Social theory books

This accessible book provides a broad survey of key social and political questions in modern society, as well as...  Read More >>

Social theoretical concepts are at the very heart of social work, providing frameworks to connect wider political...  Read More >>

Kadji Amin challenges the idealization of Jean Genet as a paradigmatic figure within queer studies to illuminate...  Read More >>

Charles Zastrow-a leader in the field for over forty years-combines the key components of traditional and contemporary...  Read More >>

This book re-evaluates New Left and Marxist texts from the 1980s, in order to explore problems facing the study...  Read More >>

Urasstabaso Ruiz argues that the historical and ideological trajectories of these territories need to be understood...  Read More >>

Social theoretical concepts are at the very heart of social work, providing frameworks to connect wider political...  Read More >>

For many months after Hurricane Katrina emptied and ruined houses, businesses, schools, and churches stretched for...  Read More >>

This volume examines and explains the phenomenon of digital divides and digital inequalities from a theoretical...  Read More >>

Examines the Brazil's hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of technology and...  Read More >>

Examines the Brazil's hard social realities through the history of science, focusing on the use of technology and...  Read More >>

The problem signalled in the title of this volume is of utmost importance today. While envisioning a completely...  Read More >>

This book examines the proliferation of mental health claims, based on the premise that the business of mental health...  Read More >>

Sociology offers fascinating insights into social life that tell us so much about people and society. But what can...  Read More >>

This Goffman toolbox brings together social workers, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists and nurses,...  Read More >>

This brilliant group biography asks who were the Frankfurt School and why they matter today  Read More >>

In the midst of the 1992 primary season, Hurricane Andrew overwhelmed South Florida, requiring local, state, and...  Read More >>

This book presents a reconstruction of the trajectories of freedom in Axel Honneth's recognition theory in the context...  Read More >>

This photo-filled how-to book reveals the methods of analyzing anyone on sight. It's perfect for using on a first...  Read More >>

Sociology offers fascinating insights into social life that tell us so much about people and society. But what can...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001. The first comprehensive bioethical text to confront the central issue of...  Read More >>

An innovative collaborative research project which provides an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of public...  Read More >>

Organized by major themes and integrated by means of editorial commentary, Class: The Anthology is an indispensable...  Read More >>

Organized by major themes and integrated by means of editorial commentary, Class: The Anthology is an indispensable...  Read More >>

Kadji Amin challenges the idealization of Jean Genet as a paradigmatic figure within queer studies to illuminate...  Read More >>