Sociology and Anthropology

Contemporary social work cannot be understood without an appreciation of the broader context of social policy in which it takes place. Such an unde...

How do human societies provide for the wellbeing of their members? How far can we organize the ways in which we care for and about each other? And ...

How do academic social scientists and survey professionals use social measurement techniques? How are these techniques applied to specific concepts...

Sketches in the Theory of Culture is a remarkable work by all measures. Written by Zygmunt Bauman when he was still a professor in Poland, and orig...

Why is it so hard to talk about sex and sexuality? In this crisp and compelling book, Amin Ghaziani provides a pithy introduction to the field of s...

This collection of original chapters, written by prominent social scientists, elucidates the theory and practice of contemporary rural sociology. T...

In this book and companion website you will find: ■ A practice-oriented description of qualitative and quantitative research methods that engages r...

Urban areas in the Global South now house most of the world’s urban population and are projected to house almost all its increase between now and 2...

This exciting new book presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination. Gregg Le...

As an exile in America during the War, Theodor Adorno grew acquainted with the fundamentals of empirical social research, something which would sha...

At a time when many public commentators are turning against multiculturalism in response to fears about militant Islam, immigration or social cohes...

This new edition of Mental Health Social Work in Context continues to be an authoritative, evidence-based introduction to a core area of the social...

At the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are al...

Fewer than 12 percent of U.S. workers belong to unions, and union membership rates are falling in much of the world. With tremendous growth in ineq...

The third edition of Investigating Culture: An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology, the highly praised innovative approach to introducing asp...

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All social work students study theory and undertake practice placements. Integrating the two – so that each informs the other – is both essential a...

This new, fully updated edition of Global Migration provides students with a thorough and grounded understanding of multiple dimensions of migratio...

In an increasingly globalized world with new cross-border threats to public health and widening disparities between populations, civil society acto...

Practitioners and scholars discuss the range of ways in which the range of security challenges presented by cyberspace are gendered. A must-read fo...

This innovative and global best-seller helped establish food studies courses throughout the social sciences and humanities when it was first publis...

Why does hunger persist in a world of plenty? Ending Hunger Worldwide challenges the naive notion that everyone wants hunger to end, arguing that t...

Debating Social Problems emphasizes the process of debate as a means of addressing social problems and helps students engage in active learning. Th...

Intended to bridge the gap between the latest methodological developments and cross-cultural research, this interdisciplinary resource presents the...

Critical Sociology is a thoroughly revised, updated, and sophisticated introduction to the sociological perspective as a critical lens on society. ...

The increasing atomization of modern society has been accompanied by an enduring nostalgia for the idea of community as a source of security and be...

Now available in a fully-revised and updated third edition, this established textbook provides a penetrating and comprehensive analysis of the hist...

Demonstrates the power of the theoretical framework of analytical sociology in explaining a large array of social phenomena Analytical Sociology: ...

Now thoroughly updated and revised, this new edition of the highly acclaimed dictionary provides an authoritative and accessible guide to modern id...

A Companion to South Asia in the Past provides the definitive overview of research and knowledge about South Asia’s past, from the Pleistocene to t...

50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality seeks to dispel commonly accepted myths and misunderstandings surrounding human sexuality, providing an enlighten...

In stark contrast to undergraduates, new PhD students often find no framework for study, few deadlines and little peer support.Working for a Doctor...

'Transnationalism' refers to multiple ties and interactions linking people or institutions across the borders of nation-states. This book surveys t...

The Stars Down to Earth shows us a stunningly prescient Adorno. Haunted by the ugly side of American culture industries he used the different angle...

Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day...

In this, his most famous work, Marcel Mauss presented to the world a book which revolutionized our understanding of some of the basic structures of...

The creation of the Frankfurt School of critical theory in the 1920s saw the birth of some of the most exciting and challenging writings of the twe...

This second edition, of Allan G. Johnson's one-volume dictionary, includes 75 new entries, as well as an expanded biographical section, extensive r...

This successful guide to social work theory and practice has now been fully revised and a substantial amount of new material has been added in orde...

There would be no need for sociology if everyone understood the social frameworks within which we operate. That we do have a connection to the larg...

Reading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. You can carry this book where ever yo...

The publisher of this book utilises modern printing technologies as well as photocopying processes for reprinting and preserving rare works of lite...

This Reader covers a wide area of political sociology and social and political theory, and offers a selection of extracts incorporating both primar...

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

The term ‘social capital’ is a way of defining the intangible resources of community, shared values and trust upon which we draw in daily life. It ...

For over twenty years, Sexuality has provided a cutting edge introduction to debates about sexualities, gender, and intimate life. Previous edition...

One of the most important works of modern anthropology. Written against the backdrop of the student uprisings of the late 1960s, the book took seri...