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This book contributes to the growing field of human-animal studies by examining the human impulse evidenced in blogs, social networking sites, video games, comic books, and animal welfare literature to ventriloquize the animal voice. Gathering scholars from a range of disciplines - anthropology, literature, history, religious studies, and women's studies - and engaging with the work of ethologists, primatologists, and animal behaviourists, the volume explores the ethical, epistemological, sociological, and anthropological implications of the phenomenon, asking not only what it tells us about how we see and know animals, but also what it tells us about how we construct and represent ourselves.

The author reviews main theories of nationalism and criticises their lack of elaboration on the role of 'Others' in nation formation. She develops a dynamic, relational perspective for the study of national theory.

This book originates from a comparative research project involving extensive collection and analysis of primary and secondary materials (scholarly literature, statistical data, and interviews with key actors) on socioeconomic outcomes of the global financial crisis in all major world regions during the last years. Offering analytical and comparative insights at the global level, as well as an assessment of the overall social globalization phenomenon, this book will be useful for scholars, students, NGOs, and policy makers.

This collection offers perspectives on various forms of interpersonal violence, from early modernity to today. It presents international, multidisciplinary research considering areas from Europe and Russia to Africa, America and Asia. The authors offer tools to understand the phenomenon and cultural conceptions of interpersonal violence.

This book provides theoretical and empirical discussion of migration, identity and Europeanisation. Contributions draw from disciplines such as historical sociology, discourse analyses and social psychology.

Provides insights on developments in post-traditional religiosity through studies of rave's Gnostic narratives of ascensionism and re-enchantment; explorations of the embodied spirituality and millennialist predispositions of dance culture; and investigations of transnational digital-art countercultures manifesting at diverse geographic locations.

Presenting an examination of hegemonic masculinity and its interpretations, this book provides a contribution to understandings of men and masculinity. Beginning with the work of Antonio Gramsci and a focus on developing the full complexity of his theory of hegemony, it moves on through theory, applications and analysis of various topical issues.

Presenting an analysis of Bourdieu's politics, this study assesses the validity of his claims as to the distinctiveness and superiority of his own field theory as a tool of political analysis.

Grace is a central concept of theology, while having a range of meanings in many fields. This book explains the sociology of grace (or enchantment) with fascinating results. It intends to take the reader on an intriguing journey which traverses subjects ranging from theology, through the history of art, archaeology and mythology to anthropology.

This book provides a comparative analysis of inequality in the digital sphere. Grounded in sociological theories of inequality, it defines `the digital divide¿ as unequal access to Internet communication technologies and explores how it has the potential to replicate existing social inequalities, as well as create new forms of stratification.

This volume synthesizes literature on military service and its life course consequences. It considers how the military has changed over time, how experiences of military service vary across cohorts and persons with different characteristics, how military service affects service members' lives and families and the linkages between research and policy.

This book comprises a comparative study of relationships between language and ethnic identity in key regions of historical and contemporary ethnic conflict in Europe and Eurasia.

In this work, contributors from the fields of sociology, anthropology, history and women's studies focus on the everyday social interactions that have made schools and workplaces key sites of cultural creativity, transformation and resistance.

Since the publication of the Coleman report in the US, it has been widely accepted that the evidence that schools are marginal in the grand scheme of academic achievement is conclusive. Despite this, educational policy across the world remains focused almost exclusively on schools.

Founded upon the psychoevolutionary theories of Darwin, Plutchik and Izard, a general socioevolutionary theory of the emotions - affect-spectrum theory - classifies a wide spectrum of the emotions and analyzes them on the sociological, psychological and neurobiological levels. This book presents a multilevel theory of emotions and social life.

Informal work ¿ family care, voluntary work, and undeclared or unregulated work ¿ is a critical form of labor in today¿s economy, yet it remains underanalyzed and examined. This volume develops a comprehensive conceptual framework of informal work and analyses systematically the relationship of formal and informal work.

The book is comprised of empirical analyses of the relationships people have during their lives and how these affect their individual welfare. These include relationships between members of a couple, between parents and children, between the children themselves and between non-related individuals.

Until now, there has been relatively little empirical evidence on the role of social relations in innovation and innovation policies. Lack of innovation is not necessarily caused by lack of technology or unwillingness to innovate, but often, because of a lack of supportive social capital between the actors. This book analyzes this urgent problem, and proposes models and measures for better regulation.

How can we raise the standard of living of the world''s poor and maintain high levels of social health and well-being in the developed world, while simultaneously reducing the environmental damage wrought by human activity? The social dimension of sustainability is becoming recognized as a necessary if not sufficient condition for attaining economic and environmental sustainability. The requisite dialogue requires inclusion at multi-levels. This collection of works is an ambitious and multi-disciplinary effort to indemnify and articulate the design, implementation and implications of inclusion. Included are theoretical and empirical pieces that examine the related issues at the local, national and international levels. Contributors are grounded in Sociology, Economics, Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Health, Psychology, Anthropology, Social Work, Education, and Natural Resource Management.