Sociology and anthropology Books

Book SynopsisThe Anthropology of Citizenship introduces the theoretical foundations of and cutting edge approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world, in local, national and global contexts. Key readings provide a cross-cultural perspective on citizenship practices, and an individual citizen's relationship with the state. Introduces a range of exciting and cutting edge approaches to citizenship in the contemporary world Provides key readings for students and researchers who wish to gain an understanding of citizenship practices, and an individual's relationship with the state in a global context Offers an anthropological perspective on citizenship, the self and political agency, with a focus on encounters between citizens and the state in education, law, development, and immigration policy Provides students with an understanding of the theoretical foundations of citizenship, as characterized by liberal and civic republican ideas of political bTrade Review"Lazar should be commended for her impressive introduction to the volume, which is in itself a valuable introduction to the anthropology of citizenship." (Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 1 February 2015) Table of ContentsIntroduction 1Sian Lazar Part I Theoretical Foundations 23 Introduction 25 I.1 Civic Republican Traditions 27 1 The Democratic Citizen 29Pericles 2 The Politics 31Aristotle 3 The Social Contract, 1762 35Jean-Jacques Rousseau 4 The Decline of the Nation-State and the End of the Rights of Man, 1951 38Hannah Arendt I.2 Liberal Traditions 41 5 Two Treatises of Government, 1689 43John Locke 6 Declaration of the Rights of Man, France, 1789 47 7 The Second Constitution of Haiti (Hayti), May 20, 1805 49 8 Citizenship and Social Class, 1950 52T. H. Marshall The Liberal–Communitarian Debate 61 9 The Ideal of Community and the Politics of Difference, 1986 63Iris Marion Young I.3 Constructing an Anthropology of Citizenship 73 10 Cultural Citizenship in San Jose, California, 1994 75Renato Rosaldo 11 Cultural Citizenship as Subject-Making: Immigrants Negotiate Racial and Cultural Boundaries in the United States, 1996 79Aihwa Ong 12 Spaces of Insurgent Citizenship, 1999 93James Holston Part II Ethnographic Explorations 99 II.1 Citizenship Regimes, Subject-Formation and the State 101 Introduction 103 13 Education for Credit: Development as Citizenship Project in Bolivia, 2004 107Sian Lazar 14 Producing Good Citizens: Languages, Bodies, Emotions, 2008 120Véronique Benei 15 Biological Citizenship: The Science and Politics of Chernobyl-Exposed Populations, 2004 139Adriana Petryna Inclusive Citizenship and Claims-Making from Below 147 16 Reframing Agrarian Citizenship: Land, Life and Power in Brazil, 2009 149Hannah Wittman 17 Life Itself: Triage and Therapeutic Citizenship, 2010 163Vinh-Kim Nguyen II.2 Citizenship beyond the Nation-State 177 Introduction 179 18 The Queen of the Chinese Colony: Contesting Nationalism, En-Gendering Diaspora, 2005 181Lok C. D. Siu 19 Transborder Citizenship: An Outcome of Legal Pluralism within Transnational Social Fields, 2005 196Nina Glick Schiller 20 Difficult Distinctions: Refugee Law, Humanitarian Practice and Political Identification in Gaza, 2007 208Ilana Feldman Urban Citizenship 227 21 The Implosion of Modern Public Life, 2000 229Teresa P. R. Caldeira 22 Contesting Citizenship in Urban China: Peasant Migrants, the State and the Logic of the Market, 1999 248Dorothy J. Solinger II.3 The Citizen and the Non-citizen 267 Introduction 269 23 The War of ‘Who is Who’: Autochthony, Nationalism and Citizenship in the Ivoirian Crisis, 2006 271Ruth Marshall-Fratani 24 Practicing German Citizenship, 2008 292Ruth Mandel 25 The Legal Production of Mexican/Migrant ‘Illegality’, 2005 309Nicholas de Genova Index 326

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Book SynopsisEpistemology, Fieldwork, and Anthropology explores the space between epistemology and methodology, offering a systematic examination of the empirical foundations of interpretations in anthropology. Trade Review"The author's theoretical erudition and practical research experience more than 40 years ensures that no choice is taken for granted, but is subjected to reasoning. The book carves out a very important niche for itself between more abstract epistemology and a field hand book." - Christian Lund, Professor of Development Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark "Indeed, a basic tenor in the book is a determined search for guarantees that qualitative does not become synonymous with impressionistic." - Peter Geschiere, Professor of Anthropology, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands "Anthropology has been waiting for this book for a long time. It is not only a felicitous marriage between French rationalism and American pragmatism, but also a response to the increasingly tired ideological wars that pit objectivity against subjectivity and culture against text, especially from a North American perspective." - Bob White, Professor of Anthropology, University of Montreal, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction: Empirical Adequacy, Theory, Anthropology 2. The Policy of Fieldwork. Data Production in Anthropology And Qualitative Approaches 3. Emic and the Actors' Point Of View 4. From Observation To Description 5. The Methodological 'I': Implication and Explicitation in Fieldwork 6. Methodological Populism and Ideological Populism in Anthropology 7. The Violence Done To Data: On A Few Figures of Over-Interpretation 8. Common Sense and Scholarly Sense. Conclusion Postface: Researcher And Citizen: Science And Ideology

