This forward-thinking Handbook explores two major research strands in the fast-developing field of culture and network analysis: the underlying social networks of culture, and the cultural bases of social networks.
Edited by Steve McDonald, Rochelle Côté, Jing Shen
Building upon the extensive and expansive tradition of research on social capital and inequality, this Handbook summarizes current social capital research and showcases cutting-edge applications. It highlights the major theoretical and m...
Edited by Gayle Kaufman, Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Steven Roberts, Brittany Ralph
This extensive Research Handbook surveys historical and contemporary patterns within research on the sociology of gender. It clarifies key definitions and examines influential factors such as race, age, and occupation.
Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, this Research Handbook examines the shifting global landscape of self-employment. It provides an authoritative overview of key theoretical perspectives and empirical findings in the field, and pres...
This insightful Handbook reviews the key frameworks guiding political scientists and historians of political thought. Comprehensive in scope, it covers historical methodology, traditions, epochs, and classic authors and texts, spanning f...
