A fascinating exploration of the connection between profit making and morality, this book illustrates how modern accounting had its roots in the sacrament of confession.

Examines the backpacking trip usually taken by Israeli youth following military service.

Explores the role of media in the construction of cultural identities.

An ethnographic study of marital equality.

Recounts and evaluates the worldwide effort to ban landmines.

Uses personal narratives to highlight the development of feminist sport studies.

Argues that universities can help revitalize poor neighborhoods.

Articles and essays on the construction of male sexuality by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.

A collection of historical articles and essays by a pioneer in the field of masculinity studies.

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

Examines the relationship between gay male athletes, sport, and American masculinity.

Essays on the experience of lesbians in contemporary Israeli society.

Using a life history approach, looks at what influences citizens to participate in the voluntary associations that comprise and promote civil society.

Offers a broad, multidisciplinary, and progressive look at school choice.

An in-depth biography of the philosopher who brought phenomenology to the social sciences.

Documents the economic, educational, and existential struggles that single mothers in poverty confront in the current welfare climate.

A critical look at the perceived increase in girls' violence from a range of disciplinary and geographical perspectives.

A critical look at the relationship between law and psychology.

A provocative analysis of current thought and discourse on multiracialism.

Offers an analysis of the dynamics of Taiwan's export-oriented industrialization, particularly its impact on women and other workers.

An overview and critical appraisal of the work of influential sociologist and public intellectual William Julius Wilson.

An exploration of the voluntary simplicity movement including comments from simple livers and a look at class, race, and gender in this movement.

Makes the controversial argument that reinforcement is a real and valuable force in human behavior.

A demographic and ethnographic exploration of how the aging Japanese society is affecting the family.

Uses psychoanalysis to reconsider cultural studies with a focus on wholeness and integration.