Chattoraj and contributors explore the concept of privileged migration in the context of globalization, shedding light on the experiences of a demographic often overshadowed in migration discourse....Lasīt vairāk
Racism in the Neoliberal Era explains how simple racial binaries like black/white are no longer sufficient to explain the persistence of racism, capitalism, and elite white power. This new edition is thoroughly revised and updated to take account of...Lasīt vairāk
Re-Reading Pareto on Elite Power and Societal Bipolarisation utilises key ideas common to Paretos elite theory, general sociology and theory of demagogic plutocracy, and fleshes out a unique perspective for making sense of contemporary societal bipo...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1960, the authors of Family and Kinship in East London then made an intensive study of a middle-class dormitory suburb. Here families were more often on their own than in the East End, but, despite the differences between the...Lasīt vairāk
Austerity offers an analysis of the theoretical foundations of austerity, its political implications and its social consequences, presenting an overview of its impacts, the human cost of fiscal austerity, its consequences on the welfare system, soci...Lasīt vairāk
Offering a fresh perspective, this book seeks to strengthen a better reflection on the history of sociology and social sciences in Latin America, through a reconstruction of the content and context of Gino Germanis enormous production and its legac...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1983, this book filled a gap in the existing literature, because the effect of credit upon a familys real income was frequently omitted in studies of living standards....Lasīt vairāk
In Britain, class differences in childrens health remain wide. Originally published in 1986, Keeping Children Healthy draws on an empirical study to throw light on mothers actual health care of their young children and to consider what differences,...Lasīt vairāk
This macro sociological theory offers policy guidelines that might lead to future jobs for sociologists, provide tools to overcome managerial satisficing, and speed responses to change. A detailed case study is provided with a discussion of the feas...Lasīt vairāk
The text weaves together an understanding of the interconnected topics: of global nationalistic populism; authoritarianism; immigration; conditions in developing countries; social systems and safety nets; diversity; and ultimately, happiness as meas...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1970, this title explores the different effects of parental social class, the ability and sex of the child and a measure of the mothers reported communication to her child, upon aspects of five-year-old childrens speech....Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1972, this book presents a theoretical framework for describing linguistic features of a range of verbally expressed answers and their associated questions. Bernsteins theory is used to generate predictions about the variety and q...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1974, Selection and Control: Teachers Ratings of Children in the Infant School consists of an analysis of teachers ratings of children in a middle-class and in a working-class area at the end of their first year and the end...Lasīt vairāk
Basil Bernsteins theory of social control was the basis for this pioneer study. First published in 1973, the authors research was particularly important in that it made use of analytical methods which could measure numerically the manifestations of...Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1970, this title describes the development of an exploratory language enrichment programme devised by the authors and carried out by teachers in a group of primary schools in a working-class area of London. Inspired by Bernsteins...Lasīt vairāk
First published in 1972, this book presents a theoretical framework for describing linguistic features of a range of verbally expressed answers and their associated questions. Bernsteins theory is used to generate predictions about the variety and q...Lasīt vairāk
Intellectuals have not historically been on the side of the oppressed but have been instrumental in developing ideologies that sustain the status quo, and The Sociological Predicament crucially asks whether academics presence on the left ultimately...Lasīt vairāk
Social Surveys (1949) examines a host of fact-finding studies, dealing mainly with working class poverty, and the associated nature and problems. To describe the structure of a community demands a study of the people who compose it, and the environm...Lasīt vairāk
Originally published in 1982, this book provides a concise and stimulating guide to the historical development of the concept of class and the different ways in which it has been applied in social and political theory. In conclusion, Dr Calvert sugg...Lasīt vairāk
