Howard S. Becker is a leading contemporary sociologist who interprets society as collective action and sociology, therefore, as the study of collective action. This volume explores the theory and meth
Clarke (criminal justice, Rutgers U.) and Lester (psychology, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey) report on research aimed at preventing suicide through public health programs that restrict access
A former professor of economics at the U. of Chicago and Princeton U., the late Viner (1892-1970) is considered a key figure in the early Chicago School of Economics and mentor to such more famous fig
The students of computer science at Herat University have even fought for their right to study, young women as well as Their yearning for education was the driving force for the establishment of their
Tie a Knot and Hang On is an analysis of mental health care work that crosses the borders of diverse sociological traditions. The work seeks to understand the theoretical and empirical linkages betwee
Assassination as a political act has a long history, predating the murder of Julius Caesar and continuing into our own time. The murder of the mighty has long fascinated artists and rebels but only ra
Crime and Custom in Savage Society represents Bronislaw Malinowski's major discussion of the relationship between law and society. Throughout his career he constructed a coherent science of anthropolo
In "Character and Conflict in Jane Austen's Novels," Bernard J. Paris offers an analysis of the protagonists in four of Jane Austen's most popular novels. His analysis reveals them to be brilliant mim
Modernizing the Korean Welfare State analyzes recent developments in social and public policy in South Korea. Its focus is the new approach to Korea's system of social protection, known as the product
A cultural historian working in memory studies, Butler presents a revision of her PhD dissertation at the University of Melbourne. Focusing on the period between responses to Indigenous testimony by P
This first large-scale empirical work on the adjustment problems of immigrants in Israel is now updated with a new introduction by the author and a preface by Alex Weingrod. The extraordinary phenomen
At the mid-point of the twentieth century, many philosophers in the English-speaking world regarded political and moral philosophy as all but moribund. Thinkers influenced by logical positivism believ
Three categories-founders, classics, canons-have been vitally important in helping to frame sociology's precarious identity, defining the discipline's sense of its past and the implications for its cu
"Lionel Lewis provides a lucid, well-documented portrayal of the failure of academic governance at Adelphi University. This book will challenge administrators, trustees, and faculty to examine the int
There is much change underway in American higher education. New technologies are challenging the teaching practices of yesterday, distance learning is lauded, and private firms offer to certify the ed
This book examines how the discourse of a strong Russia shapes geopolitical subjects at a Moscow elite university. In doing so, it provides an inside perspective on the education of the future Russian
War memory and commemoration have had increasingly high profiles in public and academic debates in recent years. This volume examines some of the social changes that have led to this development, amon
Jurisprudence: Realism in Theory and Practice compiles many of Llewellyn's most important writings. For his time, the thirties through the fifties, Llewellyn offered fresh approaches to the study of l
The average person in America watches four hours of television per day and spends the equivalent of nine years of his or her life in front of the television set. If the attention most people devote to
Before World War II, the great majority of practicing doctors in England and Wales were general practitioners. They performed their own surgery, and were accustomed to treating a wide variety of illne
