Contemporary Issues in Social Science – serie
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42 produkter
Social Death
Questioning the life-death boundary
Häftad, 2018
750 kr
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Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases. With an individual, it can occur before or after physical death. Scholars in a wide range of disciplines have applied the concept to very diverse issues – including genocide, slavery, dementia, hospitalisation, and …
Role of Grandparents in the 21st Century
Global Perspectives on Changing Roles and Consequences
Av Ann Buchanan, Anna Rotkirch
Inbunden, 2018
2512 kr
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Across the world, the role of grandparents is changing. This book highlights the changing roles, and the consequences of these changes, for both grandchildren and grandparents, by drawing together leading international authorities on grandparenting and intergenerational relations.The book includes …
Identity, Agency and Fieldwork Methodologies in Risky Environments
Av Monique Marks, Julten Abdelhalim
Inbunden, 2019
2476 kr
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Bringing together a unique set of narratives from social scientists who have been situated in risky environments, this volume discusses the moral and ethical dilemmas of doing fieldwork in environments that are characterised by insecurity. These narratives are situated in the Global South, and the …
People and the State
Twenty-First Century Protest Movement
Häftad, 2019
648 kr
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Protest has proliferated in the early part of the twenty-first century, forcing change in political systems and challenging established patterns of behaviour. The factors driving these protests range from religion and inequality through to the effectiveness of the state and its role in protecting …
Civic Engagement
Häftad, 2019
700 kr
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Civic engagement in this book is understood to include attendance at booked National Health Service appointments; compulsory attendance at school; the take-up of a variety of State benefits in cash and kind, such as Pension Credit and free school meals; and attendance at work. This book is the …
Political Activism across the Life Course
Av Sevasti-Melissa Nolas, Christos Varvantakis m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
689 kr
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How do people of different ages experience and engage with politics in their everyday lives, and how do these experiences and engagements change over their life course and across different generations? Age, life course and generation have become increasing important experiences for understanding …
Role of Grandparents in the 21st Century
Global Perspectives on Changing Roles and Consequences
Av Ann Buchanan, Anna Rotkirch
Häftad, 2020
689 kr
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Across the world, the role of grandparents is changing. This book highlights the changing roles, and the consequences of these changes, for both grandchildren and grandparents, by drawing together leading international authorities on grandparenting and intergenerational relations.The book includes …
Youths in Challenging Situations
International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Charalambos Tsekeris, Lily Stylianoudi
Häftad, 2020
634 kr
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This book investigates and explores the complex dynamics of youth in contemporary society, especially in troubled and crisis-ridden contexts. On the one hand, teenagers and young adults experience social suffering, marginalisation, gender and ethnic bias, and an increased risk to be radicalised and …
Crime and Society
Av Donna Youngs
Häftad, 2020
689 kr
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Much of a society’s resources are devoted to dealing with, or preparing for the possibility of, crime. The dominance of concerns about crime also hint at the broader implications that offending has for many different facets of society. They suggest that rather than being an outlawed subset of …
Sustaining Natural Resources in a Changing Environment
Av Linda Hantrais, Ruth Kattumuri m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
689 kr
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Climate change and environmental degradation have intensified the pressures on crucial resources such as food and water security and air quality. In this collection, academic researchers and practitioners who have lived and worked in countries as geographically and culturally diverse as Brazil, …
Exploring Social Inequality in the 21st Century
New Approaches, New Tools, and Policy Opportunities
Av Jennifer Jarman, Paul Lambert
Häftad, 2019
718 kr
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In a world where the effects of inequality occupy an increasingly prominent place on the public agenda, this book provides up-to-date and thorough analysis from the perspective of a group of researchers at the forefront of social stratification analysis. Exploring Social Inequality in the 21st …
Crowds in the 21st Century
Perspectives from contemporary social science
Inbunden, 2013
2433 kr
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Crowds in the 21st Century presents the latest theory and research on crowd events and crowd behaviour from across a range of social sciences, including psychology, sociology, law, and communication studies. Whether describing the language of the crowd in protest events, measuring the ability of …
Alcohol and Public Policy
Av Thom Brooks
Inbunden, 2014
1562 kr
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Alcohol and its consumption is a major topic for public policy-making. Growing awareness of alcohol-related health problems among the general public has led to high levels of interest in alcohol consumption and its impact on society. This innovative collection of new perspectives on this critically …
Social Dynamics of Web 2.0
Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Av Charalambos Tsekeris, Ioannis Katerelos
Inbunden, 2013
2504 kr
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Within only a few years, Facebook, Wikipedia, Twitter, You Tube and other social media have become an intimate part of everyday life. Web 2.0, the collective term for all forms of interactive online communication, is characterized by the overwhelming ability of users to collaboratively create …
Biologising the Social Sciences
Challenging Darwinian and Neuroscience Explanations
Inbunden, 2013
2504 kr
