Published in association with the International Sociological Association, this is a critical exploration of social justice and democratization, human rights, and social and economic inequality.

An up to date, topical book which explores how society and politics are being shaped by the rise of technology, for good and for bad. Written for both an academic and general audience, this book examines how technology has the power to reshape our civic participation, our economic and political governance, and our entire existence.

This book provides guidance on how to set up mentorship programmes in your institutions, and the skills of an effective mentor.

Drawing on real world data to showcase different techniques, this practical book helps you use R for data analysis in your own research.

Taking students through the essentials of managing, coding and interpreting interview data, this Little Quick Fix helps them master interviews as a data collection method.

A concise and student-friendly companion to a subject that's central to sociology degrees, and yet can often seem dense and impenetrable to undergraduates approaching the classics for the first time.

A friendly introduction to the basics of focus group methods with an international feel and an ethical sensibility.

In the first book in English to cover this important area, readers are introduced to the methodology, principles and practice of Problem-Centred Interviewing.

An impassioned and controversial new book from two leading sociologists in the field of social exclusion. They argue that social exclusion is not simply seen in ghettos or sink estates, but also in exclusive gated housing developments, the vacuous non-places of the shopping mall, the deadening reality of low-level service work, and in the depressing uniformity of our political parties.

Over senioren horen we gelukkig tal van optimistische, zelfs vrolijke berichten. En inderdaad, vandaag genieten vele ouderen van een gelukkige en wijze tweede levenshelft. Helaas is dit niet voor iedereen weggelegd. De ouderdom heeft ook zijn onmiskenbaar minder fraaie kanten: het overlijden van een geliefde, onzekerheid en angst, gezondheidsproblemen, depressieve klachten, moeilijk oplosbare familiale conflicten; sommigen worden getroffen door dementie. Dan heeft men troost nodig. Vanuit de ...