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Book SynopsisKamran Khan is a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain.Trade ReviewThis is a book that inspires reflection. It is thoughtful, accessibly written and scholarly, with rich theoretical insights emerging out of careful ethnography ... The book has much to offer a wide readership, from sociolinguistic ethnographers to those involved in policy and delivery. * Journal of Sociolinguistics *The book provides a timely contribution to understanding how language testing policy related to citizenship is taken up, resisted and discursively reconstructed by recent migrants and refugees. * Language Problems and Language Planning *A fine example of scholarship that is informed by contemporary developments in politics and policy ... It combines skilful storytelling with academic rigour. * MoneyControl.com *What makes this book unique and a must-read for scholars in the fields of migration studies, language testing and related areas is the ethnographic approach that allows to foreground a subject perspective and to trace in detail how a journey to citizenship is experienced by an applicant, how he deals with the challenges and requirements of the procedure and how subject positions and aspirations are negotiated and reevaluated during this process. * Brigitta Busch, University of Vienna, Austria *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Trials of a citizen 2. Four forms of becoming 3. Testing for citizenship 4. Ideological becoming 5. Education as a space of becoming 6. The ceremony 7. Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisAled Thomas is a Lecturer in Religious Studies at the University of Wolverhampton, UK, Visiting Fellow at the Open University, UK and co-founder of alt-ac.uk.Trade ReviewA major work on the lives of Scientologists beyond the Church of Scientology is long overdue. Aled Thomas has produced a timely and insightful book. The work moves scholarship forward from the study of Scientology to the study of Scientologies. * Stephen E. Gregg, University of Wolverhampton, UK *Aled Thomas gives us an ethnographic look into a fascinating phenomenon on the alternative religious landscape: Scientology as interpreted and practiced among those who left the Church of Scientology or were never members in the first place. This book is highly recommended for scholars of new religions and is a welcome addition to the growing body of scholarship on Scientology and Scientologists. * Donald A. Westbrook, San Jose State University, USA *Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction: Researching ‘Scientologies’ Part 1: From Scientology to Scientologies 2. The Church of Scientology and the ‘Free Zone’: A Complex Relationship 3. Auditing and the ‘Tech’: The Basics 4. ‘You are YOU in a body’: Negotiating the Self in Scientology Part 2: Fluidity and Boundaries 5. Authenticity and Innovation: The ‘True Tech’ and ‘Mistakes by Hubbard’ 6. ‘Doing Scientology’: E-Meters, Objects, and Material Culture 7. Moving Forward: Reflections on Free Zone Scientology and the Wider Study of Religions 8. Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisA much-praised memoir of living and surviving mental illness as well as a stereotype-shattering look at a tenacious woman whose brain is her best friend and her worst enemy (Time). Elyn R. Saks is an esteemed professor, lawyer, and psychiatrist and is the Orrin B. Evans Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California Law School, yet she has suffered from schizophrenia for most of her life, and still has ongoing major episodes of the illness. The Center Cannot Hold is the eloquent, moving story of Elyn''s life, from the first time that she heard voices speaking to her as a young teenager, to attempted suicides in college, through learning to live on her own as an adult in an often terrifying world. Saks discusses frankly the paranoia, the inability to tell imaginary fears from real ones, the voices in her head telling her to kill herself (and to harm others), as well as the incredibly difficult obstacles she overcame to bec

