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Many of the problems that lie at the heart of the current financial crisis stem from a significant but little-known development that occurred in the e…

Introduction to Information Literacy for Students presents a concise, practical guide to navigating information in the digital age. Features a unique …

Provides a step-by-step approach to statistical procedures to analyze data and conduct research, with detailed sections in each chapter explaining SPS…

Composing Research, Communicating Results: Writing the Communication Research Paper provides communication students with the knowledge and necessary t…

This book considers the state of the city and contemporary urbanisation from a range of intellectual and international perspectives. The most interdis…

Featuring extensive revisions and updates, the Second Edition of The Sociology of Gender: An Introduction to Theory and Research presents an introduct…

In the sixth edition of Contested Knowledge, social theorist Steven Seidman presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses the current shif…

Statistical Applications for Environmental Analysis and Risk Assessment guides readers through real-world situations and the best statistical methods …

Demonstrates the power of the theoretical framework of analytical sociology in explaining a large array of social phenomena Analytical Sociology: Acti…

This unique guide provides an artistic and archaeological journey deep into human history, exploring the petroglyphic and pictographic forms of rock a…

The latest edition of this classic text has been updated to reflect current trends and implications for future demographic developments. The areas of …

A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this rapidly growing sub- field of physical anthropology. Presents a broad overview o…

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, An Introduction to Global Studies presents readers with a solid introduction to the complex, interconnected forc…

Utilizing innovative ethnographic research, Swept Up Lives? challenges conventional accounts of urban homelessness to trace the complex and varied att…

Identities in Context is a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. Provid…

The first book to fully explore the multiple ways in which body work features in health and social care and the meanings of this work both for those e…

The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology is a complete reference guide, reflecting the scope and quality of the discipline, and highlighti…

Featuring a timely presentation of total survey error (TSE), this edited volume introduces valuable tools for understanding and improving survey data …

A hands-on guide to using R to carry out key statistical practices in educational and behavioral sciences research Computing has become an essential p…

A Companion to Diaspora and Transnationalism offers a ground-breaking combined discussion of the concepts of diaspora and transnationalism. Newly comm…

Infectious disease pandemics are a rising threat in our globalizing world. This agenda-setting collection provides international analysis of the press…

Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set aga…

A one-of-a-kind guide to identifying and dealing with modern statistical developments in causality Written by a group of well-known experts, Statistic…

Globalised Minds, Roots in the City utilises empirical evidence from four European cities to explore the role of urban upper middle classes in the tra…

A Companion to the Anthropology of Education presents a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the field, exploring the social and cultural di…

The Sociology of Healthcare Safety and Quality presents a series of research-informed readings on the sociological contributions of technologies, prac…

Companion to Celebrity presents a multi-disciplinary collection of original essays that explore myriad issues relating to the origins, evolution, and …

SEO practices for Baidu and other Chinese search engines are little known in the Western world. However, in order for a company to promote itself succ…

In Urban Land Rent, Anne Haila uses Singapore as a case study to develop an original theory of urban land rent with important implications for urban s…

This concise encyclopedia is the most complete international survey of sociology ever created in one volume. Contains over 800 entries from the whole …

This book brings together new and leading scholars, who demonstrate the importance of research with children and from a child perspective, allowing fo…

A critical and evidence-based review of current and future child protection policy and practice. Provides evidence-based perspective with an up-to-dat…

Urban Geography a comprehensive introduction to a variety of issues relating to contemporary urban geography, including patterns and processes of urba…

When there are too many choices, there is no choice. The choices are entangled in a maze of rather confused possibilities. They go through many nebulo…

A Companion to Border Studies introduces an exciting and expanding field of interdisciplinary research, through the writing of an international array …

Contracting-out Welfare Services focuses on the design and overhaul of welfare-to-work systems around the world in the light of the radical re-design …

Polymers have played a critical role in the rational design and application of drug delivery systems that increase the efficacy and reduce the toxicit…

Online Risk to Children brings together the most up-to-date theory, policy, and best practices for online child protection and abuse prevention. Moves…

An updated edition of a classic text on applying statistical analyses to the social sciences, with reviews, new chapters, an expanded set of post-hoc …

A Companion to Cultural Resource Management is an essential guide to those wishing to gain a deeper understanding of CRM and heritage management. Expe…

A groundbreaking exploration of the sociology of dementia – with contributions from distinguished international scholars and practitioners. Organised …

"Creative competitive intelligence" is an information-seeking and monitoring activity of an information environment for the purpose of creativity and …

Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological think…

Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and p…

Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and …