Sociology

The ethnographic methods that anthropologists first developed to study other cultures--fieldwork, participant observation, dialogue-- are now being...

This book employs actor-network theory (ANT) to explore the making of the English translation of a work of Chinese canonical fiction, Journey to th...

Women and the Orange Order examines the growth and activism of Orange women in England, Scotland and Canada since the mid-nineteenth century and ar...

Bordering intimacy explores the interconnected role of borders and dominant forms of family intimacy in the governance of postcolonial states. Comb...

This book examines the extent and nature of Irish social and cultural difference. It is a collection of twenty-three short essays written in a clea...

In recent years there has been a significant growth in interest of the so-called law in context extending legal studies beyond black letter law. Th...

The book explores how we understand global conflicts as they relate to the European refugee crisis , and draws on a range of empirical fieldwork c...

Nationalism has reasserted itself today as the political force of our times, remaking European politics wherever one looks. Britain is no exception...

The essentials of the systematic and scientific study of human social behavior, groups and society. Extremely easy to access, study by, and referen...

Generations of people from across Africa, Europe and Asia have turned metal from the depths of the earth into Africas wealthiest, most dynamic and ...

Aeron Davis takes a close look at the state of elites today. He argues that the Brexit vote and 2017 election outcome are signs of a deeper leaders...

In todays world, the leisure class has been replaced by a new elite. Highly educated and defined by cultural capital rather than income bracket, th...

What do we really want from schools? Only everything, in all its contradictions. Most of all, we want access and opportunity for all childrenbut al...

Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) is the most influential sociologist of our time. His works take in education, culture, sport, literature, painting, cla...

Women and minorities have entered higher-paying occupations, but their overall earnings still lag behind those of white men. Why? Looking nationwid...