21st Century Standpoints – serie
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Cruel Optimism of Racial Justice
Av Nasar Meer
Häftad, 2022
227 kr
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What can we learn from successes and failures in the pursuit of racial justice in the UK and elsewhere in the Global North? A dominant view of racial justice has long been linked to a ‘cruel optimism’ which normalises social and political outcomes that sustain racial injustice, despite successive …
Miseducation
Inequality, Education and the Working Classes
Av Diane Reay
Häftad, 2017
246 kr
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SECOND EDITION COMING APRIL 2025In this book Diane Reay, herself working class turned Cambridge professor, presents a 21st century view of education and the working classesDrawing on over 500 interviews, the book includes vivid stories from working class children and young people. It looks at class …
What’s Wrong with Work?
Häftad, 2019
216 kr
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Why does work matter? As changes occur in how work is organised across the globe, What’s wrong with work shows that how workers are treated has wide implications beyond the lives of workers themselves. Recognising gender, race, class and global differences, the book looks at three kinds of …
Snobbery
Av David Morgan
Häftad, 2018
216 kr
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Snobbery is a more serious matter than some may think: the arguments around Brexit and Trump show that accusations of snobbery have become part of political discourse and public sentiment, building social divisions and reflecting deeper issues of class inequality. Social class is not simply about …
Making Sense of Brexit
Democracy, Europe and Uncertain Futures
Häftad, 2018
203 kr
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After the shock decision to leave the EU in 2016, what can we learn about our divided and increasingly unequal society and the need to listen to each other? This engaging and accessible book addresses the causes and implications of Brexit, exploring this moral anger against political elites and …
Money
Myths, Truths and Alternatives
Av Mary Mellor
Häftad, 2019
244 kr
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What does money mean? Where does it come from and how does it work?In this highly topical book, Mary Mellor, an expert on money, examines money’s social, political and commercial histories to debunk longstanding myths such as money being in short supply and needing to come from somewhere.Arguing …
Race, Taste, Class and Cars
Culture, Meaning and Identity
Av Yunis Alam
Häftad, 2020
244 kr
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Love them or hate them, most of us have an opinion about cars. If not the cars themselves, then it’s driver competence and behaviour that can offend us. And then there’s modification: alloy wheels, custom audio systems and bespoke paint jobs. For some, changing the look, feel and sound of a car …
Healthy Societies
Policy, Practice and Obstacles
Häftad, 2024
239 kr
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Can society be healthy, and how? Is Britain a ‘healthy society’ in the 21st century?When people ponder health, they usually consider the health of the individual, but individuals co-exist in a social environment so attention should be placed on the health of communities and populations. …
Miseducation
Inequality, Education and the Working Classes
Av Diane Reay
Häftad, 2025
174 kr
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Education is supposed to level the playing field, and yet for many working-class children inequalities in the classroom in fact deepen the divide. Students from disadvantaged backgrounds are almost four times more likely to be excluded from school than their wealthier peers and many are struggling …
Healthy Societies
Policy, Practice and Obstacles
Inbunden, 2024
1228 kr
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Can society be healthy, and how? Is Britain a ‘healthy society’ in the 21st century?When people ponder health, they usually consider the health of the individual, but individuals co-exist in a social environment so attention should be placed on the health of communities and populations. …
