Social theory books

One of the key scientific challenges is the puzzle of human cooperation. Why do people cooperate with one another?...  Read More >>

A critical introduction to Max Weber's sociology that offers analysis in the context of his political beliefs  Read More >>

Against the background of fragmentation and rationalisation of work, this book explores the significance and meaning...  Read More >>

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A critical introduction to the sociology and politics of Emile Durkheim  Read More >>

The Quantified Self in Precarity brings a fresh perspective on how technology and the use of technology for management...  Read More >>

A critical introduction to the sociology and politics of Emile Durkheim  Read More >>

Kalle Hauss nimmt die Erfahrungen junger Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler mit Konferenzen empirisch in den...  Read More >>

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What is the contribution of General System Theory to the macro-level understanding of economic, social and technological...  Read More >>

This book explores how public organizations and not-for-profit organizations (NPO) can be more collaborative, innovative...  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001: This book examines the liberal-communitarian debate from a new perspective....  Read More >>

This title was first published in 2001: For over 30 years it has been argued that contemporary society is undergoing...  Read More >>

Hanna Haag untersucht erstmals die familiale Tradierung DDR-bezogener Orientierungen im Beisein der Nachwendegeneration....  Read More >>

Most people assume that criminal offenders have only been convicted of a single crime. However, in reality almost...  Read More >>

This volume addresses how black, middle class, second generation Caribbean immigrants are often overlooked in contemporary...  Read More >>

This volume includes new Iowa School founder, Carl J. Couch’s previously unpublished memoir The Romance of Discovery,...  Read More >>

Sovereign Acts explores how artists, activists, and audiences performed and interpreted sovereignty struggles in...  Read More >>

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This book brings together a collection of work from emerging and established scholars who have put forth a vision...  Read More >>

Theoretical and ethnographical approaches examine symbolic interactionism’s ability to deploy the concepts of structure...  Read More >>

Somewhere in the world, in the next forty seconds, a person is going to commit suicide. Globally, suicides account...  Read More >>

In Karl Polanyi's Vision of a Socialist Transformation Michael Brie and Claus Thomasberger provide an essential...  Read More >>

This book is specifically focused on preparing social workers for practice and research focused on Latinos in the...  Read More >>