Peter Kivisto 
Cambridge Handbook of Social Theory: Volume 2, Contemporary Theories and Issues [PDF ebook] 

Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood provides a comprehensive, unparalleled insight into the　 UK Government’s highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which reduced the under- …

This title was first published in 2000: This volume focuses on the influence of, and additionally explores the value adding contribution of, information systems and related technologies on the develo …

Originally published in 1962, this study discusses the changes in the life of the Ovimbundu from the time of their caravan trade in slaves, rubber, and ivory down to the more recent period when the o …

Originally published in 1973, this book reconstructs the political and economic organization and the social life of the Tio kingdom at the end of the 19th century by means of a critical synthesis of …

What is it that shapes the direction of technological progress in advanced industrial societies? Is it science? Technology itself? Or is it something even more powerful and all-encompassing, like pow …

Ethnic Ironies describes the role of Latino electorates in national- and state-level politics during the 1992 elections. The book examines Latino politics from the top down?looking at the efforts of …

Celluloid Mushroom Clouds is a historical account of how the movie industry responded to specific economic and political forces over the postwar years. Joyce Evans investigates the transformation of …

Antifeminism in cultural context To give today”s readers an understanding of the social and political forces that actively fought against any changes in women”s status in the United States, the edi …

Over the past 10-15 years, there has been a flowering of politically-motivated women”s non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Israel. This study examines three aspects relating to this new NGO sph …

Reimagining Childhood Studies incites, and provides a forum for, dialogue and debate about the direction and impetus for critical and global approaches to social-cultural studies of children and thei …