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You can hardly open a paper or read an academic journal without some attempt to explain an aspect of human behaviour or experience by reference to neuroscience, biological or evolutionary processes. This ‘biologising’ has had rather a free ride until now, being generally accepted by the public at …
Crime and Society
Av Donna Youngs
Inbunden, 2018
2504 kr
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Much of a society’s resources are devoted to dealing with, or preparing for the possibility of, crime. The dominance of concerns about crime also hint at the broader implications that offending has for many different facets of society. They suggest that rather than being an outlawed subset of …
Political Activism across the Life Course
Av Sevasti-Melissa Nolas, Christos Varvantakis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
2504 kr
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How do people of different ages experience and engage with politics in their everyday lives, and how do these experiences and engagements change over their life course and across different generations? Age, life course and generation have become increasing important experiences for understanding …
Identity, Agency and Fieldwork Methodologies in Risky Environments
Av Monique Marks, Julten Abdelhalim
Häftad, 2021
681 kr
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Bringing together a unique set of narratives from social scientists who have been situated in risky environments, this volume discusses the moral and ethical dilemmas of doing fieldwork in environments that are characterised by insecurity. These narratives are situated in the Global South, and the …
Biographical Research
Challenges and Creativity
Inbunden, 2022
2666 kr
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Studying people’s lives requires acknowledging the multiple entanglements between individual singularity and processes of social patterning. This book testifies how challenging and creative the study of these connections can be. It gathers international contributions that show, in imaginative ways, …
Biographical Research
Challenges and Creativity
Häftad, 2024
734 kr
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Studying people’s lives requires acknowledging the multiple entanglements between individual singularity and processes of social patterning. This book testifies how challenging and creative the study of these connections can be. It gathers international contributions that show, in imaginative ways, …
People and the State
Twenty-First Century Protest Movement
Inbunden, 2017
2512 kr
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Protest has proliferated in the early part of the twenty-first century, forcing change in political systems and challenging established patterns of behaviour. The factors driving these protests range from religion and inequality through to the effectiveness of the state and its role in protecting …
Civic Engagement
Inbunden, 2017
2441 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Civic engagement in this book is understood to include attendance at booked National Health Service appointments; compulsory attendance at school; the take-up of a variety of State benefits in cash and kind, such as Pension Credit and free school meals; and attendance at work. This book is the …
Exploring Social Inequality in the 21st Century
New Approaches, New Tools, and Policy Opportunities
Av Jennifer Jarman, Paul Lambert
Inbunden, 2017
2504 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In a world where the effects of inequality occupy an increasingly prominent place on the public agenda, this book provides up-to-date and thorough analysis from the perspective of a group of researchers at the forefront of social stratification analysis. Exploring Social Inequality in the 21st …
Social Science Perspectives on Climate Change
Av David Canter
Häftad, 2017
820 kr
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Although it is generally accepted that the climate is changing for the worse and that human activities are a major contributing factor in that change, there is still only marginal response to the challenge posed by climate change. The reasons behind this limited response are becoming clearer …
Olympic Legacy
Social Scientific Explorations
Häftad, 2017
820 kr
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This comprehensive collection provides an overview of social scientific perspectives on Olympic legacy, using specialist analyses and selected cases to illuminate the recurring anthropological, political, and sociological dimensions of the legacy debate. Drawing upon research conducted on the …
Alcohol and Public Policy
Av Thom Brooks
Häftad, 2017
575 kr
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Alcohol and its consumption is a major topic for public policy-making. Growing awareness of alcohol-related health problems among the general public has led to high levels of interest in alcohol consumption and its impact on society. This innovative collection of new perspectives on this critically …
Revisiting the Self
Social Science Perspectives
Häftad, 2017
844 kr
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Who am I? Or, even more curiously, who are you? These are questions about the self – that aspect of who we are that we believe defines, or at least describes, each of us. The self is not merely an internal creation, however. Family, friends, colleagues, and acquaintances all contribute to who we …
Knowledge Mobilisation and Social Sciences
Research Impact and Engagement
Av Jon Bannister, Irene Hardill
Häftad, 2017
791 kr
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The essays presented in this volume examine knowledge mobilisation and its relation to research impact and engagement. The social sciences matter because they can help us to understand and address the complex challenges confronting society. This is particularly true in an era of significant …
Protest, Movements, and Dissent in the Social Sciences
A multidisciplinary perspective
Häftad, 2017
559 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of social science disciplines and approaches, each chapter in this book offers a comprehensive analysis of social protest, political dissent and collective action. The distinguished scholars contributing to the book discuss some of the key theoretical and methodological …
Social Death
Questioning the life-death boundary
Inbunden, 2016
2512 kr
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Social death occurs when the social existence of a person or group ceases. With an individual, it can occur before or after physical death. Scholars in a wide range of disciplines have applied the concept to very diverse issues – including genocide, slavery, dementia, hospitalisation, and …
