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  • Social Mobility

    de Anthony Heath, Yaojun Li ...
    Series series Key Concepts
    Social mobility has long been one of the central topics of sociology. It has been the subject of major theoretical contributions from the earliest generations of scholars, as well as being of persistent political interest and concern. Social mobility is frequently used as a key measure of fairness and social justice, given the central role that modern liberal democracies give to equality of ... Leer más

    $18.00 USD

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  • Habits of Inequality

    de Lorne Tepperman, Nina Gheihman ...
    British social reformer Robert Owen once declared that "man is the creature of circumstances." A century and a half later, his famous words still ring true. While many adopt a fatalist approach, believing that their lot in life is inevitable, in fact a number of highly complex social factors determine the outcome of our socioeconomic status and integration into society. It may seem unfair, but the ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

  • Social policy

    de Spicker, Paul ...
    Social Policy: Themes and approaches is a fully revised, updated and extended edition of a bestselling social policy textbook, extensively reworked and adapted to meet the needs of its international readership. The book lays out the architecture of social policy as a field of study, providing a sense of the scope, range and purpose of the subject while developing critical awareness of problems, ... Leer más

    $29.99 USD

  • Modernization, Cultural Change, and Democracy

    The Human Development Sequence

    de Ronald Inglehart, Christian Welzel ...
    This book demonstrates that people's basic values and beliefs are changing, in ways that affect their political, sexual, economic, and religious behaviour. These changes are roughly predictable: to a large extent, they can be interpreted on the basis of a revised version of modernisation theory presented here. Drawing on a massive body of evidence from societies containing 85 percent of the world ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • Rethinking Economics

    An Introduction to Pluralist Economics

    Edición de J. Christopher Proctor ...
    Economics is a broad and diverse discipline, but most economics textbooks only cover one way of thinking about the economy. This book provides an accessible introduction to nine different approaches to economics: from feminist to ecological and Marxist to behavioural. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field described and is intended to stand on its own as well as providing an ... Leer más

    $58.99 USD

  • Social Stratification

    Class, Race, and Gender in Sociological Perspective

    de David B. Grusky ...
    The book covers the research on economic inequality, including the social construction of racial categories, the uneven and stalled gender revolution, and the role of new educational forms and institutions in generating both equality and inequality. ... Leer más

    $135.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty

    Edición de David Brady, Linda M. Burton ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    Despite remarkable economic advances in many societies during the latter half of the twentieth century, poverty remains a global issue of enduring concern. Poverty is present in some form in every society in the world, and has serious implications for everything from health and well-being to identity and behavior. Nevertheless, the study of poverty has remained disconnected across disciplines. The ... Leer más

    $52.99 USD

  • Cooperation and Social Justice

    de Joseph Heath ...
    In six new essays, philosopher and award-winning author Joseph Heath explores the connection between principles of justice and the institutional arrangements required to achieve them. Topics include the significance of status inequality, the question of open borders and immigration, the stigmatization of self-control failure, and debates over racial inequality in the United States. Ultimately, ... Leer más

    $25.99 USD

  • Quality In Early Childhood Services - An International Perspective

    de Helen Penn ...
    Examining how quality and good practice in early childhood education and care is interpreted and implemented in a variety of settings and circumstances. ... Leer más

    $39.99 USD

  • Comparative Law

    de Mathias Siems ...
    Series series Law in Context
    Comparative Law offers a thorough grounding in the subject for students and scholars alike, covering essential academic discussions and comparative law methodology. It critically debates both traditional and modern approaches to the discipline and uses examples from a range of jurisdictions to give the reader a truly global perspective. Its contextualised and interdisciplinary approach draws on ... Leer más

    $49.99 USD

  • Successful Societies

    How Institutions and Culture Affect Health

    Edición de Peter A. Hall, Michèle Lamont ...
    Why are some societies more successful than others at promoting individual and collective well-being? This book integrates recent research in social epidemiology with broader perspectives in social science to explore why some societies are more successful than others at securing population health. It explores the social roots of health inequalities, arguing that inequalities in health are based ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Cities, Economic Inequality and Justice

    Reflections and Alternative Perspectives

    de Edwin Buitelaar, Anet Weterings, Roderik Ponds ...
    Series series Routledge Focus on Economics and Finance
    Increasing economic inequality in cities, and the spatial translation of that into more segregated neighbourhoods, is top of the political agenda in developed countries. While the overall living standards have increased in the last century, the focus has now shifted from poverty to economic differences, with a particular focus on the gap between the very poor and the (ultra-)rich.The authors ... Leer más

    $34.99 USD