Product Info A lucid and authoritative introduction to the work of Habermas. His sometimes difficult and inaccessible work is rendered accessible by Michael Pusey for the student reader. more »

This book focuses upon approximately 250 non-profit, two-year colleges with a student body that is entirely female or at least 25 percent black, Hispanic, or Native American. These special-focus colleges include two-year colleges, historically black colleges (HBC's), Hispanic-serving institutions (HIS ... more »

Product Info An up-to-date text on an important social policy issue that needs constant updating. Essential reading for all students on social policy and administration courses. more »

In the course of the book, Roger Woolhouse provides a systematic treatment of the central metaphysical views of these important and interrelated philosophers, considering their areas of agreement and disagreement. Going beyond the conventional classification of the three as `The Rationalists'', he explores ... more »

This wide-ranging and assured book, written by one of the leading Weber scholars in the English-speaking world, shows us the many sides of Max Weber. The book provides an authoritative guide to the current burning issues in social theory, religion, rationalization, the body, modernization and capitalism ... more »

Based upon freshmen class surveys and interviews, this book seeks to understand the 104th GOP freshmen's high class identity and group power as well as the nature and scope of the class's legislativ... more » more »

Family life has changed rapidly over the past fifty years and the number of people living longer increases year on year. Family and Community Life of Older People revisits three areas (Bethnal Green in London, Wolverhampton in the Midlands and Woodford in Essex) which were the subject of classic studies ... more »

Texts, Facts and Femininity are a collection of essays, which illustrate the full range of work by this leading feminist scholar on social relations as texts. It includes Smith's famous essay K is m... more » more »

Brings together an authoritative collection of essays from different countries and examines sexual behaviour, the reasons men sell sex, the meanings involved, and implications for HIV prevention. more » more »

Product Info Compromising Traditions: The Personal Voice in Classical Scholarship is the first collection of theoretically informed autobiographical writing in the field of classical studies. more »

Product Info International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration focuses on the roles of community, power and security, within the European Union. more »

Meeting the needs of children at the same time as promoting family life is more than a question of resources: it needs a culture change in social services: a rediscovery and a modernization of the social action and community development traditions in social work. In Social Action with Children and Families ... more »