"The rules of the world are changing. It is time for the rules of teaching and teachers' work to change with them." This is the challenge which Andy Hargreaves sets out in his new book on teachers' work and culture in the postmodern world. Drawing on his current research with te…
Gated Communities presents a collection of new writing by an international and interdisciplinary group of contributors, which provides a historic, socio-political and contemporary cultural perspective of gated communities. The book provides a different lens through which to view…
Kritische beschouwing over de westerse samenleving, waarin de nadruk wordt gelegd op de risico's die de modernisering met zich meebrengt
Reviews and evaluates the principal traditions of social theory, applies theory to a range of social formations and social processes and highlights the value of interactionism and the sociology of knowledge.
This work traces the "civilizing" of manners in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and shows how this was related to the formation of states and the monopolization of power within them. Originally published as two volumes: "The History of Manners" and "State Formation and Civ…
The contributions to this volume capture the thrill of current work on social influence, as well as providing a tutorial on the scientific and technical aspects of this research. The volume teaches the student to: Learn how to conduct lab, field and case research on social influ…