Social theory books

Malthus's essay looks at the perennial tendency of humans to outstrip their resources: reproduction always exceeds...  Read More >>

This is a revised edition of a classic work, first published in 1977, by a distinguished scholar on how he perceives...  Read More >>

In this book Michael Walzer demystifies the activity of the social critic, providing a philosophical framework for...  Read More >>

The author disputes many of the dominant interpretations of the role of sexuality in modern culture and suggests...  Read More >>

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Robert Owen (1771-1858) was the founder of British socialism, and one of the most influential reformers in Britain...  Read More >>

An exploration of what is still a taboo subject in modern societies: death and dying. Bauman puts forward a new...  Read More >>

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No detailed description available for ""Sociology in Europe"".  Read More >>

This volume portrays the introduction of the mathematical sign zero as a major signifying event, both within the...  Read More >>

Klaus Eder offers a new perspective on the status of class in modernity. He outlines a cultural conception of class...  Read More >>

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This volume seeks to establish a framework for the unification of theory and practice in technical communication...  Read More >>

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What is the role of fit measures when respecifying a model? Should the means of the sampling distributions of a...  Read More >>

When first published, The Sociological Tradition had a profound and positive impact on sociology, providing a rich...  Read More >>

A guide to natural language or free-text searching in the social and behavioural sciences; a research tool for online...  Read More >>

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Au carrefour des approches economique, communicationnelle et sociologique, ce livre tente de construire un modele...  Read More >>

This examines the educative power of mass culture, and how social position is determined through the politics of...  Read More >>

A wide-ranging and provocative new interpretation of the biological foundations of sociocultural evolution, this...  Read More >>