Andrea Maurer & Michael Schmid 
Erklärende Soziologie [PDF ebook] 
Grundlagen, Vertreter und Anwendungsfelder eines soziologischen Forschungsprogramms

In the spirit of Ivan Illich’s 1968 speech ‘To hell with good intentions’, the book takes aim at a ubiquitous form of contemporary ideology, namely the concept of global citizenship. Its characterist …

One of the integral parts of determining business success directly correlates to how well a company interacts with their customers. This increased demand for direct communication has evolved how comp …

Globalization is a multi-dimensional concept reflecting the increased economic, social, cultural, and political integration of countries. There has been no pinpointed consensus on the history of glob …

The Political Sociology of Emotions articulates the political sociology of emotions as a sub-field of emotions sociology in relation to cognate disciplines and sub-disciplines. Far from reducing poli …

Since the late 1950s John Rex has been at the forefront of British sociology and in particular the sociology of ”race” and ethnicity. His research and books have spawned debate and discussion in th …

Sport is far more than a national and international entertainment: it is a source of political identity, morale, pride and superiority. Tribal Identities explores the influence of sport on the nation …

Originally published in 1935, this book examines the causes of global rural depopulation, slum housing conditions and city over-crowding. The falling birth-rate in the West, town planning, ribbon dev …

Former police and military personnel possess attractive skill sets for the private security industry; however, the transition to the corporate arena is not without challenges. Competition for these j …

The European film industry has by now lost most of its audience to American films; US productions take around eighty per cent of Europe”s box-office revenues. There are many reasons for this imbalan …

Why Liberals and Conservatives Clash offers an explanation for the extreme polarization between liberal and conservative that is the hallmark of the American political landscape today. It suggests th …