Sociology
Petty Capitalists and Globalization
Examines how small firms, like large ones, are mobilizing to compete in a global economy.
Landmines and Human Security
Recounts and evaluates the worldwide effort to ban landmines.
The Politics of Air Pollution
Argues that clean air policy is driven by locally oriented economic elites.
Feminist Sport Studies
Uses personal narratives to highlight the development of feminist sport studies.
Promise and Betrayal
Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.
The Cost of Being Poor
Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.
The Striking Cabbies of Cairo and Other Stories
Challenges existing views of crafts and service workers in Egypt in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Calling Cards
Explores personal and professional issues in the study of race, gender, and culture.
Speculative Management
Argues that recent initiatives by industrial management were directed more toward short-term gains than improving efficiency.
The Gender of Desire
Articles and essays on the construction of male sexuality by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.
The History of Men
A collection of historical articles and essays by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.
The French Connection in Criminology
Brings the insights of postmodernism to the concerns of criminology and includes examples of how social theory can function in the real-world realm of criminal law. Winner of the 2005 Outstanding Book Award presented by the Crime and Juvenile Delinquency Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems
When the Music Stopped
A son’s coming to terms with his mother’s decision to abandon her career as a concert pianist in order to raise her children.
In the Game
Examines the relationship between gay male athletes, sport, and American masculinity.
Leaving Us to Wonder
Explores the larger social, political, and philosophical contexts in which the current vitriolic science vs. anti-science debates occur.
Sappho in the Holy Land
Essays on the experience of lesbians in contemporary Israeli society.
Socialization to Civil Society
Using a life history approach, looks at what influences citizens to participate in the voluntary associations that comprise and promote civil society.
The Emancipatory Promise of Charter Schools
Offers a broad, multidisciplinary, and progressive look at school choice.
The Participating Citizen
An in-depth biography of the philosopher who brought phenomenology to the social sciences.
Shut Out
Documents the economic, educational, and existential struggles that single mothers in poverty confront in the current welfare climate.
Girls' Violence
A critical look at the perceived increase in girls' violence from a range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives.
Psychological Jurisprudence
A critical look at the relationship between law and psychology.
Workers and Narratives of Survival in Europe
Chronicles the growing impact of job uncertainty on workers in Europe.
Homelessness, Citizenship, and Identity
Explores the political and economic causes and consequences of homelessness.
Mixed Race Students in College
Portrays the diverse experiences and identities of mixed race college students.