Understanding Digital Societies provides a framework for understanding our changing, technologically shaped society and how sociology can help us make sense of it.

In het boek Multivariate analyse worden de belangrijkste basale multivariate technieken behandeld die worden gebruikt in criminologisch – en ander sociaalwetenschappelijk – onderzoek. Na een behandeling in vogelvlucht van belangrijke methodologische en statistische kwesties wordt een vijftal multivariate technieken uitgediept: klassieke regressie-analyse, logistische regressie-analyse, overlevingsduuranalyse, principale componenten-analyse en niet-lineaire analyse. De diverse technieken w...

A comprehensive overview of all the major theorists and key schools of sociological thought, from sociology's origins through to the early 21st century.

A newly updated and significantly expanded fifth edition of Youth and Crime. The most comprehensive and authoritative textbook on youth crime and youth justice available.

International in scope, Security and Crime is an authoritative and multidisciplinary analysis of the relationship between security and crime, addressing much of the confusion about its nature and meaning, clarifying its relevance to criminological analysis, and giving due attention to the interdisciplinary nature of the topic.

An accessible and engaging introduction to sociology to help you understand and make our complex social worlds better.

Updated to reflect changes in both research and methods, this Third Edition of Remler and Van Ryzin's innovative, standard-setting text is imbued with a deep commitment to making social and policy research methods accessible and meaningful.

Recente crises en schandalen werpen een schril licht op het functioneren van politiek en democratie.

In 2010 schreef Roel in ’t Veld het boek Kennisdemocratie. Daarin verkende hij de oplopende spanningen tussen politiek, media en wetenschap in samenlevingen als de onze. Democratie was en is een ijzersterk merk en een succesrijk besturingsmodel voor samenlevingen. Maar representatie als een van de hoekstenen is aan erosie onderhevig. Waarden zijn gefragmenteerd, grote ideeën als wezenskenme...

In this ninth edition of his award-winning introduction, John Storey presents a clear and critical survey of competing theories of, and various approaches to, popular culture. Its breadth and theoretical unity, exemplified through popular culture, means that it can be flexibly and relevantly applied across a number of disciplines. Retaining the accessible approach of previous editions and using appropriate examples from the texts and practices of popular culture, this new edition remains a ke...

This book introduces you to the relevant law and policy on record keeping and confidentiality, and uses case studies and vignettes to apply this to practical situations or dilemmas.