Sociology and anthropology

According to the United Nations' latest data, the United States has more children living in poverty than any other industrialized nation in the world.

This book critically approaches contemporary meanings of materiality and discuses ways in which we understand, experience, and engage with objects through popular culture in our private, social and professional lives.

The new edition of Gender Circuits explores the impact of new technologies on the gendered lives of individuals through substantive sociological analysis and in-depth case studies.

This book offers a detailed survey on major archaeological discoveries in the Near and Middle East.

First published in 1991, This book looks at how capitalism has affected the organization of the poor.

Workplace relationships are critical to how work gets done in organizations.

Transitional justice and diaspora studies are interdisciplinary and expanding fields of study.

aber andererseits nach wie vor deutliche Unterschiede bestehen.

This book provides a thought-provoking guide to conducting collaborative arts-based research.

Developing Cultures: Case Studies is a collection of 27 essays by a group of leading internationals scholars on the role of culture and cultural change in the evolution of countries and regions around the world.

Teachers' unions have long been controversial and divisive organizations, but criticism and distrust of them may be at an all-time high.

An ethnographic study of anti-nuclear movement groups that both challenges assumptions of traditional social movement studies of strategic action and shows what can be gained through microanalysis of talk in meetings, this book advances social movement studies methodologically and theoretically through the application of a new method of sequential analysis.

Government forces mean the notion of a 'community' school has become less defined by decisions on core curriculum.

'Crooks and Squares' is a study of crime as a way of life.

This collection of essays, published to mark the 20th anniversary of Realistic Evaluation, celebrates the work of Professor Nick Tilley and his significant influence on the fields of policing, crime reduction and evaluation.

How has the digital revolution transformed criminal opportunities and behaviour?

Die spürbaren Konsequenzen der Veränderungsdynamik in der Arbeitswelt (Digitalisierung, Globalisierung, demografischer Wandel) erfordern Konzepte und Methoden, die eine den Menschen gleichermaßen fördernde wie gesund erhaltende Arbeitsgestaltung und Kompetenzentwicklung umfassen.

In this timely critique of federal procedures, the authors identify the underlying causes of the current overload of information/paper-work in government and explain why the problem cannot be controlled until the causes are eliminated or neutralized.

Despite the significant number of AIDS affected youth in the United States, the plight of these young people has been largely disregarded.

In a global competitive economic environment, resources that are scarce or irreplicable are a source of sustained competitive advantage for companies and organizations.

This book is a historical and theological look into the deliverance and exorcism ministry of John Wesley.

To function in the diverse world of the twenty-first century requires a crucial ability to navigate its international and interconnected environments effectively.

These days an increasing number of social anthropologists do not find employment within academia.

This accessibly written book provides a broad introduction to diabetes-its signs, symptoms, and effects on the body; how it can be managed and prevented; and the issues and controversies that surround this all-too-common condition.

Today, the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) is seen as a leading agent in the process of globalization.

Reflecting on two decades of 'competitiveness-oriented' urban policies in Europe, this book investigates the current challenges cities face to sustain their economic position and how this can be balanced with social progress and environmental improvements.

Explores the emergence of African Methodism within the black Atlantic and how it struggled to sustain its liberationist identity.

Since its introduction in the early 1960s, Spanish-language television in the United States has grown in step with the Hispanic population.

In many countries, schools, universities and other traditional learning institutions are not providing for the educational needs of all members of the community.

While interest in the relations of power and identity in food explodes, a hesitancy remains about calling these racial.

Nach dem großen Erfolg des ersten Soul@Work-Kongresses in 2014 war auch die zweite von Katharina Maehrlein und ihrer Initiative "Stark wie Bambus" organisierte Veranstaltung zur Prävention von psychischen Erkrankungen am Arbeitsplatz im Frühjahr 2015 ein großer Erfolg.

First published in 1998, this book is a fully revised and updated edition of Social Work Practice, first published in 1993 as a training manual.

The National Childrens Study (NCS) is planned to be the largest long-term study of environmental and genetic effects on childrens health ever conducted in the United States.

Traditionally social science treated culture as a peripheral issue, but the last twenty years have witnessed a cultural turn throughout the social sciences.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Islamist organizations' conceptions of political order based on a comparative case study of the Shiite Lebanese Hezbollah and the Sunni Palestinian Hamas.

This book explores how leading news media responded to the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath, showing how journalists regularly framed discussions about post-crisis regulatory reform in ways that reinforced the same market liberal policy paradigm that had ushered in the crisis.

In diesem Buch wird einer qualitative Studie zur intergenerationellen Armutstransmission in Deutschland vorgestellt.

This book explores the relationship between women, the state and democratic politics in Ireland today.

Much has been made of the speed and constancy of modern politics.

No single introductory book has until now captured the range of thought appropriate for scrutinizing the idea of leisure.

In this book, Peter Hartl offers a novel and comprehensive interpretation of David Hume's philosophy of religion focusing on various notions of 'true religion' in Hume's overall philosophy and how these ideas relate to various early modern positions on religion, society and philosophy.

The growth of technology allows us to imagine entirely new ways of committing, combating and thinking about criminality, criminals, police, courts, victims and citizens.

As the new administration moved beyond its first year in office, Obama's politics of hope increasingly has been transformed into a politics of accommodation.

In this second edition of his classic work, Joel Savishinsky expands and updates his highly acclaimed study of mobility and stress in a sub-Arctic community of Hare Indians.

This is the first textbook on the linguistic relativity hypothesis, presenting it in user-friendly language, yet analyzing all its premises in systematic ways.

How much does art provide escape from everyday life, and how much does it aid in controlling life?

Delivering a great employee experience is crucial, but how can organizations create an experience that enables their teams to unlock their potential and thrive?