Sociology & Social Policy

This book fills a large hole in the literature, looking at UK hip-hop culture and the social and economic relations that have produced it. The author demonstrates how working class youths aesthetically represent their conditions of urban dwelling, and how they adapt this culture to contribute to int..

Rap is arguably the most popular poetic form in the world today, yet many studies approach it purely as an art form. This book fills a large hole in the literature, looking at UK hip-hop culture and the social and economic relations that have produced it. Richard Bramwell demonstrates how working cl..

In Ulrich Beck, Mads P. Sørensen and Allan Christiansen provide an extensive and thorough introduction to the German sociologist’s collected works. Focusing on the theory outlined in Beck’s chief work, Risk Society, and on his theory of second modernity, Sørensen and Christiansen explain the sociolo..

In Ulrich Beck, Mads P. Sørensen and Allan Christiansen provide an extensive and thorough introduction to the German sociologist’s collected works. Focusing on the theory outlined in Beck’s chief work, Risk Society, and on his theory of second modernity, Sørensen and Christiansen explain the sociolo..

Definitive survey of world-systems theory, including an in depth interview with Immanuel Wallerstein, its founder...

This title was first published in 2002: This monograph sets out to model a macroeconomy that is inherently unstable because of qualitative - or Keynesian - uncertainty. By modelling a macroeconomic theory, this approach to fixed or sticky prices also investigates the link between uncertainty, sticky..

In Understanding Aging and Diversity, Patricia Kolb presents important sociological theories and concepts for understanding experiences of older people and their families in a rapidly changing world. She explores concepts from phenomenology, critical theory, feminist theory, life course theory and g..

In this collection of 48 reprinted and original articles, Tammy Anderson gives her fellow instructors of undergraduate deviance a refreshing way to revitalize their courses. In 12 separate sections, she presents a wide range of deviant behaviors, traits, and conditions, pairing "classic" and "contem..

In this collection of 48 reprinted and original articles, Tammy Anderson gives her fellow instructors of undergraduate deviance a refreshing way to revitalize their courses. In 12 separate sections, she presents a wide range of deviant behaviors, traits, and conditions, pairing "classic" and "contem..

This title was first published in 2002: At the end of the 20th century, the emotions ceased to be a neglected topic for philosophical consideration. The editor suggests that this may, in part, be due to a change in the way the subject is approached. The emotions were characteristically thought of by..

This book offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary perspective on the key European social movements in the past forty years. Expert contributions explore the European tradition of social movement theorising, the construction of the anti-capitalist "movement of movements" within the European setting..

First Published in 1988, this volume works towards a new understanding and exploration of the rise and development of modern society, taking its lead from two classical theorists, Emile Durkheim and Max Weber. The key concept of this approach is the 'interpenetration' of different spheres of action...