Sociology and Sociological Theory
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Leadership, Popular Culture and Social Change
Edited by Kristin M.S. Bezio, Kimberly Yost
The newest generation of leaders was raised on a steady diet of popular culture artifacts mediated through technology, such as film, television and online gaming. As technology expands access to cultural production, popular culture conti...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Mobilities Paradox
Maximiliano E. Korstanje
‘The Mobilities Paradox: A Critical Analysis asks how the mobilities paradigm, arguably one of the most influential theoretical innovations of the 21st century, holds up against the empirical realities of a deeply unequal world. Korstanj...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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The Evolution of Social Innovation
Edited by Frances Westley, Katherine McGowan, Ola Tjörnbo
At a time when governments and civil society organizations are putting ever-greater stock in social innovation as a route to transformation, understanding what characterizes social innovation with transformative potential is important. E...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Empowering Young People in Disempowering Times
Edited by Hans-Uwe Otto, Valerie Egdell, Jean-Michel Bonvin, Roland Atzmüller
‘This more nuanced and contextualised analysis of young people's lives and aspirations, developed through participatory research methodologies that reveal both objective and subjective disadvantage,and myriad strategies for addressing i...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Transforming Gender and Family Relations
Åsa Lundqvist
‘Sweden's social policies have a central place in both academic and political discussions of the role of states in promoting women's labor market activation and gender equality. Lundqvist's innovative, historically rich and theoretically...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Sick of Inequality?
Andreas Bergh, Therese Nilsson, Daniel Waldenström
‘With this book Bergh, Nilsson and Waldenström bring a nuanced contribution to a research field torn by controversies and heated polemics. In a clear and pedagogical manner the authors sift through the research and weigh the evidence. It...eBook:Find out more$25.56
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Society, Regulation and Governance
Edited by Regine Paul, Marc Mölders, Alfons Bora, Michael Huber, Peter Münte
‘Modern society is shaped in ways that were scarcely thought of a few years ago – and debates on regulation and governance have much work to do if they are to come to grips with new modes and sources of influence such as the new media an...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Understanding Collective Decision Making
Lasse Gerrits, Peter Marks
‘Brilliant! Grounded in the concept of fitness landscapes – as well as the latest advances in case-based modeling and critical realism, and also visual and social complexity – this book is a significant breakthrough in the study of colle...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Entrepreneurial Neighbourhoods
Edited by Maarten van Ham, Darja Reuschke, Reinout Kleinhans, Colin Mason, Stephen Syrett
‘This book is a must-read for all those who are interested in the relations between neighbourhoods, communities and entrepreneurship. It provides a full account of the latest research on this topic, highlighting the diversity of experien...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Cultural Icons and Cultural Leadership
Edited by Peter Iver Kaufman, Kristin M.S. Bezio
Contributions to this book probe the contexts–both social and spiritual–from which select iconic figures emerge and discover how to present themselves as innovators and cultural leaders, as well as draw material into forms that subsequen...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Childcare, Early Education and Social Inequality
Edited by Hans-Peter Blossfeld, Nevena Kulic, Jan Skopek, Moris Triventi
‘This book provides a multidisciplinary and international perspective on early childhood inequalities. It offers a rich collection of empirical analysis addressing the questions of why early inequalities develop, and what can be done to ...eBook:Find out more$40.00
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Social Inequality Across the Generations
Edited by Jani Erola, Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
Social Inequality Across the Generations provides an innovative perspective on social stratification studies by advancing the theoretical and empirical case for the influence of resource compensation. It examines whether resource compens...eBook:Find out more$40.00