Социология

A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving <br/> libreka classics – These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience. Immerse yourself in well-known and…

[b]&gt;CLASSIFY, EXCLUDE, POLICE[/b] ‘Laurent Fourchard’s deep, first-hand knowledge of the history and contemporary politics of Nigeria and South Africa forms the basis of an insightful and comp…

Social life is in a constant process of change, and sociology can never stand still. As a result, contemporary sociology is a theoretically diverse enterprise, covering a huge range of subjects a…

Who actually rules the world? Since the financial crisis in 2008 it is becoming increasingly evident to the interested individual that powerful groups are not only responsible for the financial c…

[b]Discover Virginia Woolf&apos;s landmark essay on women’s struggle for independence and creative opportunity[/b] [i]A Room of One&apos;s Own[/i] is one of Virginia Woolf&apos;s most influential…

Michael Burawoy has helped to reshape the theory and practice of sociology across the Western world. [i]Public Sociology[/i] is his most thoroughgoing attempt to explore what a truly committed, e…

At century’s close, American social scientists, policy analysts, philanthropists and politicians became obsessed with a fearsome and mysterious new group said to be ravaging the ghetto: the urban…

[b]A new, fully-revised and updated edition of the leading introduction to social movements and collective action – [/b][b]covers a broad range of approaches in the social sciences.[/b] Now in it…

The world is in the midst of a storm that has shaped the history of modernity along a double fracture: on the one hand, an environmental fracture driven by a technocratic and capitalist civilizat…

&apos;Why are you making this about race?&apos; This question is repeated daily in public and in the media. Calling someone racist in these times of mounting white supremacy seems to be a worse i…

This paper focuses on enhancing the banks&apos; contribution to the regional economic development of Uzbekistan. A case study approach was chosen for this purpose and policy recommendations have …

The notion of ‘immigrant integration’ is used everywhere – by politicians, policy makers, journalists and researchers – as an all-encompassing framework for rebuilding ‘unity from diversity’ afte…

Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the ‘digital divide’ – the disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without – has persisted f…

In this book Rolf Arnold combines three trends of long years of research activity: innovative teaching methods based on the principles of self-determination and self-control of the learner, the c…

Michael Meyen erzählt in diesem Buch drei Geschichten: die Geschichte der Journalistenausbildung in der DDR, die Geschichte der Kommunikationswissenschaft in der westlichen Welt und seine eigene …

As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj iek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes and …

Since the rise of the smartphone, apps have become entrenched in billions of users&apos; daily lives. Accessible across phones and tablets, watches and wearables, connected cars, sensors, and cit…

The birth of democracies owes much to the interventions and mobilizations of ordinary people. Yet many feel as though they have inherited democratic institutions which do not deliver for the peop…

For the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages and rising costs of living. Sociologist Celine-…

Culture, cultural difference, and cultural conflict always surround us. Cultural sociologists aim to understand their role across all aspects of social life by examining processes of meaning-maki…