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Book SynopsisIn the fourth edition of Provocateur, sociologist Anthony J. Cortese offers an up-to-date, critical analysis of modern advertising. Though we often hear that we live in a period of unprecedented gender and racial equality, both racism and sexism persist in a most telling areathe ads with which we are inundated every day in newspapers and magazines and online. Cortese examines the ideologies surrounding gender and race by delving into the presentation of women, ethnic minorities, children, and anyone who is qualified as other in society. Featuring a fresh selection of nearly 400 advertisements, this edition includes new scholarship from gender, racial, and cultural studies, new chapters on gay and lesbian marketing and aggression and violence in the media, an expanded chapter on race in advertising, and more. This edition is ideal for sociology, communication, and gender and ethnic studies courses as well as for use as go-to reference.Trade ReviewA fascinating examination of an underexplored aspect of advertising and its impact on all of our lives. -- Jean KilbourneCortese’s analysis should motivate readers to pay more careful attention to the multitude of images that daily bombard us through advertising. Cortese teaches readers how to deconstruct and critically respond to the sexism, racism, and heterosexism embedded in many advertisements, making Provocateur as much a call to action as it is a textbook. -- Claire M. Renzetti, professor and chair of sociology and Judi Conway Patton Endowed Chair at the Center for Research on Violence against Women, University of KentuckyCortese continues to offer timely and important insights into how women, members of ethnic and racial minorities, and members of LGBT communities are framed and imaged in advertising. -- Jim Snow, Loyola University MarylandPraise for Previous Editions This volume is an excellent historical and up-to-date analysis of how advertising targets ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, as well as white heterosexuals. Academic readers will find eclectic scholarship representing feminist theory, sociology of advertising, ethnic studies, dramaturgy, postmodernism, and media literacy. In addition, Cortese provides practical advice on how readers can combat their own cultural conditioning, which may be racist. An outline for evaluating advertising is also included as an appendix. These guides, along with the excellent analysis throughout, make this an outstandingly useful volume. Excellent bibliography and index. Essential. * CHOICE *The author takes a close look behind the scenes of contemporary culture, examining the hidden messages and social meaning of advertising and its use of images of women and minorities. * Business Horizons *A well-researched, thoughtful examination of an aspect of advertising that is seldom discussed and would be an excellent textbook or supplemental reading for advertising, media in society, and women and minorities in media courses. * Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly *Cortese asks some very good questions, and he has a good eye for recent trends. * Ideology and Cultural Production *Table of ContentsPreface to the Fourth Edition 1. Representations, Multiculturalism, and Mass Media 2. Visual Attraction, Body Display, and Advertising 3. Gay and Lesbian Advertising 4. Constructed Bodies, Deconstructing Gender: Sexism in Advertising 5. Aggression and Violence in Mass Media 6. Symbolic Racism in Advertising 7. Ethnic Marketing 8. Speed and Visual Fragments: Toward Postmodern Consciousness Appendix: Advertising Evaluation Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisAt 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 “underclass.” Soon the scarecrow category and its demonic imagery were exported to the United Kingdom and continental Europe and agitated the international study of exclusion in the postindustrial metropolis. In this punchy book, Loïc Wacquant retraces the invention and metamorphoses of this racialized folk devil, from the structural conception of Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal to the behavioral notion of Washington think-tank experts to the neo-ecological formulation of sociologist William Julius Wilson. He uncovers the springs of the sudden irruption, accelerated circulation, and abrupt evaporation of the “underclass” from public debate, and reflects on the implications for the social epistemology of urban marginality. What accounts for the “lemming effect” that drew a generation of scholars of race and poverty over a scientific cliff? What are the conditions for the formation and bursting of “conceptual speculative bubbles”? What is the role of think tanks, journalism, and politics in imposing “turnkey problematics” upon social researchers? What are the special quandaries posed by the naming of dispossessed and dishonored populations in scientific discourse and how can we reformulate the explosive question of “race” to avoid these troubles? Answering these questions constitutes an exacting exercise in epistemic reflexivity in the tradition of Bachelard, Canguilhem and Bourdieu, and it issues in a clarion call for social scientists to defend their intellectual autonomy against the encroachments of outside powers, be they state officials, the media, think tanks, or philanthropic organizations. Compact, meticulous and forcefully argued, this study in the politics of social science knowledge will be of great interest to students and scholars in sociology, anthropology, urban studies, ethnic studies, geography, intellectual history, the philosophy of science and public policy.Trade Review“Loïc Wacquant's exploration of the rise and decline of the 'underclass' concept features extraordinary archival research. This important and unique book is destined to become a standard reference in studies ranging from the sociology of knowledge to urban poverty.”William Julius Wilson, author of The Truly Disadvantaged“In this thoroughly historicized account, Wacquant dissects the politics, panic, and obscurantism that accompanied the ‘underclass’ debate in the closing decades of the twentieth century – at the expense of the communities the concept purported to represent. It is an essential guide to a more ethical, genuinely reflexive sociology.”Alice O’Connor, author of Poverty Knowledge ''The Invention of the 'Underclass' is a must-read for specialists and students of urban poverty, social policy, and social theory.''Social Forces "there is much to enjoy and admire here. The investigation is focused, rich and detailed and the writing is robust and engaging.... the book is an excellent addition to scholarship in this area and will undoubtedly become an important reference point for future sociological work on the construction of undeserving and marginalised groups.''Critical Social Policy "Wacquant has erected a critical yield sign that social scientists should heed but are likely to ignore. . . . if we are to learn anything from Wacquant’s must-read text, it should be that the line between use and abuse of a concept is perilously thin."Sociology of Race and Ethnicity"[A]n interesting exploration of an uncomfortable episode in the history of social science."Critical CriminologyTable of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Prologue PART ONE ~ THE TALE 1. Between concept and myth: genealogy of a shifty category 2. “The tragedy of the underclass”: policy theater and scholarship 3. The three faces of the “underclass” 4. The strange career of a racialized folk devil 5. Implications for the social epistemology of urban marginality PART TWO ~ LESSONS FROM THE TALE Quandaries and consequences of naming Forging robust concepts Epistemic opportunity costs Bandwagons, speculation, and turnkeys Coda: Resolving the trouble with “race” in the 21st century Appendix: The afterlives of the “underclass” Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisHenri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society.Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the birth of post-war consumerism, the Critique was a philosophical inspiration for the 1968 student revolution in France and is considered to be the founding text of all that we know as cultural studies, as well as a major influence on the fields of contemporary philosophy, geography, sociology, architecture, political theory and urbanism. A work of enormous range and subtlety, Lefebvre takes as his starting-point and guide the "trivial" details of quotidian experience: an experience colonized by the commodity, shadowed by inauthenticity, yet one which remains the only source of resistance and change.This is an enduringly radical text, untimely today only in its intransigence and optimism.Trade ReviewThe last great classical philosopher. -- Fredric JamesonOne of the great French intellectual activists of the twentieth century. -- David HarveyA savage critique of consumerist society. * Publishers Weekly *

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Book SynopsisDescribed in "Nature" as 'a delight for the soil aficionado', this multi-authored collection examines the complex interrelations between societies in different parts of the world and the soils they relied on from the perspectives of geomorphology, archaeology, pedology and history. The geographical spread includes Mesoamerica, Africa, Europe, Australia, India and Easter Island. Few things are more important to human survival than the fertility of the soils from which so much of our food comes. Yet few aspects of the relationship between human society and the environment get so little attention. This book explores some of the enormous variety in the ways that people have worked with, thought about, damaged and restored soils. It also shows some of the ways in which soils, their properties and their histories have influenced human affairs. Soils are the substrate of all human society: from the palaeolithic to the present, their history is our history.Trade Review'This collection covers new ground. It is unique in terms of combining geomorphology, archaeology and history as well as in the choice of its study regions. The chapters contribute over a great geographical span to a fuller understanding of the intricate web of relations between soils and humans.' (Prof. Winfried E.H. Blum, President, European Confederation of Soil Science Societies and Former Secretary General, International Union of Soil Sciences)Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Soils, Soil Knowledge, and Environmental History: An Introduction (J.R. McNeill and Verena Winiwarter) 2. An Introduction to Soil Nutrient Flows (Robert S. Shiel) 3. Exploitation and Conservation of Soil in the 3000-Year Agricultural and Forestry History of South Asia (R.J. Wasson) 4. A Soils History of Mesoamerica and the Caribbean Islands (Tim Beach, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Nicholas Dunning) 5. Wetlands as the Intersection of Soils, Water, and Indigenous Human Society in the Americas (Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach and Tim Beach) 6. A History of African Soil: Perceptions, Use and Abuse (Kate B. Showers) 7. Prolegomena to a History of Soil Knowledge in Europe (Verena Winiwarter) 8. Nutrient Flows in Pre-Modern Agriculture in Europe (Robert S Shiel) 9. Human Interaction with Soil-Sediment Systems in Australia (R.J. Wasson) 10. The Dynamics of Soil, Landscape and Culture on Easter Island (Andreas Mieth and Hans-Rudolf Bork 11. Know Your Soil: Transitions in Farmers' and Scientists' Knowledge in Germany (Frank Uekoetter)

