Books by Lydia Morris

This book examines the contribution social theory can make to understanding different human rights which operate in a variety of settings. Including an introduction to the theoretical issues raised by the study of rights, it covers a range of individual and collective rights, illuminating the relationship between social theory and human rights.

An investigation of recession and unemployment which makes use of an in-depth case study to address the implications for social division. It focuses on changes in patterns of work, social stratification, domestic organization and social change.

Pursues the premise that rights must be understood as part of a social process: as an object of negotiation and contestation, and so as a terrain for strategies of inclusion and exclusion.

This book explores the problems of increasing numbers of immigrants. How are the Nation States coping with such large numbers of non-citizens? This is essential reading for both students and researchers.

This book examines the organization of domestic life in the context of recent economic change. Lydia Morris argues that relationships within the household can only be understood with reference to the social and economic environment in which it is located.

Provides an authoritative and critical review of British and American debates about the underclass, set in the context of historical material and policy developments.

Topics covered include the changing emotional geography of workplace and home, the gendering of aspects of employment and organisation, marital finance and gendered inheritance, the management of food and domestic labour, researching the emotions, and understanding intimate violence.