JACK DEMAINE is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University. His publications include Contemporary Theories in the Sociology of Education (1981), Beyond Communitarianism: Citizenship, Politics and Education (with H.Entwistle, 1996), and Education Policy and Contemporary Politics (1999). He is an executive editor of International Studies in Sociology of Education.

'This book stimulates our thoughts and notions about education and society; it compels us to engage fully in the study of educational systems and their impact...' - Contemporary Sociology 'All of these essays are well written...' - Choice

• Acknowledgements Research in Sociology of Education Today; J.Demaine Shaping the Sociology of Education Over Half a Century; R.Dale Feminist Sociology of Education: Dynamics, Debates and Directions; J.Dillabough & M.Arnot Rethinking Social Justice: A Conceptual Analysis; S.Gewirtz The New IQism: Intelligence, Ability and the Rationing of Education; D.Gillborn & D.Youdell New Teachers and the Question of Ethnicity: B.Carrington, A.Bonnett, A.Nayak, G.Short, C.Skelton, F.Smith, R.Tomlin & J.Demaine Manufacturing the Global Locality, Customising the School and Designing Young Workers; J.Kenway, P.Kelly & S.Willis Development, Democracy and Deviance in Contemporary Sociology of Education; L.Davies The Sociology of Comparative Education; L.Saha New Class Relations in Education: The Strategies of the 'Fearful' Middle Classes; S.Ball & C.Vincent Missing: A Sociology of Educating the Middle Class; S.Power Vultures and Third Ways: Recovering Mannheim's Legacy for Today; G.Whitty Index

JACK DEMAINE is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University. His publications include Contemporary Theories in the Sociology of Education (1981), Beyond Communitarianism: Citizenship, Politics and Education (with H.Entwistle, 1996), and Education Policy and Contemporary Politics (1999). He is an executive editor of International Studies in Sociology of Education.

'This book stimulates our thoughts and notions about education and society; it compels us to engage fully in the study of educational systems and their impact...' - Contemporary Sociology 'All of these essays are well written...' - Choice

• Acknowledgements Research in Sociology of Education Today; J.Demaine Shaping the Sociology of Education Over Half a Century; R.Dale Feminist Sociology of Education: Dynamics, Debates and Directions; J.Dillabough & M.Arnot Rethinking Social Justice: A Conceptual Analysis; S.Gewirtz The New IQism: Intelligence, Ability and the Rationing of Education; D.Gillborn & D.Youdell New Teachers and the Question of Ethnicity: B.Carrington, A.Bonnett, A.Nayak, G.Short, C.Skelton, F.Smith, R.Tomlin & J.Demaine Manufacturing the Global Locality, Customising the School and Designing Young Workers; J.Kenway, P.Kelly & S.Willis Development, Democracy and Deviance in Contemporary Sociology of Education; L.Davies The Sociology of Comparative Education; L.Saha New Class Relations in Education: The Strategies of the 'Fearful' Middle Classes; S.Ball & C.Vincent Missing: A Sociology of Educating the Middle Class; S.Power Vultures and Third Ways: Recovering Mannheim's Legacy for Today; G.Whitty Index