Sociology & anthropology
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Sociology & anthropology
Hardcover. Through in-depth analysis of interviews from across Europe, this book explores how European citizens identify themselves with Europe and the development of a 'European mental space.' Series: Identities and Modernities in Europe. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; JFFN; JFS; JHBC; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 136 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230302563
- ISBN
- 9780230302563
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.04
€ 63.04
Hardcover. The analysis of social distinction cannot indefinitely remain confined to logics of reasoning that are markedly ethnocentric. Rather than just applying the consecrated schemes of Veblen or Bourdieu, Daloz provides new foundations in this book for understanding 21st Century Dubai, China, Russia and settings of the past. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFT; JFSC; JHBA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300354
- ISBN
- 9780230300354
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.67
€ 62.67
Hardcover. Drawing on children's narratives about their everyday life this book explores how children come to understand the process of socialization at home, at school and in the neighbourhood as an embodied and biographical experience. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSP1; JHBK; JMC; JNLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300330
- ISBN
- 9780230300330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Same Sex Marriages: New Generations, New Relationships (Genders and Se...
Heaphy, Brian, Smart, Carol, Einarsdottir, An...
Hardcover. Based on extensive couple and individual interviews with young same sex couples who have legally formalized their relationships, this book argues that same sex marriages as they are lived need to be understood in terms of interlinked developments in lesbian and gay life, heterosexual relationships and in personal life. Series: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ; JFSK; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230300231
- ISBN
- 9780230300231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Gender, Migration and Domestic Work: Masculinities, Male Labour and Fa...
Kilkey, Majella, Perrons, Diane, Plomien, Ani...
Hardcover. Based on studies conducted in the UK and USA, this book investigates the experiences of suppliers and consumers of masculinized domestic services, exploring issues such as increasing inequality, migration, the rise of commoditized domestic services, contemporary masculinities and the gendering of paid work. Series: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ2; JHBK; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230297203
- ISBN
- 9780230297203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. From which evaluative base should we develop policies designed to promote wellbeing among different cultural groups in varying circumstances? This book engages with needs and capabilities to advance normative functionalist assessment of the success with which cultural institutions promote eudaemonic wellbeing in given, determinate circumstances. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHM; JPA; JPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296565
- ISBN
- 9780230296565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Recognition Theory as Social Research: Investigating the Dynamics of S...
O´neill, Shane, Smith, Nicholas H.
Hardcover. Presents the case for an exciting new research program in the social sciences based on the theory of recognition developed by Axel Honneth and others in recent years. The theory provides a frame for revealing new insights about conflicts and the potential of recognition theory to guide just resolutions of these conflicts is also explored. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; JFF; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296558
- ISBN
- 9780230296558
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Paperback. This practical, user-friendly guide examines ethics in research. It helps researchers to manage ethical dilemmas that arise while research is being planned, conducted and reported and includes a unique 'ethical review checklist' and 'risk matrix', as well as other useful features, to aid ethics in practice. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 220 x 16. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296343
- ISBN
- 9780230296343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 119.13
€ 119.13
Hardcover. By conversing with the main bodies of relevant literature from Migration Studies and Memory Studies, this overview highlights how analysing memories can contribute to a better understanding of the complexities of migrant incorporation. The chapters consider international case studies from Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. Editor(s): Kleist, J. Olaf; Glynn, Irial. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies. Num Pages: 265 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230293380
- ISBN
- 9780230293380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.62
€ 62.62
Hardcover. Animals and Sociology challenges traditional assumptions about the nature of sociology. Sociology often centres on humans; however, other animals are everywhere in society.Kay Peggs explores the significant contribution that sociology can make to our understanding of human relations with other animals. Series: The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series. Num Pages: 185 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFZ; JHB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292574
- ISBN
- 9780230292574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. This book explores the construction of identities within a lesbian group, outlining interactive tactics used in the production of mutually-negotiated norms of authenticity. Using ethnography and discourse analysis, a range of group-specific personae are revealed to be continually reworked and reproduced within the women's interaction. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; CFB; JFSK1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292567
- ISBN
- 9780230292567
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.12
€ 62.12
Discourses of Olympism: From the Sorbonne 1894 to London 2012 (Global ...
Chatziefstathiou, Dikaia, Henry, Ian P.
Hardcover. This book evaluates the moral project of Olympism, analzying the changing value positions adopted in relation to the ideology of Olympism across the period from the 1890s to the present day. The book also analyzes discourses of Olympism concerned with youth, governance, sport for development and international relations. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBS; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230289574
- ISBN
- 9780230289574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.16
€ 140.16
Hardcover. In this unique contribution to economic sociology, Jeffrey Hass examines the impact of culture, norms and political authority on Russia's post-socialist transition. The interactions and contradictions of moral economies and market relations are examined, exploring the often overlooked social dimension to market-building in Russia. Series: Euro-Asian Studies. Num Pages: 295 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JHB; KCP; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284661
- ISBN
- 9780230284661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.88
€ 119.88
Hardcover. Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families and kin. Editor(s): Widmer, E. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBK; JHMC; JMH; VFV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230284289
- ISBN
- 9780230284289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.82
€ 62.82
Hardcover. The book explores the intersection of emotions and migration in a number of case studies from across the USA, Europe and Southeast Asia, including the transmigration of female domestic workers, transmigrant marriages, transmigrant workers in the entertainment industry and asylum seekers and refugees who are the victims of domestic violence. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFN; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280564
- ISBN
- 9780230280564
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.26
€ 62.26
Hardcover. This book provides an account of leisure through historical time, exploring the meaning and purpose of leisure in the past, and across different cultures. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280519
- ISBN
- 9780230280519
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.76
€ 62.76
Hardcover. This collection on researching later life and ageing critically reflects upon the qualitative methods used in gaining knowledge of under-researched groups of older people and sets out future research agendas. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP31; JHBC; JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230280472
- ISBN
- 9780230280472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
Paperback. Despite the inroads made by women in the professions, the glass ceiling remains a persistent barrier to their career progression. Using a range of interactional sociolinguistic data this publication investigates the crucial role that gendered discourses play in perpetuating workplace gender inequalities. Series: Communicating in Professions and Organizations. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230279681
- ISBN
- 9780230279681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.03
€ 62.03
Hardcover. This book sets out an original Youth Work-based SRE programme and explores how a range of socioeconomic, cultural and sexual norms, values and attitudes differently shape decision-making on sex, intimacy and future plans across different contexts. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP2; JHBK5; JNF; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230278868
- ISBN
- 9780230278868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.99
€ 118.99
Hardcover. In the US and UK there has been a transformation in child care, family leave, social assistance and tax credits over the last twenty years. This book explores the factors behind these changes. With detailed case studies, it shows that ideas and the power to wield them are crucial factors in the transformation of family policy. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230277816
- ISBN
- 9780230277816
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.18
€ 63.18