Social Identity

By Richard Jenkins

This third edition builds on the international success of previous editions, offering an easy access critical introduction to social science theories of identity, for advanced...

Published June 17th 2008 by Routledge.

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Economic Representations

Academic and Everyday

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Why is there such a proliferation of economic discourses in literary theory, cultural studies, anti-sweatshop debates, popular music, and other areas outside the official discipline...

Published May 22nd 2008 by Routledge.

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Work and Society

Sociological Approaches, Themes and Methods

By Tim Strangleman, Tracey Warren

Work and Society is an important new text about the sociology of work and employment. It provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students of sociology, business and...

Published April 10th 2008 by Routledge.

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Hegemony

Studies in Consensus and Coercion

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The originality and depth of Gramsci's theory of hegemony is now evidenced in the wide-ranging intellectual applications within a growing corpus of research and writings...

Published April 8th 2008 by Routledge.

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American Families

A Multicultural Reader

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With its clear conceptual focus, well-chosen essays exploring the interactions between race-ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality in shaping family life by leading names from across...

Published March 7th 2008 by Routledge.

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Revitalizing Causality

Realism about Causality in Philosophy and Social Science

Edited by Ruth Groff

This cutting edge collection of new and previously published articles by philosophers and social scientists addresses just what it means to invoke causal mechanisms, or powers,...

Published December 20th 2007 by Routledge.

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Frankfurt School Perspectives on Globalization, Democracy, and the Law

By William E. Scheuerman

Frankfurt School Perspectives on Globalization, Democracy, and the Law makes use of the work of first-generation Frankfurt School theorist Franz L. Neumann, in conjunction with...

Published December 13th 2007 by Routledge.

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Gambling, Freedom and Democracy

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As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and...

Published October 31st 2007 by Routledge.

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Norbert Elias

Post-Philosophical Sociology

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Few sociologists of the first rank have scandalized the academic world to the extent that Elias did. Developed out of the German sociology of knowledge...

Published October 4th 2007 by Routledge.

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The Idea of a Social Science and Its Relation to Philosophy

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In the fiftieth anniversary of this book’s first release, Winch’s argument remains as crucial as ever. Originally published in 1958, The Idea of a Social...

Published September 3rd 2007 by Routledge.

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