Sociology & Social Policy

Conceived as a response to the economic naïvety and implicit metropolitan bias of many 1950s and 60s studies of ‘the sociology of development’ , this volume, first published in 1975, provides actual field studies and theoretical reviews to indicate the directions which a conceptually more adequate s..

This book argues that big data in crisis management needs to be examined as a political process, involving questions of power and transparency...

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Biosociology..

Biosociology..

Biotechnology..

Biotechnology..

First published in 2000. This work documents an international and interdisciplinary workshop on the ethical aspects of the patenting of biotechnological inventions, including genes, plants and animals. The public perception is discussed, along with how these perceptions relate to ethical, social and..

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

There is a global crisis in maternal health care for black women. In the United States, black women are over three times more likely to perish from pregnancy-related complications than white women; their babies are half as likely to survive the first year. Many black women experience policing, coerc..

This insightful book offers incisive examinations of the cultural meanings of bisexuality. These include the overlooked bisexual themes in James Baldwin's classic novels Another Country and Giovanni's Room, the conflicts within sexual-identity politics between gay men and bisexual men, and the recur..