Sociology & Social Policy

The fascinating title focuses on the four assumptions which are the bedrock of rational choice; rationality, individualism, process and aggregation and draws on a wide range of social issues such as race, marriage, health + education...

Rationality And Nature..

Vast numbers of western youth have attached primary significance to raving and post-rave experiences. This collection of essays explores the socio-cultural and religious dimensions of the rave, 'raving' and rave-derived phenomena...

This book is the first major biography of Raymond Wiiliams' life and work. Using the testimonies of those who knew Williams best Inglis creates a fascinating portrayal of the man and his life...

This title was first published in 2003. In the 1980s, discussions on urban, regional and international development were dominated by those advocating liberalism and free markets. In the 1990s, the experiences of many countries from the previous Soviet Union and those following socialist development ..

This title was first published in 2000:  Re-citing the available information on Christopher Marlowe, this study seeks to illuminate the preoccupations and pitfalls of previous accounts of the dramatist's canon in an effort to discover, or to elaborate, new areas of investigation. Each chapter consid..

This title was first published in 2002. Call centres are a type of service work that stand at the interface between corporations and consumers. They exemplify more general tendencies present within service work. They also have a particular public image - being associated in the public mind with low ..

Reaching High-Risk Families..

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

This systematic and authoritative book provides an unrivalled guide to understanding ad culture. It shows how the logic of commodities permeates the way we think about ourselves, our relationships and our desires...

Addresses the need for college students to develop critical reading, writing, and thinking skills for self-defence in the contentious arena of American civic rhetoric. Offering a reconception of composition theory, this title presents a comprehensive perspective on American public discourse and prac..

Reading and Writing for Civic Literacy..