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Originally published in 1981 Practice and Progress is a collection examining the changes that have occurred in the theories, methodologies and practices of sociology, in the institutional and educational setting of the subject, and in British society.

Imagining Cities considers the interplay of past and present, imagined and substantive, and links present and future in examining the idea of the virtual city. The world of cyberspace recasts views of space and communication, and has a profound impact on the sociological imagination itself.

Economic Restructuring and Social Exclusion considers key debates including democracy, social justice and citizenship and evidence that social and economic polarization is increasing.

Private Risk and Public Dangers addresses a range of private risks and public dangers. Issues covered vary from the response to HIV and AIDS and 'foetal alcohol syndrome' to the nature of accidents.

Originally presented as papers in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, Locating Health offers reconceptualization of key theoretical terms, including work, income, and public/private domains as well as addressing the reciprocal influence of health and social location.

Work and Enterprise Culture focuses on what is understood by the term the 'enterprise culture' and considers what impact, if any, this concept has on traditional work practices.

Transforming Cities examines the profound changes that have characterised cities of the advanced capitalist societies in the final decades of the twentieth century.

Key Variables in Social Investigation encourages sociologists and other social scientists to think about the conceptual and empirical problems of using and evaluating key variables in social research.

Originally published in 1973 Knowledge, Education and Cultural Change surveys the present state of the field of the sociology of education.

Originally published in 1977, Health Care and Health Knowledge presents some of the best new work being done in the field of medical sociology.

Originally published in 1970, Race and Racialism aims to bring race discussions into the mainstream of sociological discussion through scrutinizing concepts that defines theoretical issues.

Originally published in 1976, Sexual Divisions and Society suggests that sociology has often included women completely within the term of `men¿, or as a part of their husbands, rather than asking how and when the relationship between the sexes explans social structure and behaviour.

Originally published in 1990, Youth in Transition addresses the issue of large-scale policy intervention, related to problems of employment in Britain¿s youth.

Originally published in 1981 Law, State and Society confronts many of the most important issues within the developing field of law and society.

Key Variables in Social Investigation encourages sociologists and other social scientists to think about the conceptual and empirical problems of using and evaluating key variables in social research.

Originally published in 1978, Health and the Division of Labour examines problems and tensions experienced in health work.

Originally published in 1974, Deviance and Social Control reveals how the American approach to deviance has been taken up by British sociologists, and revised and modified, and they explore possibilities of extending and strengthening the subject.

Originally published in 1982 Diversity and Decomposition in the Labour Market, is an edited collection addressing the contemporary sociology of the labour market.

Originally published in 1982, Rethinking Social Inequality is a collection of essays looking at the breadth of contemporary work in social inequality.

Originally published in 1969, Comparability in Social Research examines the comparability of data assembled by research, in several sociological fields. This edited collection includes essays on the topic of education, family and household, income and occupation.

Imagining Cities considers the interplay of past and present, imagined and substantive, and links present and future in examining the idea of the virtual city. The world of cyberspace recasts views of space and communication, and has a profound impact on the sociological imagination itself.

Economic Restructuring and Social Exclusion considers key debates including democracy, social justice and citizenship and evidence that social and economic polarization is increasing.

New Directions in the Sociology of Health links a number of contemporary issues to a broader sociological framework. It discusses health policy and programmes aimed at public concerns like AIDS, drug use, tranquilizer dependency and alcohol abuse.

Private Risk and Public Dangers addresses a range of private risks and public dangers. Issues covered vary from the response to HIV and AIDS and `foetal alcohol syndrome¿ to the nature of accidents.

Originally presented as papers in the 1991 British Sociological Association Conference on Health and Society, Locating Health offers reconceptualization of key theoretical terms, including work, income, and public/private domains as well as addressing the reciprocal influence of health and social location,.

Social Change in Political Transformation is thorough examination of political transformation the book features contributors from western and eastern Europe, giving their views on how European society and institutions are changing.

Work and Enterprise Culture focuses on what is understood by the term the `enterprise culture¿ and considers what impact, if any, this concept has on traditional work practices.