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.
A General Theory of Emotions and Social Life
1st Edition
By Warren TenHouten
December 11, 2008
Founded upon the psychoevolutionary theories of Darwin, Plutchik and Izard, a general socioevolutionary theory of the emotions - affect-spectrum theory - classifies a wide spectrum of the emotions and analyzes them on the sociological, psychological and neurobiological levels. This neurocognitive ...
Jewish Eating and Identity Through the Ages
1st Edition
By David C Kraemer
December 09, 2008
This book explores the history of Jewish eating and Jewish identity, from the Bible to the present. The lessons of this book rest squarely on the much-quoted insight: 'you are what you eat.' But this book goes beyond that simple truism to recognise that you are not only what you eat, but also how, ...
Emotions and Social Movements
1st Edition
By Helena Flam, Debra King
October 22, 2008
Most research on social movements has ignored the significance of emotions. This edited volume seeks to redress this oversight and introduces new research themes and tools to the field of emotions and social movements. Sociologists and political activists around the world will find this volume to ...
Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society
1st Edition
Edited
By Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Sandra Buchholz, Dirk Hofäcker
October 22, 2008
Globalization has been strongly shaping and transforming both national economies and individual careers in recent decades. These profound changes have had significant consequences for individual careers of men and women both during and after their employment career. This impressive new ...
Youth Crime and Youth Culture in the Inner City
1st Edition
By Bill Sanders
March 15, 2007
Youth Crime and Youth Culture in the Inner City offers an interpretive account of juvenile delinquency within the modern inner city, an environment which is characterized by a long history of social deprivation and high rates of crime. A wide range of topics are explored, such as young people's ...
Europeanisation, National Identities and Migration: Changes in Boundary Constructions between Western and Eastern Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Willfried Spohn, Anna Triandafyllidou
December 30, 2002
This book provides theoretical and empirical discussion of migration, identity and Europeanisation. With contributions from leading international scholars, it provides both an overview of theoretical perspectives and a comprehensive set of case studies, covering both Eastern and Western Europe. ...
Immigrants and National Identity in Europe
1st Edition
By Anna Triandafyllidou
October 12, 2001
The author reviews main theories of nationalism and criticises their lack of elaboration on the role of 'Others' in nation formation. Drawing upon anthropological, sociological and social psychological perspectives, she develops a dynamic, relational perspective for the study of national theory....