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Book SynopsisAfter reading Silently Silenced you will never view the ways of government in quite the same light again. A must-read for all people who are interested in democratic processes particularly in relation to criminology, sociology or the law. This is the first English edition of a work that has also appeared in Norwegian, Swedish and German. A central theme of Silently Silenced is that there exist ‘numerous silent, suave and imperceptible methods and processes of silencing opposition which are structural, do not have clear-cut limits but are subtly unbounded, they absorb opposition, they are the methods and processes of everyday life brought into the political realm’. As Mathiesen points out, it is ‘disturbingly clear how easily and imperceptibly we are transformed into acquiescent human beings’. Silently Silenced concludes with a quest for a ‘revitalisation’ of opposition and critique.Trade Review'A highly original and provocative book ... [Mathiesen is] a lone wolf in present day sociology [that] makes his books worth reading'Journal of Law and Society (Vol.33, No3).'A Remarkable little volume ... a stimulating and challenging collection of essays recommended to all with an interest in the processes of governance and government, especially those that relate to criminology ... 'Professor Jacqueline Toombs, Stirling University, Scolag Legal Journal, January 2006'Once again Mathiesen presents a text of both relevance and significance to the scholarly world on a topic that has largely evaded discussion up to the present time. This thought-provoking work will be useful to anyone interested in democracy and processes of government and the basic rights of citizens in relation to the state'.Ruth Penfold-Mounce, University of LeedsTable of ContentsPreface to the English Edition, 2004; Introduction; Silent Silencing; Silencing Through Pulverisation; System and Silencing; Sociology - A Silenced Profession; Political Surveillance and Public Arena; A Meeting of Judges in Italy - A Travel Account; Panopticon and Synopticon as Silencing Systems; A Spiral Of Silence?; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisEver get the feeling that things are falling apart? You''re not alone. From bad banks to global warming it can all look hopeless, but what if everything could turn out, well, even better than before? What if the only thing holding us back is a lack of imagination and a surplus of old orthodoxies? In fascinating and iconoclastic detail - on everything from the cash in your pocket to the food on your plate and the shape of our working lives - Cancel the Apocalypse describes how the relentless race for economic growth is not always one worth winning, how excessive materialism has come at a terrible cost to our environment, and hasn''t even made us any happier in the process. Simms believes passionately in the human capacity for change, and shows how the good life remains in our grasp. While global warming and financial meltdown might feel like modern day horsemen of the apocalypse, Simms shows how such end of the world scenarios offer us the chance for a new beg

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Book SynopsisTONY AWARD WINNER • An explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb.“Endlessly fascinating…. The most invigorating and ingenious play of ideas in many a year….  An electrifying work of art.” —Ben Brantley, The New York Times In 1941 the German physicist Werner Heisenberg made a clandestine trip to Copenhagen to see his Danish counterpart and friend Niels Bohr. Their work together on quantum mechanics and the uncertainty principle had revolutionized atomic physics. But now the world had changed and the two men were on opposite sides in a world war. Why Heisenberg went to Copenhagen and what he wanted to say to Bohr are questions that have vexed historians ever since. In Michael Frayn’s ambitious, fiercely intelligent, and daring new play Heisenberg and Bohr meet once again to discuss the intricacies of physics and to ponder the

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Book SynopsisThis bibliography is now under the editorial direction and authority of the British Library of Political and Economic Science, at the London School of Economics. The editorial expertise of the world''s leading social science institution will ensure that the IBSS maintains its unrivalled position as a bibliographic source. This bibliography lists the most important works in sociology published in 1988.

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Book SynopsisEducation in, about, and through, the sciences â physics, chemistry, biology, earth science â has grown rapidly in the last 150 years. Starting from the twin bases of an elective provision for those likely to become scientists and engineers and of informal provision for the general populace, it has evolved into a core component of compulsory education across the globe. Above this rises an edifice of provision at university level and beyond, both formal and informal. This expansion has been justified by the perceptions that science is one of the major roots for economic prosperity, that it must inform an increasing number of decisions in democratic societies, and that it increasingly impinges on the personal lives of individuals. This collection of papers, drawn from worldwide literature and reflecting diverse cultural traditions, provides a fascinating resource for scholars seeking to unravel the historical trajectories of these complexities, to understand the nature of current provision, and to identify likely future directions of development.Table of ContentsVolume 1: Science, Education, and the Formal Curriculum Section A: The Relationship between Science and Science Education Section B: Aims of the Formal Science Curriculum and the Needs of Students Volume 2: Science Education and Assessment in the Formal Curriculum Section C: Science Education in the Formal Curriculum Section D: Assessment in Formal Science Education Volume 3: Teaching and Learning in Science Education Section E: Teaching in Science Education Section F: Learning in Science Education Volume 4: Conceptual and Teacher Development in Science Education Section G: The Conceptual Development of Students in Science Education Section H: The Professional Development of Science Teachers

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Book SynopsisScientific developments have always been central to conceptions of society at particular historical moments. However, the rise of molecular biology and the new genetic knowledge in the twentieth century pose particular challenges to our notions of the individual, our sense of past and future, and our relationships with the body, nature and the family. As a number of authors have suggested, the meanings of âlife itselfâ may be in the process of subtle transformation and many of these reconfigurations are occurring more rapidly than our ability to fully grasp their social and cultural implications.A fascinating work, the first volume in this collection sets out the background to scientific developments, the social responses to them and the constitution of science and technology as subjects for sociological analysis. The following volumes explore the interactions between biotechnology and the politics of the environment, the cultural context in which science is practised, and the broader social consequences that it may be expected to have.A general introduction maps key approaches and controversies, highlighting particular theoretical and methodological perspectives, and each individual volume is introduced by a specialist in the field. Table of ContentsVolume 1: New Genetic Knowledge, the Body, Health and Disease Volume 2: The Environment, Food and Biodiversity Volume 3: Genomic Applications: Consent, Ownership, Control Volume 4: Citizenship, Diversity and Governance

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Book SynopsisAnimals are crucial to the functioning of any society: they provide humans with food, labour, raw materials, modes of transport, companionship, scientific knowledge through observation and experimentation, and forms of leisure and entertainment. Given both the wide variety of ways in which animals are involved in human societies, and also the broad range of controversies (from vivisection for scientific and commercial purposes, to factory farming) that have arisen, the study of animals is by its very nature interdisciplinary. Each social scientific discipline has distinctive and interesting things to say about the relations that pertain both historically and in the present day between humans and animals. In subjects such as anthropology and geography, the study of human-animal relations has become in recent years a key area of analysis. Other subjects, such as sociology, are now increasingly recognising the need to put animals firmly on their research agendas.This collection brings together the rich diversity of research work from across the social sciences on the topic of human-animal relations, and also provides overviews of research that has been carried out within particular disciplines in this area.

