Sociology & Social Policy

Brilliant and timely study of the motivations behind Bush's response to terrorism...

The detrimental effects of imprisonment have been documented and accepted in most western countries. This study examines the effectiveness of alternatives to imprisonment. It includes an analysis of Swedish policies that should be of interest to scholars and policy-makers...

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

A variety of theoretical approaches to the study of culture have emphasised the significance of the creation, maintenance, and the transgression of boundaries to identities – be they social, cultural, national or personal. The essays collected in this book, first published in 1997, explore the creat..

A variety of theoretical approaches to the study of culture have emphasised the significance of the creation, maintenance, and the transgression of boundaries to identities – be they social, cultural, national or personal. The essays collected in this book, first published in 1997, explore the creat..

Offers an account and defense of the culture that the people of the United States have inherited from Great Britain. The book discerns four areas of influence. The language and literature, the common and positive law, the form of representative government, and the ethical heritage - moral habits, be..

Calling for a fundamental change in the focus of public policy in America, this book paints a vivid portrait of the nation's social health. It proposes an agenda for monitoring America's social well-being built around 16 key indicators of American life, such as infant mortality, teenage suicide, hea..

Calling for a fundamental change in the focus of public policy in America, this book paints a vivid portrait of the nation's social health. It proposes an agenda for monitoring America's social well-being built around 16 key indicators of American life, such as infant mortality, teenage suicide, hea..

Shows how Native Americans have been represented in American public culture - from the colonial era to modern films, sports arenas and museums...

Offering a fresh understanding of received notions of crime control, this edition not only provides insights into the future of punishment, but also shows how the larger culture of control extends beyond the field of criminology to have an impact on declining levels of democracy, freedom, and privac..

American Philanthropy Abroad..

Brings together autobiographies, poetry, film studies, maps, documents, laws, and other texts to explore the meaning and practice of the word queer. This work means queer as both a form of social violence and a call to political activism; and queer as played by Robin Williams and Sharon Stone. It sh..