a study of collective learning, networking and high-technology regions in Europe. It first provides an overview of the subject area, then goes on to discuss topics such as the role of inter-SME networking and collective learning processes i..

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...