Sociology & Social Policy

Based on extensive interviews, the author establishes four overlapping frames through which white English people currently understand immigration. These interpretations reflect national, racialised and classed identities. The themes derived from England generate numerous international points of comp..

A New Dictionary of the Social Sciences..

A New Industrial Future? approaches the revolution of printing in 3D from a socially and culturally informed perspective, avoiding media hyperbole and technological determinism. It presents an accessible account of engineering innovation with sociologically informed thinking and aligns developments ..

This book explores the connection between television and shifts in public attitudes regarding same-sex marriage in the United States. Discussing the connection between heteronormativity and government legitimacy, it examines the privileging of certain forms of relationship on television, shedding li..

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...

In this volume Western and Soviet specialists assess the potential of sources available for the Stalinist period in Russia. The full range of sources is covered, from memoirs to official documents, from city directories to computerized databases...

Originally published in English in 1962, this book presents an account of the growth of sociology from its earliest roots in the Enlightenment, through the 19th century philosophers in Germany, positivists in France, social workers in England, the theorists in America, through the pioneering days of..

This title was first published in 2002: This text is concerned with the role of corporate reporting in UK public limited companies. It is a common assumption that the most significant part of any corporate report is the accounting information contained within. This book, however, takes a different v..

A Social History of Racial Violence..

A Social History of Radical Violence..

This title was first published in 2003. This text seeks to show the importance of housing to individuals and in the broader context of social welfare. It offers a universal philosophical justification for housing provision based on a detailed theoretical consideration of need, choice, rights and res..