Major Works: Sociology & Social Policy

New and Published Books

1. The Popular and the Political Routledge Library Editions: Political Science Volume 43

   By Michael Prior

   The failure of the left in Britain to achieve its objectives in the past, and the rapidly changing nature of popular involvement in politics in recent years, both suggest the need for a reappraisal of socialist strategy in the 1980s. The Popular and the Political explores the need to redefine...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Global Cities

   Edited by Peter Taylor, Jonathan Beaverstock, Ben Derudder, James Faulconbridge, John Harrison, Michael Hoyler, Kathy Pain, Frank Witlox

   Series: Critical Concepts in Urban Studies

   A striking consequence of contemporary globalization has been an increase in the importance and prestige of cities. Whereas only a generation or so ago cities were commonly viewed as ‘problems’, the sites of society’s ills, today they are more readily seen as ‘solutions’, places where twenty-first...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
3. Population Studies

   Edited by Edith Gray, Zhongwei Zhao

   Series: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences

   Demography is the scientific study of human populations. Classical demography has at its core three processes: fertility, migration, and mortality. To be human is to be part of the demographic process, so contemporary studies of population focus not only on the implications of population size and...

   Published November 22nd 2012 by Routledge
4. Suicide

   Edited by Keith Hawton, Rory O'Connor

   Series: Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare

   Suicide is increasingly recognized as a major global issue of public health, with far-reaching social, economic, and emotional consequences. The World Health Organization estimates that around 800,000 people die each year by suicide, with suicide attempts perhaps up to twenty times more frequent...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
5. Between Men and Feminism (RLE Feminist Theory)

   Colloquium: Papers

   Edited by David Porter

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   Between Men and Feminism had its origins in a lively colloquium at St John’s College, Cambridge in 1990. It discusses how two decades of feminism have affected the ways men define their own masculinities, and how they have responded in their own social, sexual and political lives to the challenges...

   Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
6. Ethics and Human Reproduction (RLE Feminist Theory)

   A Feminist Analysis

   By Christine Overall

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   In Ethics and Human Reproduction, Christine Overall blends feminist theory and philosophical expertise to provide a coherent analysis of a range of moral questions and social policy issues pertaining to human reproduction and the new reproductive technologies. Topics covered include: sex...

   Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
7. Feminism and Materialism (RLE Feminist Theory)

   Women and Modes of Production

   Edited by Annette Kuhn, AnnMarie Wolpe

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   These original essays are planned to provide a coherent basis for an understanding of women’s social and historical situation. This achieved by outlining the foundation of a systematic approach to an analysis of women’s relationship to modes of production and reproduction within a materialist...

   Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
8. Coming to Terms (RLE Feminist Theory)

   Feminism, Theory, Politics

   Edited by Elizabeth Weed

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   For over a decade, feminist studies have occupied an extraordinary position in the United States. On the one hand, they have contributed to the development of a strong ‘identity’ politics; on the other, they have been part of the post-structuralist critique of the unified subject – its experience,...

   Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
9. Feminism for Girls (RLE Feminist Theory)

   An Adventure Story

   Edited by Angela McRobbie, Trisha McCabe

   Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

   Feminism for Girls presents feminist perspectives on aspects of adolescence which have been chosen for their special relevance to the lives and experiences of girls and young women today. Illustrated throughout, chapters cover themes and topics which include romance and sexuality, girls’ magazines,...

   Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
10. Contemporary Western European Feminism (RLE Feminist Theory)

    By Gisela Kaplan

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Feminist Theory

    Contemporary Western European Feminism is a ground-breaking history of feminism. Gisela Kaplan invites a critical analysis of current ideas, terms and assumptions about our modern world. Written confidently and with compassion, this is the story of a long revolution that has set out to change...

    Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge