Books in the Routledge Advances in Sociology series

Seeing Religion is an invitation to a visual sociology of religion. Contributors draw from their current research to discuss the application of visual methods to the study of religion and spirituality. Each chapter stimulates the sociological imagination through examples of research techniques, analytical approaches, and methodological concerns.

The idea of a social capital research program has become increasingly significant within the social sciences. This collection of essays considers integration and standardization of measurement instruments and research on social capital.

Rom Harré has authored an impressive oeuvre that has inspired generations of scholars and practioners. His work has challenged the orthodox philosophy of science and social psychology. The book brings together a careful selection of his key writings that gives readers a systematic introduction in the conceptual universe of this towering figure.

The expert contributions in this volume address the array of issues associated with the study of aging, old age and elderly care in contexts of migration. The collection explores these issues in three sections: elderly care regimes and migration regimes; ageing in contexts of migration; elderly care and migration.

This book critically explores from a comparative international perspective the role medicine plays in constructing and managing natural and social risks, including those belonging to modern medical technology and expertise. Drawing together chapters written by professional practitioners and social scientists from the UK, South America, Australia and Europe, the book offers readers an insightful and thought-provoking analysis of how modern medicine has transformed our understanding of both ourselves and the world around us, but in so doing has arguably failed to fully recognize and account for, its unintended and negative effects.

Globalization, immigration and economic crisis challenge the conceptions of nations, trans-national institutions and post-ethnic societies which are central topics in social sciences' discourses. This book examines in an interdisciplinary and international comparative way structures of national identity which are in conflict with or supporting multi-ethnic diversity and trans-national connectivity.

Social values shape and are shaped by historical, political, cultural and socio-economic circumstances. This book focuses on the interrelationship of social values, attitudes and economic scarcity in the context of the last economic crisis experienced by many European countries. It will appeal to scholars and students of sociology, political science and economics.

This collection analyses recent events and developments in Southern social movements, introducing well-researched case studies from fifteen countries of the global South. Arranged in two parts, the volume examines firstly movements which focus on rights and quality of life issues, and secondly the post-2011 wave of uprisings which started with Tunisian and Egyptian movements.

In The Dark Side of Podemos?, Booth and Baert explain why Schmittian theory resonated with Podemos' founders. In doing so, the authors position Podemos and the ideas that guide it within the context of recent Spanish history and ongoing politics of memory, revealing a story about how personal and political narratives have combined to produce a formidable political force.

Islamophobia in Muslim Majority Societies constitutes a first attempt to open a debate about the understudied phenomenon of Islamophobia in Muslim-majority societies.

This groundbreaking collection is the first to focus specifically on LGBT* people and dementia. Multi-disciplinary and international in scope, it includes authors from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, including sociology, social work, psychology, health care and socio-legal studies. Taking an intersectional approach, LGBT Individuals Living with Dementia addresses topics relating to concepts, practice and rights.

The contributions in this book analyze the emergence and subsequent ubiquity of algorithms in various realms of social life. The authors address the complex interrelations between groups and algorithms in the construction of meaning and social interaction, highlighting in particular their performative dimensions by exposing the dialectic processes by which algorithms frame reality.

The Alevis are a significant minority in Turkey, and now also in the countries of Western Europe. Over the past century, many of them have migrated from rural enclaves on the Anatolian plateau to the great cities of Istanbul and Ankara, and from there to the countries of the European Union. This book asks who are they? How do they construct their identities ¿ now and in the past; in Turkey and in Europe? This collection offers a new and significant contribution to the study of migration and minorities in the wider European context.

The Politics and Practice of Religious Diversity engages with one of the most characteristic features of modern society. An increasingly prominent and potentially contentious phenomenon, religious diversity is intimately associated with contemporary issues such as migration, human rights, social cohesion, socio-cultural pluralisation, political jurisdiction, globalisation, and reactionary belief systems. This edited collection of specially-commissioned chapters provides an unrivalled geographical coverage and multidisciplinary treatment of the socio-political processes and institutional practices provoked by, and associated with, religious diversity. Alongside chapters treating religious diversity in the ''BRIC'' countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, are contributions which discuss Australia, Finland, Mexico, South Africa, the UK, and the United States. This book provides an accessible, distinctive and timely treatment of a topic which is inextricably linked with modern society''s progressively diverse and global trajectory. Written and structured as an accessible volume for the student reader, this book is of immediate interest to both academics and laypersons working in mainstream and political sociology, sociology of religion, human geography, politics, area studies, migration studies and religious studies.

This collection brings together for the first time a set of researchers with Habermas' core concepts of colonisation, deliberation and communication at the centre of their research methodologies. Full of insight and innovation, the book is an essential read for anyone wanting to know more about approaches to social theory and its application in research.

This book provides a deep analysis of the social, spatial and economic transformations of São Paulo in recent decades in terms of social structure, inequalities, demography, processes of space production and segregation. The resulting picture shows stability in segregation, intense spatial changes and less intense, but reconfigured social inequalities.

China is urbanizing at an exceedingly fast pace. China's urbanization process certainly provides opportunities for many individuals, but also presents challenges. This book provides a fascinating account of key challenges that dominate urban China today, including environmental justice, the plight of migrant workers, and housing and health care issues.