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Book SynopsisIn the last five years or so, there has been a huge explosion of scholarly work on the history of food and, likewise, pressing problems such as food scares and genetic modification, as well as anorexia and obesity, have become increasingly present in the public consciousness.Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines, this fascinating four-volume collection covers anthropology, sociology, psychology, history, cultural history, land economy, and, outside of the arts and social sciences, disciplines such as health sciences and health economics. An engaging and comprehensive reference, it is undoubtedly a highly useful resource for both student and scholar alike.

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Book SynopsisAdopted persons face challenges their entire lives as they struggle to answer the most basic question: Who am I? The hope of open adoption is that adopted children will develop stronger identities if they have the opportunity to develop healthy ongoing relationships with their families of origin. Making Room in Our Hearts offers an intimate look at how these relationships evolve over time, with real-life stories from families who have experienced open adoption first-hand. This book helps both adoptive and birth parents address their fears and concerns, while offering them the support to put the child's psychological and spiritual needs at the center of adoption. Based on interviews with more than one hundred adopted children, birth and adoptive parents, extended families, professionals and experts, the book is an effective and invaluable resource for those considering open adoption, those experiencing it, and professionals in the field. Openness has altered the landscape ofTrade Review'Every once in a while, a book comes along that can make an honest difference in the understanding of an important subject—and, therefore, in people's lives. I'm delighted to say that Making Room in Our Hearts is one of those books. It takes on open adoption, which remains too poorly understood despite its growing prevalence, and explains it in the best possible way: through the stories of those who live it. The result is simultaneously touching and enlightening; it's a wonderful combination that I hope and believe will make an honest difference in the continued evolution of adoption from the stigmatized, secretive process that it used to be into one that is honest, healthy and better serves all of its participants, especially the children.' - Adam Pertman, Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute'Micky Duxbury has written an interesting, up-to-date book on the beauty and the complexity of families built through open adoption. She has integrated the knowledge provided by other experts in the field with the poignant sharings of real families who have been living their open adoptions over several years. This is a book well worth reading and owning; I highly recommend it.' - Sharon Roszia, co-author of The Open Adoption Experience and Program Manager, Special Needs Adoptions for Kinship Center of Southern California'Open adoption is not a trend—it is the wave of the future. Making Room in Our Hearts helps us prepare for that future by providing an ethical and child-centered perspective as it puts a human face on open adoption. You will meet real people revealing, as well as struggling, with the ups and downs of these complex relationships. This book fills an important need by providing adoption professionals, birth and adoptive families and their extended familial networks with a wealth of practical and personal information.'- Brenda Romanchik, MSW, Open Adoption educator, Birth Parent advocate, and Director of Insight: Open Adoption Resources and Support'Having been born under the closed adoption system some forty-something years ago, it was a profoundly moving experience for me to read about families—birth and adoptive families—who have come to embrace openness for their children. I believe that the adoption community is moving in a brave and important new direction, and that Micky Duxbury's book will provide a vital map for families and professionals alike. I am grateful for this work and only wish that it had been the standard of practice while I was growing up.'- Susan Ito, adult adoptee and co-editor of A Ghost At Heart's Edge:Stories & Poems of Adoption'This book is a valuable inclusion as an educational tool in the arena of open adoption … that can build understanding among those personally involved with adoption, considering adoption, professionals and anyone else who is interested in this topic. Additionally, it offers support to those already in open adoptions who want to hear about how this experience has evolved for others as the years have passed.' - Patricia Martinez Dorner, MA, LPC, LMFT, Co-author of Children of Open Adoption and author of How to Open an Adoption: A Guide for Parents and Birthparents of Minors'I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Making Room in our Hearts, by Micky Duxbury so that I could recommend it to every adopting family I have the fortune of consulting with. Never has there been a volume so compassionate, inspiring and informative about why child-centered, open adoption is the correct paradigm for today's adoptions. Ms. Duxbury understands that openness in adoption is not a quantifiable obligation, but a quality that can be cultivated and resides in the heart of family members touched by adoption.'- Leslie Foge, MA, MFT, Adoption Psychotherapist and Co-author of The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide for Placing a Child for Adoption'Making Room in Our Hearts is an authentic, inside account of the open adoption experience. It offers an opportunity to listen in as the participants of adoption describe the delights and challenges of their journeys. Openness never shines brighter than when it is expressed in the actual words of those who live it day in and day out.'- James Gritter, author of The Spirit of Open Adoption, and The Lifegivers:Framing the Birth Parent Experience in Adoption'This is a wonderful book… and the author seems to have complete control of this often-confusing area of relationships. The topic is covered in a thorough as well as realistic fashion. Duxbury is a skilled writer and has a very friendly writing style that should appeal to the reader….As families become more and more "non-traditional" the notion of openness cannot be stressed enough.'- Jon Carlson, Psy.D., Ed.D., ABPP, Distinguished Professor, Governors State University"Every once in a while, a book comes along that can make an honest difference in the understanding of an important subject—and, therefore, in people's lives. I'm delighted to say that Making Room in Our Hearts is one of those books. It takes on open adoption, which remains too poorly understood despite its growing prevalence, and explains it in the best possible way: through the stories of those who live it. The result is simultaneously touching and enlightening; it's a wonderful combination that I hope and believe will make an honest difference in the continued evolution of adoption from the stigmatized, secretive process that it used to be into one that is honest, healthy and better serves all of its participants, especially the children." - Adam Pertman, Executive Director, Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute"Micky Duxbury has written an interesting, up-to-date book on the beauty and the complexity of families built through open adoption. She has integrated the knowledge provided by other experts in the field with the poignant sharings of real families who have been living their open adoptions over several years. This is a book well worth reading and owning; I highly recommend it." - Sharon Roszia, co-author of The Open Adoption Experience and Program Manager, Special Needs Adoptions for Kinship Center of Southern California"Open adoption is not a trend—it is the wave of the future. Making Room in Our Hearts helps us prepare for that future by providing an ethical and child-centered perspective as it puts a human face on open adoption. You will meet real people revealing, as well as struggling, with the ups and downs of these complex relationships. This book fills an important need by providing adoption professionals, birth and adoptive families and their extended familial networks with a wealth of practical and personal information." - Brenda Romanchik, MSW, Open Adoption educator, Birth Parent advocate, and Director of Insight: Open Adoption Resources and Support"Having been born under the closed adoption system some forty-something years ago, it was a profoundly moving experience for me to read about families—birth and adoptive families—who have come to embrace openness for their children. I believe that the adoption community is moving in a brave and important new direction, and that Micky Duxbury's book will provide a vital map for families and professionals alike. I am grateful for this work and only wish that it had been the standard of practice while I was growing up." - Susan Ito, adult adoptee and co-editor of A Ghost At Heart's Edge: Stories & Poems of Adoption"This book is a valuable inclusion as an educational tool in the arena of open adoption … that can build understanding among those personally involved with adoption, considering adoption, professionals and anyone else who is interested in this topic. Additionally, it offers support to those already in open adoptions who want to hear about how this experience has evolved for others as the years have passed." - Patricia Martinez Dorner, MA, LPC, LMFT, Co-author of Children of Open Adoption and author of How to Open an Adoption: A Guide for Parents and Birthparents of Minors"I have been anxiously awaiting the release of Making Room in our Hearts, by Micky Duxbury so that I could recommend it to every adopting family I have the fortune of consulting with. Never has there been a volume so compassionate, inspiring and informative about why child-centered, open adoption is the correct paradigm for today's adoptions. Ms. Duxbury understands that openness in adoption is not a quantifiable obligation, but a quality that can be cultivated and resides in the heart of family members touched by adoption." - Leslie Foge, MA, MFT, Adoption Psychotherapist and Co-author of The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide for Placing a Child for Adoption"Making Room in Our Hearts is an authentic, inside account of the open adoption experience. It offers an opportunity to listen in as the participants of adoption describe the delights and challenges of their journeys. Openness never shines brighter than when it is expressed in the actual words of those who live it day in and day out." - James Gritter, author of The Spirit of Open Adoption, and The Lifegivers: Framing the Birth Parent Experience in Adoption"This is a wonderful book… and the author seems to have complete control of this often-confusing area of relationships. The topic is covered in a thorough as well as realistic fashion. Duxbury is a skilled writer and has a very friendly writing style that should appeal to the reader….As families become more and more "non-traditional" the notion of openness cannot be stressed enough." - Jon Carlson, Psy.D., Ed.D., ABPP, Distinguished Professor, Governors State University"Ms. Duxbury excels as a writer and a storyteller. Her book is so compelling and such a pleasure to read because the stories of the families are told in such lucid language with well paced story lines. You can feel the excitement of a family when a baby is placed in their home and the anguish of a birthfather wanting a stronger connection to his son. Ms. Duxbury, an advocate of open adoption, does not spare either the joy or the pain of open adoption." - Ann Wrixon, Independent Adoption Center Executive DirectorTable of ContentsIto, Foreword. Introduction. My Family's Story. Into the Heart of Child-centered Open Adoption. Understanding Each Other's Fears and Concerns. "This Baby Belongs to Itself and the More People Who Love It, The Better". Becoming Extended Family. Openness in the Public Adoption System. Opening Closed Adoptions. Unique Families - Unique Challenges. Making It Work. A Call For Change. Closing Thoughts. Resources. References

