Routledge Advances in Sociology
About the Book Series
This series presents cutting-edge developments and debates within the field of sociology. It provides a broad range of case studies and the latest theoretical perspectives, while covering a variety of topics, theories and issues from around the world. It is not confined to any particular school of thought.
Bourdieu's Politics: Problems and Possiblities
1st Edition
By Jeremy F. Lane
July 11, 2012
In the last decade of his career, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu became involved in a series of high-profile political interventions, defending the cause of striking students and workers, speaking out in the name of illegal immigrants, the homeless and the unemployed, challenging the ...
After the Bell: Family Background, Public Policy and Educational Success
1st Edition
Edited
By Karen Albright, Dalton Conley
June 28, 2012
Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this, educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on ...
Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies
1st Edition
By Christian Fuchs
April 11, 2012
Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down foundations for the analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information society, as well as introducing the theoretical and empirical tools necessary for the critical study of media and ...
Sex Research and Sex Therapy: A Sociological Analysis of Masters and Johnson
1st Edition
By Ross Morrow
February 24, 2012
Gynaecologist William Howell Masters and psychologist Virginia Eshelman Johnson pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. This book examines their influential scientific sex ...
Changing Relationships
1st Edition
Edited
By Malcolm Brynin, John Ermisch
February 23, 2012
Some relationships are within the family -- such as between parents and children, grandparents and children and between siblings -- while others are between friends. In some cases, these distinctions are blurred (Are short-term partners family members? Are family members seen as such when...
The Cultural Significance of the Child Star
1st Edition
By Jane Catherine O'Connor
February 23, 2012
The child star is an iconic figure in Western society representing a growing cultural trend which idolises, castigates and fetishises the image of the perfect, innocent and beautiful child. In this book, Jane O’Connor explores the paradoxical status of the child star who is both adored and reviled ...
The Culture of Welfare Markets: The International Recasting of Pension and Care Systems
1st Edition
By Ingo Bode
February 23, 2012
This book examines the rise of welfare markets in Western societies and explores their functioning, regulation and embeddedness by addressing the particular field of old age provision, including both retirement provision and elderly care. It goes beyond a mere social policy analysis by ...
Contexts of Social Capital: Social Networks in Markets, Communities and Families
1st Edition
Edited
By Ray-May Hsung, Nan Lin, Ronald L. Breiger
February 03, 2012
The concept of social capital refers to the ways in which people make use of their social networks in "getting ahead." Social capital isn’t just about the connections in networks, but fundamentally concerns the distribution of resources on the basis of exchanges. This volume focuses on how social...
A Crisis of Waste?: Understanding the Rubbish Society
1st Edition
By Martin O'Brien
December 09, 2011
This book takes a measured look at the 'crisis of waste' in modern society and it does so historically, sociologically and critically. It tells stories about past and present ‘crises’ of waste and puts them in their appropriate social and industrial contexts. From Charles Dickens to Don ...
Cohabitation, Family & Society
1st Edition
By Tiziana Nazio
December 09, 2011
This book deals with the process of the diffusion of cohabitation in Europe and discusses its impact upon fundamental changes in family formation. It makes use of highly dynamic statistical modelling that takes into account both changes occurring along the life course (individuals’ biographies) and...
Latin America and Contemporary Modernity: A Sociological Interpretation
1st Edition
By José Maurício Domingues
December 09, 2011
In this book, renowned author José Maurício Domingues places Latin America within the third phase of global modern civilization and offers a general theoretical approach to contemporary Latin America. He sees modernity as configured by episodic modernizing moves which, when counting on strong ...
The Role of Religion in Modern Societies
1st Edition
Edited
By Detlef Pollack, Daniel V.A. Olson
December 09, 2011
Does modernization lead to the decline of religion? This question lies at the centre of a key debate in the sociology of religion. During the past decade American scholars, using primarily American data, have dominated this debate and have made a strong case that the answer to this question is no. ...