Systematically explains the concepts that have preoccupied medical sociologists from its inception, and which have shaped the field as it exists today.

An undergraduate introduction to the research process and research methods in media studies. Uniquely student-centred, and built around first year teaching at the world’s #1 ranked media studies department.

Delving into the real issues of policing, and fully updated to cover recent changes in the field, this is the introduction to your Police Studies course.

An introduction to both the scope and potential of researching digital media and society and to the use and application of a range of popular methods for doing research.Â

An exploration of both the context and practice of increasingly automated welfare states. From the complex technological systems behind implementation, to the lived experiences of citizens and workers in these new systems, to the possibilities for resisting and re-directing this datafication.

This updated edition of what is becoming a classic text in the field of disability studies shows us how disability can challenge our thinking and help us to imagine a more inclusive society, offering an instructive and engaging introduction to a diverse and globally expanding subject.

With contributions from over 30 experts, and dispelling common myths, this is a practical and evidence-based guide into the benefits of social media and how it can be used beneficially by both children and adolescents.

Introducing the best practices for preventing, containing and learning from crises in our global, media-driven society.

Understanding Racism systematically examines the theories and theorists that have contributed the most to our contemporary understanding of racism in its various forms—making it easier for students to understand the multiple dynamics of how racism operates.