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The classic work that predicted the anxieties of a world upended by rapidly emerging technologies—and now provides a road map to solving many of our most pressing crises. “Explosive . . . brilliantly formulated.” —The Wall Street Journal Future Shock is the classic that changed our view of tomorrow. Its startling insights into accelerating change led a president to ask his advisers for a special report, inspired composers to write symphonies and rock music, gave a powerful new concept to social science, and added a phrase to our language. Published in over fifty countries, Future Shock is the most important study of change and adaptation in our time. In many ways, Future Shock is about the present. It is about what is happening today to people and groups who are overwhelmed by change. Change affects our products, communities, organizations—even our patterns of friendship and love. But Future Shock also illuminates the world of tomorrow by exploding countless clichés about today. It vividly describes the emerging global civilization: the rise of new businesses, subcultures, lifestyles, and human relationships—all of them temporary. Future Shock will intrigue, provoke, frighten, encourage, and, above all, change everyone who reads it.

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Book SynopsisThe classic bestseller from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist that tells the compelling true story of one man's fight for the right to legal counsel for every defendent. A history of the landmark case of Clarence Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.

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Book SynopsisThis study opposes the prevailing view that Indian villages have little social solidarity and points out the relationship between village solidarity and the potentially centrifugal factors of caste, conflict, and power. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available prTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Illustrations, pg. x*1. Introduction, pg. 3*2. The Village, pg. 17*3. The Family, pg. 35*4. The Khari Bhauki, pg. 62*5. The Bilateral Kindred, pg. 91*6. The Castes and Their Place in Village Life, pg. 107*7. The Distribution and Organization of the Castes, pg. 120*8. Caste Rank, pg. 136*9. Interpersonal Relations Among the Castes, pg. 150*10. Village Politics, pg. 168*11. Village Cohesion, pg. 198*12. The Changing Village, 1954-1955, pg. 237*13. The Changing Village, 1961, pg. 280*14. Summary and Conclusion, pg. 305*Appendices, pg. 317*Index, pg. 335

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Book SynopsisThis Reader brings together a generous selection of readings from the original texts of the three major classical sociological theorists: Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim. The readings are deliberately of a substantial length to allow students to gain a full understanding of the texts.Table of ContentsSection 1 Karl Marx: alienated labour; the theses on Feuerbach; "The German Ideology" and historical materialism; "The Communist Manifesto"; wage labour and capital; the preface to "A Critique of Political Economy"; the fetishism of commodities; the so-called primitive accumulation; selected correspondence. Section 2 Max Weber: "The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism"; class, status and party; bureaucracy; science as a vocation; definitions of sociology and social action; legitimacy and authority. Section 3 Emile Durkheim: "The Division of Labour in Society"; sanctions and mechanical and organic solidarity; the division of labour - causes of abnormal forms; "The Rules of Sociological Method"; "Suicide: a Study in Sociology"; religion and society.

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the Saltire Society/NLS Scottish Research Book of the Year Award, 2005Living in Scotland gives an account of the key social changes in Scottish society, describing how it has been transformed over the last two to three decades. Drawing on a uniquely wide range of data from government statistics, social surveys and over-time data sources, the book tells the story of society in Scotland during the approach and arrival of the new century.The authors analyse the large-scale changes which have profoundly altered Scottish society affecting the country''s demography, patterns of work and employment, the distributions of income, wealth and poverty, social class and social mobility, educational opportunities, and patterns of consumption and lifestyle.While Scotland shares many of these social trends with similar western societies, its reaction to them is shaped by its own history and culture. The authors argue that Scotland is now a more affluent, comfortable and pleasant place to live in thanTable of ContentsList of Tables in Main Text; List of Supplementary Tables in Appendix I; List of Figures in Main Text; Preface; Notes on the Authors; Introduction; 1. Population and Demography; 2. Families and Households; 3. Work and Employment; 4. Income, Wealth and Poverty; 5. Social Class and Social Opportunity (chapter written jointly with Cristina Iannelli); 6. Education and Life Chances; 7. Consumption, Lifestyle and Culture; 8. Conclusions; Appendix I Supplementary Tables; Appendix 2 Sources of Data; Appendix 3 Measuring Social Class; Appendix 4 Comparing Percentages; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis textbook introduction to Social Theory is unique in addressing key issues in sociological, political and cultural analysis through an examination of modern theories of social conflict, cohesion and consent.Table of Contents1: Introduction; 2: Marx and Engels; (i) Social classes and the role of class struggle in history; (ii) Economic analysis of capitalist society; (iii) The state; (iv) The concept of ideology; (v) Social conflict and social change; 3. Antonio Gramsci and the concept of hegemony; (i); The critique of Marxism and the model of economic base and political-cultural; superstructure; (ii); Machiavelli and the Modern Prince - strategies for leading and directing; (iii); Hegemony: Coercion and consent; (iv); Hegemony: Historical bloc and passive revolution; (v); Hegemonic strategy: Wars of position and manoeuvre; (vi); The role of the intellectual, consent through organic ideas; (vii); Recent applications: Economic and cultural theory; (4); Max Weber and rationalisation; (i); Charismatic leadership, traditional leadership and domination; (ii); The state as a monopoly of violence. Civil society and the determination of; social status; (iii); Legal-rational society, the modern state and its legitimacy; (iv); Elitism and the rise of bureaucracy (also introduces elitist theorists); (v); Modernity and the 'iron cage'; (5); The Frankfurt School; (i); Influences: A synthesis of Weber and Marx; (ii); Adorno and Horkheimer: Enlightenment thinking; (iii); Adorno and Horkheimer: The role of the culture industry; (iv); Marcuse: One-dimensional society; (v); Jurgen Habermas: Public sphere and legitimation crisis; (vi); Habermas: System, lifeworld and communication; (6); Michel Foucault; (i); Discourse: Madness and civilisation; (ii); Practice: Discipline and punishment; (iii); Power and knowledge; (iv); Foucault and feminism; (v); Foucault and postmodernism; (7); Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisFor students who have never studied Sociology before, this book will give an idea of what to expect. For students already studying Sociology at school or college, it will provide a concise but comprehensive learning aid.Trade ReviewThis book provides students with an excellent and thought-provoking introduction to the ideas, theories and practices of Sociology, and how to study them, in an accessible and lively way that will encourage deeper study of the subject. -- Ian Marsh, Liverpool Hope University College This book provides students with an excellent and thought-provoking introduction to the ideas, theories and practices of Sociology, and how to study them, in an accessible and lively way that will encourage deeper study of the subject.

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Book SynopsisSchool knowledge has been a subject for historians, notably in the field of history of education. concentrating on the educational aspects of particular historical periods, however, links with contemporary education have often remained undeveloped.; This text attempts to account for the growth of increased interest by sociologists and others in school subjects since the 1960s. Goodson''s analysis of his own work in the UK and North America examines the range of insights afforded of the nature of schooling and teaching through the study of school subjects.Table of ContentsThe need for curriculum history; becoming a school subject; the micro- politics of curriculum change - European studies; on explaining curriculum change; subject status and curriculum change; subjects and the everyday life of schooling; subject cultures and the introduction of classroom computers; computer studies as symbolic and ideological action; on curriculum form; nation at risk and National Curriculum.

