Sociology

Why Women's and Gender Studies Students Are Changing Themselves and the World, 2nd Edition
By Michele Tracy Berger and Cheryl L Radeloff

This book will support students to think critically about what they know, how to demonstrate what they know, and how to prepare for life both personally and professionally after the degree. Transforming Scholarship is a practical guide for students interested in women’s and gender studies that targets advanced undergraduates... Read more...

By Stuart Isaacs, David Blundell, Anne Foley, Norman Ginsburg, Brian McDonough, Dan Silverstone and Tara Young

Social Problems in the UK: An Introduction is the first textbook on contemporary social issues to contextualise social problems within the disciplines of sociology, social policy, criminology and applied social science. Drawing on the research and teaching experience of academics in these areas, this much-needed textbook brings together a comprehensive range of expertise... Read more...

Concepts and Applications
Edited by Mathieu Hilgers and Eric Mangez

Bourdieu’s theory of social fields is one of his key contributions to social sciences and humanities. However, it has never been subjected to genuine critical examination. This book fills that gap and offers a clear and wide-ranging introduction to the theory. It includes a critical discussion of its methodology and relevance in different subject areas in the social sciences and humanities... Read more...

Edited by Shirley A. Jackson

This book chronicles the development, growth, history, impact, and future direction of race, gender, and class studies from a multidisciplinary perspective. The research in this subfield has been wide-ranging, including works in sociology, gender studies, anthropology, political science, social policy, history, and public health. As a result, the interdisciplinary nature of race, gender, and class and its ability to reach a large audience has been part of its appeal... Read more...

We are very proud to announce that Elisabeth L. Engebretsen is this year’s winner for the Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) Ruth Benedict Honorable Mention Book Prize, for her book, Queer Women in Urban China: An Ethnography.

To celebrate, we are offering FREE ACCESS to the whole book until 19th October 2014. Just click on the View Inside this Book icon to start reading!

'At last, a dazzling and comprehensive collection that sets a new benchmark in East Asian studies. The international experts in this smart volume explore a range of significant topics, from sexual minorities to sexual politics, placing sexuality studies front and center on the Asian studies bookshelf. Pioneering, thought-provoking, and deeply knowledgeable.' – Laura Miller, University of Missouri-St. Louis, USA

Order your copy now and take advantage of the pre-publication offer of £125 (RRP £140. Valid until 2nd December 2014)

We are pleased to bring you a collection of new titles in the field of medical and health sociology. We hope you find something of interest to you!

If this is your area of interest take a look at the following series:

• Genetics and Society
• Routledge Studies in Health and Social Welfare
• Routledge Studies in the Sociology of Health and Illness
• Sexuality, Culture and Health
• Routledge Advances in Health and Social Policy

We are also thrilled to announce that the Joanna Latimer's book The Gene, the Clinic, and the Family, has won the BSA Foundation for the Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize 2014.

Check out our relevant journals:

• Anthropology and Medicine
• Critical Public Health
  
• Disability & Society
  
• Health, Risk & Society
  
• Medical Anthropology
  

Professor David Lyon, Director of the Surveillance Studies Centre and Queen's Research Chair in Surveillance Studies at Queen's University, Canada speaks on Contemporary Surveillance.

We ask David about technology, ethical questions and his views on the Snowden affair.