Lewis A. Coser 
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‘This is a powerful, richly nuanced, evocative work; a stunning and brilliantly innovative pedagogical intervention. It provides ground zero-the starting place for the next generation of theorists wh …

This book is concerned with the legal system as it operates for ordinary citizens on a day-to-day basis. It emphasizes that the impact of law on behavior is based on social and institutional influenc …

Nursing in the European Union demonstrates how the European Union (EU) has refashioned the nursing world throughout the Member States via its power in many other policy domains. Volume 1 focused on t …

Reputable scholars have long charged that symbolic interactionism, which is based on the principle of ‘sociality, ‘ discounts the importance that subordination plays in human groups. Emphasizing domi …

Modern families are economic institutions of great productivity. They contribute as much to a society”s economic well-being as does worker productivity in formal markets. In Citizens, Families, and …

Lonnie H. Athens’ path-breaking work examines a problem that has baffled experts and the general public alike: How does a person become a predatory violent criminal? In the original edition, the proc …

Originally published in 1975, this volume reports a multidisciplinary, longitudinal study of the precursors of intelligence, as measured by Stanford-Binet IQ scores, of 4-year-old children. Over 26, …

Based on a collaborative research project – an exciting fruit of the region”s peace process – this book provides an in-depth examination and comparison of women”s participation in agricultural prod …

The transformations seen in women”s active citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe mirror the social political and economic transformations in the region since the fall of communism at the end of …

This volume asks what legal and socio legal scholarship can contribute to understanding the role of law in the care and development of children. The editors have selected key articles ranging from th …