An introduction to the concepts, assumptions, and practical implementation procedures involved in common types of projects based on hierarchical linear modelling, multilevel modelling, or linear mixed modelling.

Examining the role of the media in the generation, circulation and contestation of racist ideas, this text provides the theoretical and analytical tools needed to interrogate how media dynamics and processes impact on racism and anti-racism

Written by award-winning scholar Jonathan H Turner, this 936 page resource is a comprehensive, in-depth and detailed review of both classical and present-day theory in sociology.

A volume that is at the forefront of engaging in the conversation about the future of the American prison.

Thoroughly examining children's social and problem-solving skills in a unique way, this book builds on students' own problem-solving successes. Dwelling on the child's unique life experience and what has worked successfully thus far, this provides a reinvigorating and enriching of existing neural connections.

An anthology of both original and reprinted articles on sexuality from a sociological perspective. The readings in this collection focus on the diverse and multi-layered meanings of sexuality, sexual behaviors and sexual identities, while essays explore sexuality as a social process.

Transnational Organized Crime: An Overview from Six Continents explores the expansive topic of transnational organized crime, incorporating expert perspectives found throughout the world's six inhabited continents: North America, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

Whether readers are preparing to become entrepreneurs or work in an established firm, Organizational Creativity will transform them into creative thinkers and leaders, ready to thrive in an era of innovation and change.

Taking a balanced perspective and applied approach, this text encourages you to think critically about issues in fundraising and philanthropy to prepare you for a career in the nonprofit sector.

This Second Edition provides a clear roadmap to the complexity of action research whilst explaining how action research is defined, its traditions and history, and the rationale for using it.