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Book SynopsisThis collection examines the work of the Italian economist and social theorist Vilfredo Pareto, highlighting the extraordinary scope of his thought, which covers a vast range of academic disciplines. The volume underlines the enduring and contemporary relevance of Pareto''s ideas on a bewildering variety of topics; while illuminating his attempt to unite different disciplines, such as history and sociology, in his quest for a ''holistic'' understanding of society. Bringing together the world''s leading experts on Pareto, this collection will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of sociology and social psychology, monetary theory and risk analysis, philosophy and intellectual history, and political science and rhetoric.Trade Review'Pareto's contributions to economics, sociology and political science are well known to specialists in these different fields, but the relations between them as part of a more general theory of social science is far less appreciated. By exploring how his work crossed these disciplinary boundaries, this collection of chapters moves us towards a fuller and better understanding of the writings of this key figure.' Richard Bellamy, University College, London, UK 'I would urge prospective students of Pareto - which this book might well cause to increase - to begin their study with Giorgio Baruchello’s chapter on Pareto’s rhetoric, there being nothing else like it in English. Pareto was a great polemicist, and until his special use of language is appreciated, the full weight of his achievement cannot be comprehended or enjoyed to the extent it should be. American scholars will find refreshingly instructive the chapters by their countrymen, François Neilsen (on stratification research), Charles Power (on social systems), and John Higley (elite cycles), since so little reference is made to Pareto nowadays in sociology. Given the high quality of their work, and that of others in this densely constructed book, this avoidance of Pareto’s obvious genius seems increasingly irresponsible...' Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsContents: Introduction, Joseph V. Femia and Alasdair J. Marshall; Pareto and the elite, John Scott; Talents and obstacles: Pareto's morphological schema and contemporary social stratification research, François Nielsen; The role of sticking points in Pareto's theory of social systems, Charles Powers; Pareto, Machiavelli and the critique of ideal political theory, Joseph V. Femia; The idea of a sociology of risk and uncertainty: insight from Pareto, Alasdair J. Marshall and Marco Guidi; Pareto's theory of elite cycles: a reconsideration and application, John Higley and Jan Pakulski; Pareto, Mill and the cognitive explanation of collective beliefs: unnoticed 'middle-range theories' in the Trattato, Alban Bouvier; Pareto's rhetoric, Giorgio Baruchello; Pareto's manuscript on money and the real economy, Michael McLure; Index.

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Book SynopsisGeno-technology is a technology unlike any other, with significant implications for life in the 21st century. It directly affects us at a deeply personal level, it poses a threat to the boundaries which conventionally define selfhood, it generates potentially novel risks and dangers, and it threatens the very basis of accepted understandings of culture and society. This unique, exploratory volume discusses the ethical, cultural and philosophical issues surrounding the search for the ''book of life'', focusing on the mapping of the human genome in Britain, the USA and Europe. It examines the impact of genetically modified crops, food and pharmacogenomics, along with the science and technology policy issues deriving from the human genome project. The authors investigate the potential risks and implications of the new genetics and conclude with a discussion of how nature may be reconfigured to underpin developments in health, commerce, state regulation and the law, both on a local andTrade Review’A thorough, stimulating and well-researched account. Glasner and Rothman take the reader from the competitive science of the human genome project to the global strategies of the biotechnology business. Gene technology raises fundamental issues of governance, ethics and citizenship. Splicing Life? represents an essential guide to this fascinating field.’ Professor Alan Irwin, Brunel University, UK ’...the authors offer an interesting perspective on the important matter of human genetics research, technology and society.’ Nursing EthicsTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; The hunt for the holy grail: compiling the book of life; Doing the human genome project; Managing genetic information; 'Frankenstein' foods, or the revenge of the genetically modified potatoes; Globalization and the transformation of nature; From commodification to commercialization; Rights or rituals: involving the people; New genetics, new millennium, new society?; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisBring the physical dimension into your therapeutic work with couples! This helpful book offers couples therapists new and powerful techniques derived from several body-oriented therapies. This fresh approach can help you identify the hidden conflicts and attitudes of your clients. Couples and Body Therapy offers you exercises, tips, and practical suggestions for helping troubled couples. In Couples and Body Therapy, expert therapists candidly discuss the dangers and benefits of using touch to heal. Their discussion of whether, when, how, and whom to touch clients includes valuable suggestions for working through transference and countertransference, as well as for dealing with hostile clients and obtaining informed consent to touch.Couples and Body Therapy provides thoughtful explorations of the ideas and methods of well-regarded experts--including Virginia Satir, Wilhelm Reich, Alexander Lowen, John Pierrakos, Fritz Perls, Stanley Keleman, and John Gutman--as theTable of ContentsContents Preface Virginia Satir and Body-Mind-Soul Grounding in Couples Core Energetic Therapy Core Energetic Couples Therapy: An Integrated Approach Sexuality and Intimacy in Couples Therapy: The Journey of the Soul Keeping It Up Couples Therapy as a Formative Process Touch in Psychotherapy Body Psychotherapy with Couples: Using the Seven Developmental Stages Model of Bodynamic Analysis Working Experientially and Somatically with Couples Method Acting and Gestalt Therapy with Couples Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisHelp a child meet the challenges of the “real” world! Our children spend a significant amount of time in school, working to develop the skills they need to succeed in the “real” world. But more and more, they face social and emotional challenges that can''t be effectively addressed during school hours. Community Interventions to Create Change in Children reflects the efforts by psychologists to work outside the classroom, combining research with action to produce community-based interventions that address the concerns children struggle with every day: bullying and victimization, prejudice, cross-cultural friendships, poverty, and homelessness. Community Interventions to Create Change in Children presents varied interventions, methodologies, and practices with diverse groups of children. Qualitative and quantitative methodologies are used with accompanying case studies as psychologists interact with children in settings as varied as public parks, Table of Contents Introduction Life Imitates (and Informs) Meta-Analysis: A Participatory Approach to Increasing Understanding of Effective Youth Mentoring Practices Evaluation of an Incentive System at a Summer Camp for Youth Experiencing Homelessness Prevention of Victimization: Survival Skills for Urban Youth Urban Children’s Video Production and Performance-Based Programming: Implications for Learning and Cross-Cultural Friendships Kids’ College: Enhancing Children’s Appreciation and Acceptance of Cultural Diversity Index Reference Notes Included

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