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Approaches to Class Analysis
Few themes have been as central to sociology as class and yet class remains a perpetually contested idea. Sociologists disagree not only on how best... Les mer
The Economic Implications of Aging Societies
The world is getting older and no one knows exactly what life will be like in tomorrow’s older societies. But we do know that age dependency ratios... Les mer
Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis
Models and Methods in Social Network Analysis presents the most important developments in quantitative models and methods for analyzing social... Les mer
Slakthuset och skyskrapan
Chicago är den mest amerikanska av USAs metropoler. Till skillnad från New York, San Francisco och Los Angeles låter Chicago oss ana vad som... Les mer
Challenging Diversity
What challenges are presented by the claim that diversity should be celebrated? How should equality politics respond to controversial constituencies,... Les mer
The Internet in the Workplace
The capabilities offered by netcentric technologies might seem to eliminate the need for physical workplace altogether, but the workplace remains,... Les mer
Challenging Diversity
What challenges are presented by the claim that diversity should be celebrated? How should equality politics respond to controversial constituencies,... Les mer
The Social Life of Emotions
This book showcases new research and theory about the way in which the social environment shapes, and is shaped by, emotion. The book has three... Les mer
Mänskliga samhällen
Abram de Swaan har med sin bok Mänskliga samhällen på ett närmast mirakulöst sätt lyckats få ihop en logiskt sammanhängande presentation av... Les mer
Borgerlig offentlighet
En brett upplagd skildring av hur den tidiga borgerligheten skapar den moderna åtskillnaden mellan "privat" och "offentligt",... Les mer
Demography in the Age of the Postmodern
Demography has developed into a remarkably coherent field and now stands as a firmly established discipline with strong ties to policy-making... Les mer
Stories of Peoplehood
How can we build thriving political communities? In this provocative account of how societies are bound together, Rogers Smith examines the... Les mer
Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution
This is the first account of the health panic surrounding cellular phones that developed in the mid-1990s. Treating the issue as more ‘social... Les mer
Recognition Struggles and Social Movements
Recognition Struggles and Social Movements is the first book to look comparatively and cross-nationally at the dynamic interplay between those... Les mer
The Social Amplification of Risk
The management of and communication about risks has become a major question of public policy and intellectual debate in the modern world. The social... Les mer
Cellular Phones, Public Fears, and a Culture of Precaution
This is the first account of the health panic surrounding cellular phones that developed in the mid-1990s. Treating the issue as more ‘social... Les mer
Rising Tide
The twentieth century gave rise to profound changes in traditional sex roles. However, the force of this rising tide has varied among rich and poor... Les mer
Stories of Peoplehood
How can we build thriving political communities? In this provocative account of how societies are bound together, Rogers Smith examines the... Les mer
Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences
This book systematically investigates the past accomplishments and future agendas of contemporary comparative-historical analysis. Its core essays... Les mer
Recognition Struggles and Social Movements
Recognition Struggles and Social Movements is the first book to look comparatively and cross-nationally at the dynamic interplay between those... Les mer
The Social Amplification of Risk
The management of and communication about risks has become a major question of public policy and intellectual debate in the modern world. The social... Les mer
On the Success of Failure
This book is about the practice of grade retention in elementary school, a particularly vexing problem in urban school systems, where upward of half... Les mer
Building Virtual Communities
Building Virtual Communities examines how learning and cognitive change are fostered by online communities. Contributors to this volume explore this... Les mer
Children, Social Science, and the Law
This important book broadens our conceptualization of the topic of children and law, addressing a wide-ranging set of issues in need of attention.... Les mer