Sociology

This short critical introduction to Pierre Bourdieus thought has been comprehensively brought up to date for the third edition. Where Bourdieus own...

At present, 80% of the employees are no longer engaged in their work and capable of performing, while 44% are experiencing work related stress and ...

This book reports the outcomes of a research project which involved developing and implementing a research-informed curriculum for low-attaining fu...

This book addresses the flaws and fallacies in the grounds for atheism and theism flaws and fallacies that contaminate the arguments of non-believ...

This handbook articulates how sociology can re-engage its roots as the scientific study of human moral systems, actions, and interpretation. This s...

This book offers the first ever critical history of dementia studies.Focusing on the emergence of dementia studies as a discrete area of academic i...

This book examines a variety of issues related to wellbeing education and cross-cultural education, curriculum and pedagogy, education policy and s...

How can we create more inclusive spaces in the field of dance? This book presents a framework for dance practitioners and researchers working in di...

This book is based on China's poverty alleviation work and combines social work expertise with anti-poverty research to provide a blueprint as a re...

This book explores how economic and social values are created through dynamic, non-linear interactions within cooperative networks. Emphasizing the...

Plant-Forward Cuisine is a beautifully illustrated book that promotes the environmental and health benefits of a plant-forward diet and will inspir...

This book argues that a major part of the Chinese governments road map, formulated in 2017, to modernise China comprehensively by 2049 is the proce...

This book explores the wider implications of how workers move within and across cities and regions to reach economic opportunities. It does so with...

Dimensions of Leisure for Life, Second Edition With HKPropel Access, guides students through a study of leisure from both individual and societal p...

This is the loose-leaf version of Social Issues in Sport, Fourth Edition, which offers students a less expensive, printed version of the text.Socia...

This book analyses credit crisis issues in China from the aspect of individuals, enterprises, and government through investigations of six Chinese ...

First published in 1992, Vocabularies of Public Life explores the revolution that has taken place in our understanding of contemporary culture and ...

Using a nationally representative data set, this book examines the characteristics of Chinese college students mobility since the expansion of high...

This book presents a new childhood studies research program; namely Childhood Prism Research and offers unique childhood research contributions to ...

This book brings together theologians, clergy, people with dementia, carers, clinicians and others to offer a holistic, interdisciplinary explorati...

This book examines the adequacy of laws in India as a response to sexual and gender-based violence against women. It addresses questions such as: i...

This book is the first empirical study of police discretion in India. Going beyond anecdotal accounts, it addresses the issues and concerns of arre...

This book examines the connection between affects, mobilisation, and political transformation. Offering unique insights into the affective and emot...