Sociology & Anthropology

An increasing number of families around the world are now living apart from one another, subsequently causing the defining and redefining of their ...

Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisi...

Since Mexico-U.S. migration represents the largest sustained migratory flow between two nations worldwide, much of the theoretical and empirical wo...

Joseph F. Healey''''s Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class, Sixth Edition builds upon the bestselling status of the prior editions, praised for t...

This highly respected title comes revised and updated in a second edition to provide you with a contemporary overview of violence and society. ...

The age-friendly community movement is a global phenomenon, currently growing with the support of the WHO and multiple international and nationa...

What is the criminal justice system for? How does it operate? How does it treat victims, suspects, defendants and offenders? Does it work? Is it fa...

This is a very useful book outlining the key concepts of the body in society. It is easy to read and provides useful examples, making it ideal for ...

Relationships between cities and energy, water, waste and transport networks are changing. World Cities and Climate Change argues that this is not ...

This book offers a comprehensive sociolinguistic overview of the linguistic situation in Japan. Contemporary Japan displays rich linguistic diversi...

How do governments and societies use prison to respond to underlying and fundamental social, economic and political issues? Using data on world imp...

What does it mean to be human? And what, if anything, does it have to do with being a member of the animal species Homo sapiens? This dazzling book...