Crime, Inequality and the State

Edited by Mary Vogel

Why has crime dropped while imprisonment grows? This well-edited volume of ground-breaking articles explores criminal justice policy in light of recent research on changing patterns...

2007 | Paperback: 978-0-415-38268-7 (Routledge)

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The Urban Sociology Reader

Edited by Jan Lin, Christopher Mele FREDERIC STOUT RICHARD LEGATES (SERIES ED)

The urban world is a provocative terrain on which to contemplate the central institutions, structures and problems of the social world and how they have...

2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32343-7 (Routledge)

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The Body

A Reader

Edited by Mariam Fraser, Monica Greco

The body has become an increasingly significant concept in recent years and this Reader offers a stimulating overview of the main topics, perspectives and theories...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34008-3 (Routledge)

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'Mixed Race' Studies

A Reader

Edited by Jayne O. Ifekwunigwe

Mixed race studies is one of the fastest growing, as well as one of the most important and controversial areas in the field of race...

2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-32164-8 (Routledge)

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The Information Society Reader

Edited by with Raimo Blom, Erkki Karvonen, Harri Melin, Kaarle Nordenstreng, Ensio Puoskari, Frank Webster, Professor Frank Webster

There has been much debate over the idea of 'the information society'. Some thinkers have argued that information is becoming the key ordering principle in...

2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-31928-7 (Routledge)

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Social Research Methods

A Reader

Edited by Clive Seale

Bringing together many of the core classic and contemporary works in social and cultural research methods, this book gives students direct access to methodological debates...

2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-30084-1 (Routledge)

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The Sociology of Health and Illness

A Reader

Edited by Michael Bury, Jonathan Gabe

A wide-ranging collection of both classic writings and more recent articles in the sociology of health and illness, this reader is organized into the following...

2003 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25756-5 (Routledge)

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Gender and Sport: A Reader

Edited by Anne Flintoff, Sheila Scraton

This reader contains a range of highly influential articles that confront and illuminate issues of gender and sport whilst reflecting on the contribution of international...

2001 | Paperback: 978-0-415-25953-8 (Routledge)

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Gender

A Sociological Reader

By Stevi Jackson, Sue Scott

The first gender reader in UK to focus on sociological perspectives, this book offers students an informed overview of some of the most significant sociological...

2001 | Paperback: 978-0-415-20180-3 (Routledge)

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