Social Issues & Processes

In the 1960s and early 1970s, countercultural rebels decided that, rather than confront the system, they would create the world they wanted. The na...

Government, war, the economy, human identity, philosophy and the way we work. All of these, among others, are soon to be transformed. As technologi...

Health, care and welfare have emerged as key vehicles used to legitimise and position the identities that older people adopt in contemporary modern...

Community development has become the new buzz in the social and health sciences. Although community development has been an important subject for d...

There is no precise definition of financial crisis , but a common view is that disruptions in financial markets rise to the level of a crisis when...

Community development has become the new buzz in the social and health sciences. Although community development has been an important subject for d...

Internet addiction. Cell-phone-distracted drivers. Teen suicide. Economic recession. The health risks of trans fats. The carefully selected collect...

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice reported an average of 200,000 cases of parental kidnapping each year. More than just the byproduct of a...

Kent Kerley explores the issue of religion in prison, offering a rich portrait of religious practices and their impacts. Kerley shows how offender...

Part of the TED series: The Terrorist's Son What is it like to grow up with a terrorist in your home? Zak Ebrahim was only seven years old when, on...

Part of the TED series: The Art of Stillness In this age of constant movement and connectedness, when so many of us are all over the place, perhaps...

Part of the TED series: How We'll Live on MarsIt sounds like science fiction, but award-winning journalist Stephen Petranek considers it fact: with...

A minority is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant voting majority of the total population of a given society. This...

This book explains the application of strategy to the promotion of a more just society, as well as providing some of the groundwork for individuals...

This book examines practices in activities designed to prevent trafficking in persons (TIP) in the countries of the European and Eurasian regions. ...

This book focuses on five themes that link to a compelling argument in the study of ageing and social policy. Firstly, there is a policy context of...

In an increasingly global economy, and with retirement starting for the Baby Boomer generation, Congress has indicated a strong interest in ensurin...

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Jeffrey C. A...

Social development can be summarily described as the process of organising human energies and activities at higher levels to achieve greater result...

Children in rural areas face particular risks to their health and well-being. Some risks relate to their demographic characteristics; rural childre...

The Bureau of Justice Statistics'''' (BJS) National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is an annual data collection designed to gather information a...