Social Science category: 175800 books
by David Williams
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2002
The central argument of Japan and the Enemies of Open Political Science is that Eurocentric blindness is not a moral but a scientific failing. In this wide-ranging critique of Western social science, Anglo-American philosophy and French theory, Williams works on the premise that Japan is the most...
G.H. Mead
A Reader
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2011
This book introduces social scientists to the ideas of George Herbert Mead (1863-1931) - one of the most original yet neglected thinkers of early twentieth century sociology.
Mead is an exceptional case amongst sociological classics in that, until now, there has been no comprehensive reader...
Social Work and Human Rights
A Foundation for Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2011
Social Work and Human Rights has become a standard text highlighting the role of social work in protecting the rights of vulnerable populations. Through rigorous analysis, classroom exercises, and a frank discussion of the implications for practice both within and outside of the United States, the...
The Road to Social Europe
A Contemporary Approach to Political Cultures and Diversity in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
In the wake of the Greek and Irish crises, and at a moment when solidarity between states is hotly debated on a daily basis at EU level, it is important to understand how ‘solidarity’ can happen at all. The Road to Social Europe reviews the development of political cultural processes since the...
Liveability in Singapore
Social and Behavioural Issues
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Cities and countries around the world are focused on enhancing their living conditions through ways that go beyond the brick and mortar of urban planning. Just like in other highly-urbanised cities, life and living in Singapore is highly dependent on many other dimensions such as health, access to...
Successful Societies
How Institutions and Culture Affect Health
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2009
Why are some societies more successful than others at promoting individual and collective well-being? This book integrates recent research in social epidemiology with broader perspectives in social science to explore why some societies are more successful than others at securing population health....
Rethinking Europe
Social Theory and the Implications of Europeanization
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2005
Dominant approaches to the transformation of Europe ignore contemporary social theory interpretations of the nature and dynamics of social change. Here, Delanty and Rumford argue that we need a theory of society in order to understand Europeanization. This book advances the case that Europeanization...
by Robert Adams, Jo Campling
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2002
Social Policy for Social Work provides a comprehensive, critical and engaging introduction to social policy for students and practitioners of social work. The text is clearly structured into three parts that cover contexts, policies and issues. The first part explores changing perspectives on social...
Political Turbulence
How Social Media Shape Collective Action
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
As people spend increasing proportions of their daily lives using social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, they are being invited to support myriad political causes by sharing, liking, endorsing, or downloading. Chain reactions caused by these tiny acts of participation form a growing part of collective...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Human health exists at the interface of environment and society. Decades of work by researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers has shown that health is shaped by a myriad of factors, including the biophysical environment, climate, political economy, gender, social networks, culture, and infrastructure....
Evolution's Rainbow
Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2013
In this innovative celebration of diversity and affirmation of individuality in animals and humans, Joan Roughgarden challenges accepted wisdom about gender identity and sexual orientation. A distinguished evolutionary biologist, Roughgarden takes on the medical establishment, the Bible, social science—and...
The Mangle in Practice
Science, Society, and Becoming
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2009
In The Mangle of Practice (1995), the renowned sociologist of science Andrew Pickering argued for a reconceptualization of research practice as a “mangle,” an open-ended, evolutionary, and performative interplay of human and non-human agency. While Pickering’s ideas originated in science and...
by Neil J. Smelser
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2013
Even after teaching generations of social scientists, this classic book by Berkeley’s Neil J. Smelser remains the most definitive statement of methodological issues for all comparative scholars and in political science, anthropology, sociology, economics and psychology. Such issues are timeless...
Sociology, Phenomenology and Marxian Analysis
A Critical Discussion of the Theory and Practice of a Science of Society
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Sociology is an established academic discipline but there has been continuing debate over its status as a science and the nature of its subject matter. This led to the emergence of a phenomenological sociology and to critiques of positivist sociology. This critical reappraisal of the relevance of...