Paul Carter 
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Reluctant Capitalists examines Russia“s plodding, sometimes painful, journey toward a free-market. Through case studies, interviews and first-hand observation, Randall tells us of Russia“s economic …

This is Volume XII of eighteen in a series on the Sociology of Work and Organisation. First published in 1964, this study looks at one important aspect of professionalism, the way to professional sta …

The sociology of education is concerned not just with the abstract theory but with the day-to-day experiences of pupils and teachers. In this up-to-date account of the main developments in the subjec …

The digital media environment is characterized by an abundance and diversity of content, a multiplicity of platforms, new modes of content production, distribution and access, and changed patterns of …

Research continues to uncover early childhood as a crucial time when we set the stage for who we will become. In the last decade, we have also seen a sudden massive shift in America’s racial makeup w …

Why are so many in the helping professions perceived as lacking idealism or commitment? Beyond Burnout , based on a unique, in-depth, longitudinal study, explores the source of this problem. Professi …

An edited collection which examines the theoretical issues surrounding power, and particularly empowerment, which uses ethnographic analysis as its basis. It takes material from the Middle East, Cana …

Understanding Rituals explores how ritual can be understood within the framework of contemporary social anthropology, and shows that ritual is now one of the most fertile fields of anthropological re …

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