Social Theory

This book provides a philosophical analysis of the notion of selfhood that underlies identity politics. It offers a unique theory of the self that ...

This handbook presents a systematic and comprehensive overview of economic sociology, an exemplary interdisciplinary field which draws on theoretic...

This book analyses the multifaceted ways law operates in the context of human mobility, as well as the ways in which human mobility affects law.Mig...

Through a wide range of international and interdisciplinary case studies, this book develops the notion of legacy, and in particular, living legacy...

This handbook provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of the literature on inequality. It provides comprehensive overviews of the mai...

Postcolonial theory has mostly been confined to literary studies and the humanities, but it has been slowly making its way into social science. Thi...

Social structure is arguably the central concept of sociology, and in recent years a much wider public has taken up with fresh vigor the sociologic...

Oppression and resistance dialectically envelop everyday life, for both the privileged and the oppressed. The disenfranchised live under regimes in...

In this new volume of Studies in Symbolic Interaction Carl J. Couchs (1925-1994) memoir The Romance of Discovery, which has lain unpublished for th...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons), often heralded as the fastest growing religion in American history, is facing a c...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormons), often heralded as the fastest growing religion in American history, is facing a c...

It is often claimed that the disjunction or opposition between action theories and structural theories rests on a misunderstanding of what social s...

Social structure is arguably the central concept of sociology, and in recent years a much wider public has taken up with fresh vigor the sociologic...

This penetrating work culls key concepts from grassroots activism to hold critical social theory accountable to the needs, ideas, and organizationa...

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the range of themes which make up the field of Historical Sociology. Jií ubrt systematically discus...

Hierarchy within the educational setting is a topic underrepresented in the existing literature, yet an area rich with unique social characteristic...

This special issue is animated by the necessary entanglement of theory and history, the cortical relationship between theory and practice, and the ...

Due to his major contributions in qualitative inquiries, Norman K. Denzin is regarded as the Father of Qualitative Inquiries.Festschrift in Honor o...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. The era of team science has long since dawned. However, in orde...

First published in 1981, Values in Social Policy provides a means towards understanding the conflicts, contradictions and uncertainties involved in...

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergra...

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to criminological theory for students taking courses in criminology at both undergra...