Sociology & Social Policy

Punishment is a topic of increasing importance for citizens and policy makers. Why should we punish criminals? Which theory of punishment is most compelling? Is the death penalty ever justified? These questions and many others are addressed in this highly engaging guide. Punishment is a critical int..

Punishment and Social Control..

Punishment and Social Structure..

Punishment and Social Structure..

First Published in 2011. 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 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...

Qualitative Methods and Health Policy Research..

Social Network Analysis is a research approach widely used in many disciplines ranging from physics to the social sciences. Qualitative Networks offers an insight on how to mix this perspective with qualitative methods, and in so doing enables us to investigate the forms and meanings of the networks..

Social Network Analysis is a research approach widely used in many disciplines ranging from physics to the social sciences. Qualitative Networks offers an insight on how to mix this perspective with qualitative methods, and in so doing enables us to investigate the forms and meanings of the networks..

This book provides detailed and direct guidance on various forms of data generation and analysis, presenting a model for the research process in which inductive detailed data analysis and generalisation through the development of concepts are central. Based on an inductive principle, which begins wi..