In this paper I explore the questions of why and how sociologists should be interested in
narrative. The answer to the first question is straightforward: Narrative texts are packed with …

It is well established that health depends on socioeconomic circumstances, but the biology
of this relation is not well described. Psychosocial factors operating throughout the life …

The volume concentrates on four principal social policy domains; the aged and transition to
retirement; the welfare issues related to profound changes in working life; the risks and …

What are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's
founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the …

The distribution of incomes in South Africa in 2004, ten years after the transition to
democracy, was probably more unequal than it had been under apartheid. In this book …

Providing a practical overview for graduates and professional researchers, this book
highlights the central issues involved in the design of medium to large scale social and …

The answer of course is both. In this lucid and subtle investigation, Sylvia Walby, one of the
world's leading authorities on gender shows how undoubted increases in opportunity for …

Presenting a survey of the social, cultural and theoretical issues which surround and inform
our understanding of masculinity, this book explores the interface between traditional …

The baby boom of 1945-65 produced the biggest, richest generation that Britain has ever
known. Today, at the peak of their power and wealth, baby boomers now run our country; by …

This popular text effectively explains and justifies the use of the sociological imagination to
understand the nature of institutions of work, occupations, organizations, management and …