Book Series
Routledge Advances in Sociology
New & Published Titles:
Media Bias in Reporting Social Research?
The Case of Reviewing Ethnic Inequalities in Education
The main way in which research findings can be disseminated to a wide audience is via the mass media. However, there are frequent complaints that…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-37274-9 (Routledge)
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Bourdieu's Politics
Problems and Possiblities
In the last decade of his career, the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu became involved in a series of high-profile political interventions, defending the cause of…
read more2006 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36320-4 (Routledge)
Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society
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…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48208-0 (Routledge)
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Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity
In the past twenty years there has been a growing interest in the issues surrounding men and masculinity. Driven primarily by the second-wave feminist critique…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-35231-4 (Routledge)
Emotions and Social Movements
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…
read more2005 | Paperback: 978-0-415-48187-8 (Routledge)
Love, Heterosexuality and Society
Heterosexuality is a largely ‘silent’ set of practices and identities – it is assumed to be everywhere and yet often remains unnamed and unexplored. Despite…
read more2005 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36485-0 (Routledge)
After the Bell
Family Background, Public Policy and Educational Success
Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US many decades ago, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal… read more2004 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30896-0 (Routledge)
Self-care
Embodiment, Personal Autonomy and the Shaping of Health Consciousness
This book examines the widespread cultural and political consequences of the proliferation of popular health advice. It provides a key theoretical contribution to the sociological… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30058-2 (Routledge)
Creation and Returns of Social Capital
The idea of a social capital research program has become increasingly significant within the social sciences. This collection of essays contributes to a theoretical integration… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30059-9 (Routledge)
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Immigrant Life in the US
Multi-disciplinary Perspectives
Immigrant Life in the U.S. brings together scholars from across the disciplines to examine diverse examples of immigration to the paradigmatic 'nation of immigrants'. The… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-30600-3 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
People and Societies: Rom Harré and Designing the Social Sciences
Edited by Luk van Langenhove
To be published February 24th 2010
Youth in Contemporary Europe
Edited by Jeremy Leaman, Martha Wörsching
To be published April 12th 2010
Transformations of Social Inequality and Globalization
Edited by Ulrike Schuerkens
To be published April 15th 2010
A Companion to Life Course Studies
Edited by Michael E J Wadsworth, John Bynner
To be published August 31st 2010
The American Surfer: Radical Culture and Capitalism
By Kristin Lawler
To be published October 15th 2010
Discourse Learning and Social Evolution: The Emergence of Novelty
By Max Miller
To be published October 30th 2010