Social Class

An analysis of the different meanings the term 'exclusion' has come to convey, surveying a wide variety of applications in different European countries...

There is now substantial evidence that attachment to a network may be vital to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Providing an overview of the social network literature with a particular focus on the USA and Britain, this illuminating volume reviews the range of social issues and concerns associated ..

There is now substantial evidence that attachment to a network may be vital to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Providing an overview of the social network literature with a particular focus on the USA and Britain, this illuminating volume reviews the range of social issues and concerns associated ..

With a central focus on the problem of inequality and the manner in which this is manifested in crime, social class and stratification, Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allow..

With a central focus on the problem of inequality and the manner in which this is manifested in crime, social class and stratification, Social Problems and Inequality explores integrated and root-cause-based explanations of complex social problems. Written in clear and understandable language, allow..

Social Stratification: Trends and Processes brings together a range of thematically organised case-studies comprising empirical and methodological analyses addressing the challenges of studying trends and processes in social stratification. Discussing key themes of social stratification, this volume..

Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-line, ground-level perspective on innovative research practices designed to solve community problems. ..

Presenting recent studies of non-profit organizations involved in poverty relief services in New York City in comparison with programmes in existence across the US, Street Practice provides a front-line, ground-level perspective on innovative research practices designed to solve community problems. ..

Examining a range of approaches to education, Teaching Justice considers the challenges that exist in teaching about justice, drawing on extensive empirical data gathered amongst college lecturers and professors, as well as the author's own experience. Presenting extensive international research and..

Examining a range of approaches to education, Teaching Justice considers the challenges that exist in teaching about justice, drawing on extensive empirical data gathered amongst college lecturers and professors, as well as the author's own experience. Presenting extensive international research and..

First Published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This book examines the rise of welfare markets in Western societies and explores their functioning, regulation and embeddedness by addressing the particular field of old age provision, including both retirement provision and elderly care...