Sociology and Social Policy
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Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Social Capital
Edited by Yaojun Li
Social capital is fundamentally concerned with resources in social relations. This Handbook brings together leading scholars from around the world to address important questions on the determinants, manifestations and consequences of soc...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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Handbook of Migration and Health
Edited by Felicity Thomas
Migration is now firmly embedded as a leading global policy issue of the twenty-first century. Whilst not a new phenomenon, it has altered significantly in recent decades, with changing demographics, geopolitics, conflict, climate change...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Ethnic Minorities in China
Edited by Xiaowei Zang
This much-needed volume explains who ethnic minorities are and how well do they do in China. In addition to offering general information about ethnic minority groups in China, it discusses some important issues around ethnicity, includin...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Gender and War
Edited by Simona Sharoni, Julia Welland, Linda Steiner, Jennifer Pedersen
Gender and war are in many ways inextricably linked, and this path-breaking Handbook systematically examines the major issues surrounding this relationship. Each of its four sections covers a distinct phase of war: gender and opposition ...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook of the International Political Economy of Production
Edited by Kees van der Pijl
This Handbook provides a state-of-the-art overview of the changing world of global production. Chapters cover the geography of why and where jobs are moving in both manufacturing and services. The authors discuss topics relating to the h...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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Handbook of Cultural and Creative Industries in China
Edited by Michael Keane
China is at the crux of reforming, professionalising, and internationalising its cultural and creative industries. These industries are at the forefront of China’s move towards the status of a developed country. In this comprehensive Han...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Gender and Health
Edited by Jasmine Gideon
This Handbook brings together a groundbreaking collection of chapters that uses a gender lens to explore health, healthcare and health policy in both the Global South and North. Empirical evidence is drawn from a variety of different set...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook on Migration and Social Policy
Edited by Gary P. Freeman, Nikola Mirilovic
In this detailed Handbook, an interdisciplinary team of scholars explores the consequences of migration for the social policies of rich welfare states. They test conflicting claims as to the positive and negative effects of different typ...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment
Edited by Tony Fitzpatrick
Environmental change is central to the global social policy challenges of the twenty-first century. This comprehensive Handbook brings together leading experts from around the world to address the most important questions and issues we f...eBook:Find out more$54.36
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International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy
Edited by Sarah Harper, Kate Hamblin, Jaco Hoffman, Kenneth Howse, George Leeson
The International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy explores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe for government, policy makers, the private sector and civil society. It examines various national stat...eBook:Find out more$63.16
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Handbook on Class and Social Stratification in China
Edited by Yingjie Guo
This comprehensive, interdisciplinary Handbook illustrates the patterns of class transformation in China since 1949, situating them in their historical context. Presenting detailed case studies of social stratification and class formatio...eBook:Find out more$65.00
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Handbook of Chinese Migration
Edited by Robyn R. Iredale, Fei Guo
The recent unprecedented scale of Chinese migration has had far-reaching consequences. Within China, many villages have been drained of their young and most able workers, cities have been swamped by the ‘floating population’, and many ru...eBook:Find out more$65.00