Sociology and anthropology

Tracing the magico-religious beliefs surrounding birds as far back in time as is possible, to the cultures in which these beliefs arose.

Work and the nature of occupations are matters of central concern to the sociologist.

George Herbert Mead has long been known for his social theory of meaning and the 'self' - an approach which becomes all the more relevant in light of the ways we develop and represent ourselves online.

Motivated by the death of his partner, Adams seeks to redefine the closet as a relational construct between all people and all sexualities.

Taking cognisance of the lack of studies on leadership in modern India, this book explores how leadership is practiced in the Indian context, examining this across varied domains - from rural settings and urban neighbourhoods to political parties and state governments.

Addresses the current debate in Australia and internationally regarding the sexualisation of children.

Strengthening local humanitarian engagement demands not only rethinking dominant understandings of religion, but also revisiting the principles and practices of humanitarianism.

With rapid economic progress and increasing life expectancy in East Asian societies, more attention is being paid by their governments, the media and the academy to mental illness and dementia.

Investigating minority and indigenous women's rights in Muslim-majority states, this book critically examines the human rights regime within international law.

First published in 1972, this reissue deals with the crucial issue of population explosion, one of the most crucial problems facing the contemporary developing world.

Examines the nature and process of private policymaking in US firms and how this interacts with public policymaking.

This book presents an important ethnographic and theoretical advance in legal anthropological scholarship by interrogating customary law, customary courts and legal pluralism in sub-Saharan Africa.

This book critically examines matters of age and aging in relation to dance.

This fully revised and updated new edition provides a comprehensive look at nitrite and nitrate and their effect on human health and disease.

Relational-Cultural theory (RCT) proposes that all people grow through and toward relationships throughout the lifespan.

This book focuses on Baldwin's experiences as a gifted black writer who fought valiantly against racism and wrote openly about homosexual relationships.

By examining all the prevalent varieties of therapy from self-care to religious ritual, this book explores health care practices in China, before modern times.

This is the first book to provide a systematic description of statistical properties of large-scale financial data.

An exploration of how the nonrational aspects of schooling, especially ritual(s), have been harnessed to construct a commonsense which serves the interests of transnational corporations, leaving those educators committed to democracy to develop a new pedagogy that rejects the technical solutions that present reforms demand.

A pathbreaking book tracing the history of feminist thought and women''s activism in Japan.

The book focuses on the status and role of the social sciences in the current millennium.

Vasilii Fedorovich Malinovskii (1765-1814) is a name which has hitherto lacked true resonance in the history of Russian culture.

Government of Peace addresses a major question in world politics today: how does post-colonial democracy produce a form of governance that copes with conflicts, insurgencies, revolts, and acute dissents?

Drawing on contemporary and historical case studies from Finland, Sweden and Norway, Progress or Perish highlights the roles that art, culture and academic research play alongside technology and economics as bearers of change, approaching the study of progress from the human level.

Social media have radically shifted the way people relate with each other and with organizations in technology-mediated ways; few areas are being impacted more strongly than Human Resources or Personnel Management.

It highlights shifts over two centuries as the geopolitical context has transitioned from the Pax Britannica to the Pax Americana.

Culture transformation expert Siobhan McHale defines culture simply: ';It's how things work around here.

"e;Political Power and Social Theory"e; is an annual review, committed to advancing our interdisciplinary, critical understanding of the linkages between social relations, political power, and historical development.

This book reveals the myriad aspects of Big Data collection and analysis, by defining and clarifying the meaning of Big Data and its unique characteristics in a non-technical and easy-to-follow way.

This book explores the idea of religious pluralism while defending the norms of secular cosmopolitanism, which include liberty, tolerance, civility, and hospitality.

This book presents the welfare regime of China as a liminal space where religious and state authorities struggle for legitimacy as new social forces emerge.

For much of the twentieth century, France recruited colonial subjects from sub-Saharan Africa to serve in its military, sending West African soldiers to fight its battles in Europe, Southeast Asia, and North Africa.

This is a comprehensive clinical resource for addiction counselors who want to learn about the psychological components of the problem, for individual therapists-dynamic, cognitive, and behavioral-who want to understand systems approaches in order to draw on a broader repertoire of useful interventions, and for couple and family therapists who want to learn more about the intrapsychic, biological, and pharmacological aspects of addiction.

Kommunikationstheorien und Terrorismus – wie lässt sich hier eine Verbindung schaffen?

War is one of the most lucrative job markets for an increasingly global workforce.

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Institutions--like education, family, medicine, culture, and law--, are powerful social structures shaping how we live together.

This is the first book to focus on indigenous, traditional, and folk sports and sporting cultures.

This book provides an introduction to the contemporary issues that are occurring in cultural policy in East Asia today.

The structure/agency debate has been among the central issues in recent discussions of social theory.

Capital punishment is one of the more controversial subjects in the social sciences, especially in criminal justice and criminology.

With advancement in modern technology human life span in 21st century has significantly improved as compared to past centuries.

Systems of innovation that are conducted within national borders can preserve inefficient solutions and prevent development.