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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…

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

Through a series of case studies this book brings to the fore the voices, lives, and capacities of people with mental health problems as well as the d…

Asian American Studies After Critical Massis a dynamic collection that showcases the most exciting scholarship in the field from a critical and cultur…

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical probl…

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…

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 1: The Profession of Social Work features contributions from leading international re…

Featuring contributions by distinguished scholars from ten countries, The Wiley Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Criminology provides student…

This first book in Castells' groundbreaking trilogy, with a substantial new preface, highlights the economic and social dynamics of the information ag…

Each October, as the Day of the Dead draws near, Mexican markets overflow with decorated breads, fanciful paper cutouts, and whimsical toy skulls and …

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

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 3: The Profession of Social Work features contributions from leading international re…

In The Everyday Language of White Racism, Jane H. Hill provides an incisive analysis of everyday language to reveal the underlying racist stereotypes …

A comprehensive new collection covering the principal traditions and critical contemporary issues of social theory. Builds on the success of The Black…

A special edition of Child & Family Social Work focusing on the lives and circumstances of refugee and asylum seeking children and families in several…

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

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 2: The Profession of Social Work features contributions from leading international re…

This Companion is comprised of 27 original contributions by leading scholars in the field and summarizes the state of anthropological knowledge of Ind…

Written by leading experts in the field, Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty is an introduction to mainstream theorizing on risk and uncertainty i…

How are “grey market” imports changing media industries? What is the role of piracy in developing new markets for movies and TV shows? How do jailbrok…

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

Three to five per cent of children fail to thrive. Without early intervention this can lead to serious growth failure and delayed psychomotor developm…

This book is an unprecedented collection of 29 original essays by some of the world’s most distinguished scholars of Japan. Covers a broad range of is…

The second edition of this classic study, revised with a new and substantial opening chapter. New edition of a classic study by a leading social theor…

Social theory needs to be completely rethought in a world of digital media and social media platforms driven by data processes. Fifty years after Berg…

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

In ‘Helping Families with Troubled Children’ Carole Sutton stresses the importance of attempting to work with families before difficult behaviour beco…

This Companion offers an unprecedented overview of anthropology’s unique contribution to the study of politics. Explores the key concepts and issues o…

Zygmunt Bauman's new book is a brilliant exploration, from a sociological point of view, of the 'taboo' subject in modern societies: death and dying. …

Smartphone adoption has surpassed 50% of the population in more than 15 countries, and there are now more than one million mobile applications people …

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

This book focuses on children's journeys through the care system, from voluntary admission into care, through complicated and often long court proceed…

Drawing on both original texts and critical literature, Linguistics in a Colonial World surveys the methods, meanings, and uses of early linguistic pr…

The Blackwell Companion to Major Contemporary Social Theorists is a survey of contemporary social theory that focuses on the thinkers themselves. In o…

This book examines the implications of new communication technologies in the light of the most recent work in social and cultural theory and argues th…

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

The Myth of Popular Culture from Dante to Dylan is a fascinating examination of the cultural traditions of the American novel, Hollywood, and British …

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical probl…

Modern social thought ranges widely from the social sciences to philosophy, political theories and doctrines, cultural ideas and movements, and the in…

Despite centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. In this incisive accoun…

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

Utilizing research on networked struggles in both the 18th-century Atlantic world and our modern day, Resistance, Space and Political Identities: The …

NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical probl…

This book offers a fresh perspective on the controversial topic of criminal and antisocial behavior. It synthesizes findings from behavioral and popul…

Gender and Peacebuilding offers a comprehensive and up to date analysis of how and why gender matters in contemporary peace operations. It draws on a …