This companion addresses the history of crime and punishment through entries by expert contributors that select and define the central vocabulary and terminology for the study of the history of crime
This annual volume presents an up-to-date and widely diverse review of the best recent social policy scholarship. As debates continue over the future of liberalism and the effects of globalized capita
This book presents the first comprehensive use of political theory to explain indigenous politics, assessing the ways in which indigenous and liberal political theories interact in order to consider t
There’s no hotter area of science, at least as far as the general media and laypeople are concerned, than neuroscience—every day we hear of dramatic, surprising discoveries that seem to have the poten
There’s no hotter area of science, at least as far as the general media and laypeople are concerned, than neuroscience—every day we hear of dramatic, surprising discoveries that seem to have the poten
Affordable housing in the United Kingdom has become an ever more potent issue in recent years, as rapid population growth and a long-term lag in new housing construction have combined to making findin
This book reveals how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. Black-w
As the system of social welfare governance and delivery in the United Kingdom faces continued, radical change, this important book argues that this change is so extensive that we should consider it a
As the system of social welfare governance and delivery in the United Kingdom faces continued, radical change, this important book argues that this change is so extensive that we should consider it a
Affordable housing in the United Kingdom has become an ever more potent issue in recent years, as rapid population growth and a long-term lag in new housing construction have combined to making findin
This book reveals how living in a highly racialized society affects health through multiple social contexts, including neighborhoods, personal and family relationships, and the medical system. Black-w
This is the first book to study the role coercion plays as a pathway into crime for women who are arrested alongside other defendants. Drawing on court files and newspaper accounts, it analyzes four c
Although greater transparency is increasingly seen as the answer to a wide range of social issues by governments, NGOs, and businesses around the world, evidence of its impact is mixed. Using case stu
A collection of in-depth ethnographic analyses of the impact of local and global transformations on the care—or lack of care—received by older people in Sub-Saharan Africa, this book provides the pan-
These days, the concept of successful and active aging has become near ubiquitous, deployed by policy makers and marketing professionals alike.Beyond Successful and Active Ageing argues that while thi
This book presents a thematic selection of writings by eminent sociologist Robert Pinker, bringing together for the first time many articles either never before published or difficult to access today.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the role of the third sector—voluntary or nonprofit groups—in the delivery of public services in the UK. It details the historical development of the relat
The right-to-buy scheme has been a key component of housing policy across the United Kingdom for thirty-five years, and while Scotland and Wales have decided to end it, in 2015 there were proposals to
Fully updating the 2001 volume People and Places: A 2001 Census Atlas of the UK, this authoritative book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the current social geography of the United K
Fully updating the 2001 volume People and Places: A 2001 Census Atlas of the UK, this authoritative book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the current social geography of the United K
In recent years, a little noted policy has dramatically transformed—for the worse—the experience of schooling in the United Kingdom for a large number of young people. Internal behavior support units,
In recent years, a little noted policy has dramatically transformed—for the worse—the experience of schooling in the United Kingdom for a large number of young people. Internal behavior support units,
A desire to change behavior—getting people to eat better, approach child discipline differently, or even just take the bus—is at the root of a lot of social and social welfare programs. But the questi
In May of 2015, general elections in the United Kingdom shocked the world as a new Conservative government was voted into power, ending five years of coalition governance. Both a response to the actio
In May of 2015, general elections in the United Kingdom shocked the world as a new Conservative government was voted into power, ending five years of coalition governance. Both a response to the actio
A desire to change behavior—getting people to eat better, approach child discipline differently, or even just take the bus—is at the root of a lot of social and social welfare programs. But the questi
This volume documents the current housing crisis in rural Britain concerning availability and cost, particularly in terms of the affordability of housing for those who work in the country side and the
For the past century, governments have been compelled, time and again, to return to the search for solutions to the housing and economic challenges posed by a restructuring countryside. The rural hou
Weak market cities across European and the US, or `core cities' as they were in their heyday, went from being industrial giants dominating their national-and, eventually, the global-economy to being
"With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness
With socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness
Recent years have seen a 'quiet revolution' in the way that the sex industry is regulated and governed. The consensus around what the problems of prostitution are has broken down and in its place a pl
This comprehensive reader combines post-graduate level theory with contemporary case studies to illustrate and analyse the complications of children and young people's lived experiences in the UK and
This comprehensive reader combines post-graduate level theory with contemporary case studies to illustrate and analyse the complications of children and young people's lived experiences in the UK and
Twelve chapters are presented by Craig (social justice, U. of Hull, UK), Burchardt (Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, UK), and Gordon (social justice, U. of Bristol,
In 1972 British Secretary of State for Social Services, Sir Keith Joseph, delivered an address on "cycles of depredation," a speech that helped prompt a research program under the auspices of the Depa
Public participation is central to a wide range of current public policies - not only in the UK, but elsewhere in the developed and the developing world. There are substantial aspirations for what enh
This volume contains 10 essays by UK researchers and specialists in non-governmental organizations researching modern slavery, who examine the development of law, policy, and practice relating to
Finding a rewarding job, buying a home, and achieving financial stability—for decades these have been the standard markers of success for people from a variety of economic backgrounds. But in re
