Sociology and Anthropology

Framing research as the process of asking and answering questions, this book demonstrates how to identify good research questions and how to struct...

Gender in Modern India brings together pioneering research on a range of themes including social reforms, caste, and contestations; Adivasis, patri...

This book advances contemporary debates on the evolution of patriarchal institutions in agrarian transitions and the struggles for women's liberati...

South Asia’s river systems are known for their multiple topographies and varied geography. There are several transnational rivers that flow to east...

Is virtue what is compromised in an arranged (coerced/’forced’) marriage? Is that every girl’s horror movie dream? For Little Kankabaty, however, i...

In this short and accessible book, Ewa Luger explains what we mean when we talk about AI, explores how we got here, describes what we are doing abo...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences on the lives of many across the globe; however, it was the most vulnerable sections of the ...

Compiling the best episodes of SAGE′s ′Social Science Bites′ podcast since its beginning in 2012, this pocket-sized volume is sure to inspire and p...

Originally published in 1972, this book aimed to provide the student with a basic understanding of the main theories of social stratification and t...

Starting sociology can be daunting. This user-friendly introduction takes the reader on a quest towards a sociological understanding of the world w...

Subcultures: The Basics is an accessible and engaging introduction to subcultures in a global context. This fully revised new edition adds new case...

What would it take to have a world where everyone had enough? How can we eliminate poverty, leave enough for nonhuman nature, and increase well-bei...

Diversity in the United States: A Cultural History of the Past Century is a cultural history of diversity in the United States over the past 100 ye...

Review ‘Nahal’s work will take its place as one of the rare tragic narratives in Indian fiction…intensely felt and poignant.’ – Mulk Raj Anand ‘A c...

This book addresses whether the "gendering" of constitutions promotes women’s equality. The authors use a mixed-methods approach to explore how co...

We are living in a world in which the existence of risk is constantly debated, misinformation and disinformation are rife and spread quickly and ea...

Political Legitimacy: Realism in Political Theory and Sociology explores the concept of political legitimacy, the nature of the normative foundatio...

Black Matters presents an anthology of stories of African American and African undergraduate and graduate students’ experiences at college, offerin...

Stephanie Southworth and Sara Brallier discuss Homelessness in the 21st Century with Ari Barbalat on the New Books Network An accessible and engag...

Current debates about experts are often polarized and based on mistaken assumptions, with expertise either defended or denigrated. Making Sense of ...

From khat to kava to ketamine, drugs are constitutive parts of cultures, identities, economies and livelihoods. This much-needed book is a clear in...

With essays by today’s leading leftist social critics, Identity Trumps Socialism presents a rigorous and persuasive primer on the problems generate...

This book explores the history of the debate about academic freedom, particularly in the classroom. Introducing the origins of the modern research ...

Inequality lies at the heart of many of the challenges you will face as a social worker as you prepare to work with some of the most excluded, disa...

From refugees fleeing wars or natural disasters to economic migrants pursuing better paid jobs abroad, international migration is an inescapable pa...

Part of the New Approaches to Sociology series, Social Inequalities is a relevant and valuable exploration of how we see the world through a decolo...

This book explores: · What is meant by communication skills · What communication skills are · What they look like in practice ...

Do you want to use longitudinal data in a research project? This book provides a strong foundation in the fundamentals of longitudinal research, he...

Part of the New Approaches to Sociology series, Race, Ethnicity & Society, offers a thoughtful and critically engaging exploration of some of t...

"A revelation for digital researchers and a provocation for migration scholars… It introduces an insightful, inspiring, and inviting way of making ...

This book explores different theories of justice and explains how these connect to broader geographical questions and inform our understanding of u...

This book, a timely mapping of a shifting political field around gender-based violence in the global south, brings together academics and activists...

For 40 years, this classic text has taken the issue of economic inequality seriously and asked: Why are our prisons filled with the poor? Why aren’...

David Harvey is among the most influential Marxist thinkers of the last half century. This book offers a lucid and authoritative introduction to hi...

Crime, Criminal Justice & Religion: A Critical Appraisal seeks to bridge a gap in the examination of crime and criminal justice by taking both ...

How is gender signified, produced and reproduced through paid and unpaid labour? In what ways does gender intersect with other kinds of disadvantag...

Sources for Studying the Holocaust provides a pathway for readers to engage with questions about what sources can be used to study the Holocaust. ...

Sociological perspectives can be used to analyse societal and structural influences on human behaviour at individual, group and community levels. T...

When Mr Radcliffe was asked by the British rulers with tacit concurrence of the Indian leaders to draw a line of demarcation for two communities li...

Technology and Oligopoly Capitalism is a major contribution to our understanding of how technology oligopolies are shaping America’s social, econom...

This leading comprehensive text for courses on the sociology of work covers many vital new topics since the 2015 edition, just as it continues to o...

An indispensable resource for students, researchers and teachers seeking to use visual sources in their research and understand how images work. Th...

With an emphasis on everyday life, this respected text offers a lively and perceptive account of the key theories and ideas which dominate the fiel...