Social Theory

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...

'Utterly engrossing . . . Ambitious, accessible and important' James O'Brien'Consistently gripping - dazzling in its sweep and thrillingly brain-tw...

Fans takes the reader on a journey through a constellation of fandoms, and along the way demonstrates some fundamental truths about the human condi...

Ist libertarische Handlungsfreiheit eine Voraussetzung moralischer Verantwortung im tugendethischen Sinn? Um diese Frage zu beantworten, wird die l...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Social science is the study of human behaviour. It offers the tools to understand and explai...

This work challenges the dominant pejorative view of myth by showing how myth is implicated in the deepest layers of society, politics, individuali...

In the 1970s and 1980s, identities seemed to be 'fixed' through categories of class, 'race', ethnicity, gender, sexualities and religion. These day...

While the notion of social harm has long interested critical criminologists it is now being explored as an alternative field of study, which provid...

Treating social theory as an exciting intellectual journey in its own right, this new introductory-level textbook presents the key ideas and concep...

While the notion of social harm has long interested critical criminologists it is now being explored as an alternative field of study, which provid...

Interdisciplinary in approach, this book employs the key concepts of fragmentation and reconfiguration to consider the ways in which human experien...

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003108436, has been made available under a Creative Com...

How did a thirteenth-century Italian friar become one of the best-loved saints in America? Around the nation today, St. Francis of Assisi is embrac...

The India Migration Report 2017 examines forced migration caused by political conflicts, climate change, disasters (natural and man-made) and devel...

This title was first published in 2001. This book tackles the important issue of the tasks that confront sociology in the third millennium. It exam...

Examining the organization of everyday life inside the regiments of the French Foreign Legion, this book takes its theoretical point of departure i...