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  • An Invitation to Ethnomethodology

    Language, Society and Interaction

    by Stephen Hester, David J. Francis ...
    This book offers a new and rigorous approach to observational sociology that is grounded in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis.Throughout the authors encourage the reader to explore the social world at first hand, beginning with the immediate family context and then moving out into the public realm and organizational life. Examples of observational analysis are given with reference to ... Read more

    $65.69 USD

  • Language, Interaction and National Identity

    Studies in the Social Organisation of National Identity in Talk-in-Interaction

    by Stephen Hester, William Housley ...
    Series series Cardiff Papers in Qualitative Research
    Contemporary political and public discourse has come alive with the issues and conflicts surrounding questions of national identity. Despite the widespread sociological attention it has drawn as a result, most studies of national identity have been conducted at considerable analytical distance from the lived reality of national identity talk. This collection brings together the work of ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Orders of Ordinary Action

    Respecifying Sociological Knowledge

    by Stephen Hester ...
    Series series Directions in Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis
    Presenting original research studies by leading scholars in the field, Orders of Ordinary Action considers how ethnomethodology provides for an 'alternate' sociology by respecifying sociological phenomena as locally accomplished members' activities. Following an introduction by the editors and a seminal statement of ethnomethodology's analytic stance by its founder, Harold Garfinkel, the book then ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • A Sociology of Crime

    Second edition

    by Stephen Hester, Peter Eglin ...
    A Sociology of Crime has an outstanding reputation for its distinctive and systematic contribution to the criminological literature. Through detailed examples and analysis, it shows how crime is a product of processes of criminalisation constituted through the interactional and organizational use of language.In this welcome second edition, the book reviews and evaluates the current state of ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Deviance in Classrooms (RLE Edu M)

    by Stephen Hester, David Hargreaves, Frank Mellor ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    When originally published this book reported the first major application of ‘labelling theory’ to deviance in classrooms. The authors explore the nature of classroom rules, show how they constitute a pervasive feature of the classroom, and examine the ways in which teachers use these rules as grounds for imputing ‘deviance’ to pupils. A theory of social typing is developed to show how teachers ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Disaffection From School (RLE Edu M)

    by Stephen Hester, David Hargreaves, Frank Mellor ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Education
    A large number of pupils are, or are liable to become, disaffected with their schooling. In this comprehensive account of the problem, Ken Reid suggests that school can and should do much more to prevent and overcome disaffected behaviour, as manifested by such factors as absenteeism, disruption and underachievement. The book covers disruptive behaviour in its broader context and examines the ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • A Sociology of Crime

    by Peter Eglin, Stephen Hester ...
    The authors take three particular sociological perspectives, and use them to offer a distinct and critical reading of criminology, highlighting the ways that crime is, first and foremost, a matter of social definition. They provide a good introductory text which will be of great value to students. ... Read more

    $110.99 USD

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    Edited by Simon Holdaway, Paul Rock ...
    First published in 1998. Thinking about criminology draws together the expertise of respected criminologists from the principle contemporary schools of thought. The book aims to provide a clear analysis of the relationship between sociological theory and contemporary empirical criminological research, discussing the ways in which theoretical perspectives have contributed to the understanding of ... Read more

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  • International Criminology

    A Critical Introduction

    by Rob Watts, Judith Bessant, Richard Hil ...
    International Criminology is an easy-access critical introduction to how conventional criminologists in the international arena think about and research crime. By using examples from the US, UK and Australia, the authors outline key ideas, vocabulary, assumptions and findings of the discipline while opening up a set of critical underlying issues and problems.From theoretical traditions to ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • What Makes Health Public?

    A Critical Evaluation of Moral, Legal, and Political Claims in Public Health

    by John Coggon ...
    Series Book 15 - Cambridge Bioethics and Law
    John Coggon argues that the important question for analysts in the fields of public health law and ethics is 'what makes health public?' He offers a conceptual and analytic scrutiny of the salient issues raised by this question, outlines the concepts entailed in, or denoted by, the term 'public health' and argues why and how normative analyses in public health are inquiries in political theory. ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

  • Inventing Fear of Crime

    by Murray Lee ...
    Over the past four decades the fear of crime has become an increasingly significant concern for criminologists, victimologists, policy makers, politicians, police, the media and the general public. For many practitioners reducing fear of crime has become almost as important an issue as reducing crime itself. The identification of fear of crime as a serious policy problem has given rise to a ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • What is Criminology?

    Edited by Mary Bosworth, Carolyn Hoyle ...
    Criminology is a booming discipline, yet one which can appear divided and fractious. In this rich and diverse collection of 34 essays, some of the worlds leading criminologists respond to a series of questions designed to investigate the state, impact and future challenges of the discipline: What is criminology for? What is the impact of criminology? How should criminology be done? What are the ... Read more

    $58.99 USD