Arpad Szakolczai & Bjorn Thomassen 
From Anthropology to Social Theory [PDF ebook] 
Rethinking the Social Sciences

Sports have taken on tremendous importance in the world in which we live. Their social significance – economic, political, and personal – both nationally and internationally is unprecedented. What ma …

In this fascinating work, Louise Purbrick offers an alternative analysis of contemporary domestic consumption. She investigates the ritualized presentation of objects upon marriage, and their subsequ …

Mass communications media play a potentially crucial role both in democratization and in ensuring democracy”s survival. The essays in this volume analyse differing aspects of the complex relationshi …

Learn guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and intervention! As violence and abusiveness become increasingly prevalent in our schools and workplaces, our sense of safety suffers a heavy t …

First published in 2008. The desire to prolong life and improve its quality is as old as life itself, and many non-western cultures – particularly Native Americans and the peoples of Asia and India – …

This book considers institutional racism as a problem that exists within modern societies. Its roots lie with the transatlantic slave trade and slavery and the solution involves ridding society of th …

One of the Boys: Masculinity, Homophobia, and Modern Manhood takes a fresh look at the formation of modern male sexual identities. You will find that homophobia is not only widespread, but that it ta …

John M. Legge shows the many ways in which the real world diverges from economics textbooks. He argues that mainstream economic theory took a disastrous turn 140 years ago, when it attempted to use c …

In any policy arena, the crafting of effective policy depends on the quality of the information infrastructure that is available to the participants in that arena. Such an information infrastructure …

Whether your goal is to share little-known or misunderstood information, work to create policy changes, or raise awareness about a pressing social issue, this book will help you start communicating w …