Cities in a World Economy examines the emergence of global cities as a new social formation, as well as sites of rapid and widespread developments in the areas of finance, information and people.

This book gives a broad, easy-to-read overview of the cultural, social and political ideas that have shaped our education system and how we think about the concept of Education. This new edition has been updated with new chapters, a new case study feature and coverage of hot topics trending today.

A popular text/reader hybrid, combining the major writings of sociology's core contemporary theorists with a historical and theoretical framework.

This accessible, hands-on text has now been revised and updated, with expanded coverage of topics including how theory may emerge from exploratory data analysis. The book prepares graduate students, new researchers, and even seasoned investigators to develop their own theories and build on existing ones.

Introduces you to the core counselling and psychotherapy skills you will need for effective therapeutic practice.

In Plantation Life Tania Murray Li and Pujo Semedi examine the structure and governance of Indonesia's contemporary oil palm plantations in Indonesia, which supply 50 percent of the world's palm oil. They attend to the exploitative nature of plantation life, wherein villagers' well-being is sacrificed in the name of economic development. While plantations are often plagued by ruined ecologies, injury among workers, and a devastating loss of livelihoods for former landholders, small-scale inde...

A sophisticated, nuanced guide to qualitative content analysis that is inherently qualitative in both its method and its data.

The authors in this edited volume provide sociological insights, theoretical perspectives and applied contexts that contribute to a deeper understanding the complexities of power, violence, and justice. Underlying many chapters also lies the question of what is the role that sociology plays and can play in moving us forward?

Compiling the best episodes of SAGE's 'Social Science Bites' podcast since its beginning in 2012, this pocket-sized volume will show you how social science can solve problems in today's society. Featuring a multidisciplinary and diverse range of interviewees, the book covers topics from racial inequality to moral psychology, the pandemic, and the prison system.