Sociology and Social Policy

Fixing Prices

Franck Cochoy, Johan Hagberg, Hans Kjellberg

Shedding light on a range of price fixing mechanisms and price display technologies, this incisive book offers a clear overview of the retail price setting, posting and adjusting processes. Based on a detailed study of a century of prici...

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Research Handbook on Inequalities in Later Life

Edited by Catherine Earl, Philip Taylor

This Research Handbook critically examines the myriad social and economic inequalities faced by those in later life. Contributors dissect examples from the Global North and South to support a new approach to studying ageing that moves be...

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Research Handbook on the History of Political Thought

Edited by Cary J. Nederman, Guillaume Bogiaris

This insightful Handbook reviews the key frameworks guiding political scientists and historians of political thought. Comprehensive in scope, it covers historical methodology, traditions, epochs, and classic authors and texts, spanning f...

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Questioning Humanity

Thomas Osborne, Nikolas Rose

This visionary book questions what it means to be human today and in the future. Drawing on the natural, human and life sciences, Thomas Osborne and Nikolas Rose encourage us to reconsider the human condition and the ways in which humans...

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Age and Dignity

Neil Thompson, Gerry R. Cox

In this insightful book, Neil Thompson and Gerry R. Cox highlight the detrimental effects and pervasiveness of ageist stereotypes, structures and practices. Stressing the importance of dignity in later-life care, they provide a well-info...

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Mobilities in a Turbulent Era

António Ferreira

Exploring the complexities of mobility, this book questions prevailing views, highlights the risks and implications of mobility-centred policies, and argues for nuanced approaches to addressing mobility-related societal challenges.

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Values, Institutions and Innovations for Societal Progress

Udo Pesch

In this thought-provoking book, Udo Pesch examines how values articulated by society are incorporated into institutions and technologies in order to overcome what they consider to be a lack of democratic control over their progress.

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Power, Pain and Professional Cycling

John Connolly

This insightful book presents a sociological study of professional cycling, examining developments in the sport since its emergence in the late 19th century. John Connolly thoroughly explores key aspects of professional cycling including...

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Research Handbook on Adult Education Policy

Edited by Marcella Milana, Palle Rasmussen, Margherita Bussi

Bringing together an impressive array of esteemed and emerging academics, the Research Handbook on Adult Education Policy addresses how adult learning and education policies are made, and the theories and methodologies which can be mobil...

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Making and Breaking Gender Inequalities in Work

Edited by Mia Rönnmar, Susan Hayter

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This timely book expertly analyses the persistence of gender inequalities in work. Despite t...

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Rethinking Law and Religion

Russell Sandberg

This incisive book delineates the development of Law and Religion as a sub-discipline, critically reflecting on the author’s own role in constructing the field. It develops a subversive social systems theory in order to take both law and...

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