First published in 1986, Social Science and Social Policy addresses major questions concerned with the social utility of social science. The book provides a critical examination of policy-making processes, social…

Based on Lockwood’s argument that men’s perception of the wider society will vary according to the work and community milieux in which they live out their daily lives. The book…

First published in 1986, this book, which presents and extends the work of the distinguished sociologist Philip Abrams (d. 1981), was the first major study of neighbours in Britain since…

Social scientists have proposed several different models for the relationship between social science theory, empirical social research and the actual making of public social policy. This book, first published in…

Drawing on the latest research in all these areas, the authors provide a comprehensive account of key controversies and debates and pinpoint new directions in research and scholarship that are…

This volume brings together a variety of studies on the question of cities, ethnicity and diversity. Contributions cover various facets of life in contemporary cities, ranging from the role which…

Multiculturalism, Social Cohesion and Immigration brings together original research that addresses key facets of the changing dynamics of race, multiculturalism and immigration in contemporary British society. The various chapters in…

This book brings together a range of original research papers that are concerned with the question of the role of diasporic ties and the social, cultural and political processes that…