Социология

Religion posits one characteristic as an absolute: faith. Compared to faith, all other social distinctions and sources of conflict are insignificant. …

The Blackwell Companion to Medical Sociology is a comprehensive collection of twenty-six original essays by leading medical sociologists from all over…

The work of Erving Goffman has had an enormous impact throughout the social sciences. Yet his writings have not received the detailed scrutiny which t…

Over the last two decades «poverty» has moved centrestage as an issue within the social sciences. This volume, edited by one of Europe's foremost soci…

This unique collection of original essays brings a comparative perspective to issues of social inequality. First-rate sociologists from around the wor…

The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents examines the interventions made by professional workers from a range of different disciplines in fam…

The Blackwell Companion to Social Movements is a compilation of original, state-of-the-art essays by internationally recognized scholars on an array o…

The book publishing industry is going through a period of profound and turbulent change brought about in part by the digital revolution. What is the r…

In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociolog…

A Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world’s leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field a…

The Blackwell Companion to Sociology is a milestone collection of new essays by renowned sociologists, covering both the traditions and strengths of t…

The Blackwell Companion to Major Classical Social Theorists provides a comprehensive review of classical social theory. Containing original essays esp…

In this important book, Ulrich Beck – one of the leading social thinkers in Europe today – examines how work has become unstable in the modern world a…

In this book Anthony Giddens addresses a range of issues concerning current developments in social theory, relating them to the prospects for sociolog…

В четвертый том входят статьи, тексты выступлений и интервью в различных журналах и газетах, а также брошюры и иные публицистические работы доктора фи…

The Blackwell Companion to Law and Society is an authoritative study of the relationship between law and social interaction. Thirty-two original essay…

We are all modern today. But modernity today is not what it used to be. Over the past few decades, modernity has been radically changed by globalizati…

This brilliant new book by one of Europe's leading social thinkers throws light on the global power games being played out between global business, na…

This book establishes whether contemporary social theory can help us understand the structural origins of environmental degradation and environmental …

The Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology brings together thirty-eight original essays covering the wide inter-disciplinary field of political so…

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has already established itself as a basic text in social theory. The first section of the work provi…

How can we think of life in its dual expression, matter and experience, the living and the lived? Philosophers and, more recently, social scientists h…

This book combines geostatistics and global mapping systems to present an up-to-the-minute study of environmental data. Featuring numerous case studie…

A thought-provoking examination of death, dying, and the afterlife Prominent scholars present their most recent work about mortuary rituals, grief and…

This book provides a critical assessment of contemporary social theory for students in the social sciences. Delanty examines the writings of a number …

This is a new and revised edition of a book which has already established itself as a basic text in social theory. The first section of the work provi…

This thoughtful and engaging text challenges the widely held notion of science as somehow outside of society, and the idea that technology proceeds au…

Multiculturalism in Global Society explores the concepts and debates surrounding the complex modern phenomenon of multiculturalism, and its varied eff…

Старение населения рассматривается как социально-экономический процесс глобального масштаба. Анализируются социальные и экономические последствия увел…

This book contributes to our understanding of the transformation of work in the information economy, through a detailed examination of labor markets i…

Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a…

This is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture. An enter…

What are the relations between feminism and history, feminist politics and historical practice? What are the connections between gender and class? Wha…

This ABC introduces medicine in areas of conflict or natural disaster responding to the growing number of regions affected. Chapters deal with subject…

Symbolic interactionism is one of the most enduring – and certainly the most sociological – of all social psychologies. In this landmark work, Norman …

Built upon a series of critical encounters with major figures in classical and present-day social and political thought, this volume offers not only a…

Rai subjects the projects of both national development and globalization to searching scrutiny through a gender lens. Her emphasis on the intersection…

A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies offers scholars and fans an accessible and engaging resource for understanding the rapidly expanding field…

Оригинальность данного учебного издания в том, что оно предлагает посмотреть на мир политики глазами простого человека. Политическая жизнь, в конечном…

In this important new book Jorge Larrain examines the trajectories of modernity and identity in Latin America and their reciprocal relationships. Draw…

What will be the fate of childhood in the twenty-first century? Will children increasingly be living 'media childhoods', dominated by the electronic s…

A Companion to Asian American Studies is comprised of 20 previously published essays that have played an important historical role in the conceptualiz…

Предлагаемый читателю сборник подготовлен на кафедре экономики природопользования экономического факультета МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова в соответствии с…