Youth Cultures offers a comprehensive outline of youth cultural studies in the twenty-first century, with reference to a range of new research case studies. Featuring…

In recent decades, human rights have come to occupy an apparently unshakable position as a key and pervasive feature of contemporary global public culture. At…

This book demonstrates the varied contributions of public resistance to technological developments. Bauer compares public resistance to three strategic technologies over the last fifty years…

There is an increasing interest in religion and belief and the diverse forms these take in the contemporary world. This timely book provides a unique…

Social isolation has serious repercussions for people and communities across the globe, yet knowledge about this phenomenon has remained rather limited – until now.

The…

Food security and sustainability are arguably the most important issues facing the agri-food sector at the beginning of a new millennium. In an era of…

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…

Some relationships are within the family -- such as between parents and children, grandparents and children and between siblings -- while others are between friends.…