This forward-thinking Handbook explores two major research strands in the fast-developing field of culture and network analysis: the underlying social networks of culture and the cultural bases of social networks.
Edited by Nickola C. Overall, Jeffry A. Simpson, Justin A. Lavner
This prescient Research Handbook facilitates the integration between two substantial yet often separate fields: the study of couple relationships and the study of family relationships. An array of expert contributors provide an up-to-dat...
Reviewing cutting-edge developments in the field, this Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of the education-work nexus. It employs a diverse range of labour market theories to examine the many ways in which education is a crucial ...
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This topical book investigates the breadth of visual broadcasts and performances of the Isla...
Edited by Margaret Alston, Penny Buykx, Wendy Foote, David Betts
This insightful Handbook provides a comprehensive overview of the unique and varied methods of social work research, drawing on examples of research projects undertaken in a variety of countries, cultures and social work settings.
This innovative book addresses what ‘life’ is in scholarship and public culture, explores how it has been valued in the Anthropocene since the birth of critical theory, and designs a new approach to understanding biographical styles of l...
Edited by Madelaine Moore, Christoph Scherrer, Marcel van der Linden
The Elgar Companion to Decent Work and the Sustainable Development Goals is an essential reference for understanding the role of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and its promotion of fair conditions, rights at work and employm...
In this Handbook, Stephen Farrall and Susan McVie bring together a diverse array of leading experts to examine the relationship between different aspects of crime and inequality. They employ a variety of geographical and individual lense...
Edited by Steven C. Roach, Derrick K. Hudson, Kaleb Demerew
This comprehensive book analyses the legal, political, and cultural dynamics of the Nile Basin water regime. Nile Basin Politics provides a thorough examination of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam''s political impact on Nile Basin cou...
This unique and innovative book explores the sociology of environmental morality. John Hannigan presents a unique framework by which we can understand the ongoing moralisation of environmental issues, re-interpreting the development of e...
This Handbook provides an insightful analysis of how long-term transformations are impacting labour markets globally. It argues for a proactive approach to market regulation that promotes mobility by anticipating labour market needs and ...
Edited by Valerie Preston, Sara McLafferty, Monika Maciejewska, Brenda Yeoh
This important Handbook provides a critical overview of the complex links between gender, mobility and immobility, highlighting the production and politics of gendered mobilities and the importance of gender perspectives.
This title co...
