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  • The Sociology of Children's Rights

    by Brian Gran ...
    Children’s rights appear universal, inalienable, and indivisible, intended to advance young people’s interests. Yet, in practice, evidence suggests the contrary: the international framework of treaties, procedures, and national policies contains fundamental contradictions that weaken commitments to children’s real-world protections.Brian Gran helps us understand what is at stake when children’s ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Social Problems in the Age of COVID-19 Vol 2

    Global Perspectives

    by Michael Adorjan, Tatiana Karabchuk, Kristy Kelly, Alex Otieno, Ninette Rothmüller, Brian Gran, Yvonne A. Braun, Maya Rao, Nikhil Deb, Theresa Rocha Beardall, Bradley W. Williams, Jeylan T. Mortimer, Pamela Aronson, Arnaldo Montalvao, Brittany Keegan, Corey Dolgon ...
    Series series SSSP Agendas for Social Justice
    The COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching political and social consequences across the globe. Published in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), this book addresses the greatest social challenges facing the world as a result of the pandemic.The authors propose public policy solutions to help refugees, migrant workers, victims of human trafficking, indigenous ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Sociology for Human Rights

    Approaches for Applying Theories and Methods

    Edited by David Brunsma, Keri Iyall Smith, Brian Gran ...
    As sociologists deepen their examinations of human rights in their teaching, research, and thinking, it is essential that such work is conducted in a manner that is both mindful and critical of the knowledge we are building upon in sociology and human rights. As the authors of this volume reveal, creating sociological knowledge that examines human rights for the expansion of human rights is ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Expanding the Human in Human Rights

    Toward a Sociology of Human Rights

    by Brian Gran ...
    First Published in 2016. The global struggle for human rights has been, fundamentally, a struggle by oppressed groups against the structures of their oppression. As such, sociological work into the experiences of women, racial and ethnic minorities, children, LGBTQ communities, the mentally ill, and others helps us understand the promises and challenges of pursuing human rights. This book presents ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Institutions Unbound

    Social Worlds and Human Rights

    Edited by David Brunsma, Keri Iyall Smith, Brian Gran ...
    Institutions--like education, family, medicine, culture, and law--, are powerful social structures shaping how we live together. As members of society we daily express our adherence to norms and values of institutions as we consciously and unconsciously reject and challenge them. Our everyday experiences with institutions not only shape our connections with one another, they can reinforce our ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Movements for Human Rights

    Locally and Globally

    Edited by David L. Brunsma, Keri Iyall Smith, Brian Gran ...
    How do people work together to advance human rights? Do people form groups to prevent human rights from being enforced? Why? In what ways do circumstances matter to the work of individuals collectively working to shape human rights practices?Human society is made of individuals within contexts—tectonic plates not of the earth’s crust but of groups and individuals who scrape and shift as we bump ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • The Roles of Independent Children’s Rights Institutions in Advancing Human Rights of Children

    Edited by Agnes Lux, Brian Gran ...
    Series Book 28 - Sociological Studies of Children and Youth
    Independent children’s rights institutions (ICRIs) have been established across the world. Endorsed by the UN, they are independent of their governments and endowed with legal powers. Yet we know little about how ICRIs function. How do they work? What impacts their success? What objectives do ICRIs seek to achieve?The contributors to this edited collection provide first-hand experiences in ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

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  • The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology

    Edited by George Ritzer ...
    Series Book 36 - Wiley Blackwell Companions to Sociology
    Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today.Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholarsRepresents the most innovative and 'state-of-the ... Read more

    $48.00 USD

  • The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology: Volume 1

    Core Areas in Sociology and the Development of the Discipline

    Edited by Kathleen Odell Korgen ...
    Whether a student, an instructor, a researcher, or just someone interested in understanding the roots of sociology and our social world, The Cambridge Handbook of Sociology, Volume 1 is for you. This first volume of the Handbook focuses on core areas of sociology, such as theory, methods, culture, socialization, social structure, inequality, diversity, social institutions, social problems, deviant ... Read more

    $62.39 USD

  • The Intersectional Approach

    Transforming the Academy through Race, Class, and Gender

    Edited by Michele Tracy Berger, Kathleen Guidroz ...
    Intersectionality, or the consideration of race, class, and gender, is one of the prominent contemporary theoretical contributions made by scholars in the field of women’s studies that now broadly extends across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Taking stock of this transformative paradigm, The Intersectional Approach guides new and established researchers to engage in a ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Gay Conservatives

    Group Consciousness and Assimilation

    by Kenneth Cimino W ...
    Discover why LGBT voters support conservative political platforms that don’t benefit the LGBT communityRecent studies show that the vast majority of the LGBT community considers itself politically liberally. Yet nearly 25% of all LGBT voters helped re-elect George W. Bush in 2004who are these people and why did they make that choice? Gay Conservatives examines why conservative LGBTs join political ... Read more

    $62.99 USD