The historical debate on the relative influences of genes (ie nature) and environment (ie
nurture) on human behaviour has been characterised by extreme positions leading to …

OBJECTIVES: Doping use is seldom an accident–it is a deliberate action often requiring
considerable commitment. Attitudes are known to influence this type of action and hence …

Causation is everywhere in the world: it features in every science and technology. But how
much do we truly understand it? Do we know what it means to say that one thing is a cause …

Richard Schechner is a pioneer of Performance Studies. A scholar, theatre director, editor,
and playwright he is University Professor of Performance Studies at the Tisch School of the …

This book is intended to be a theoretical contribution to the sociology of the body and the
rapidly expanding field of 'body studies'. In what follows I examine the changing status of the …

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In 2050, it is predicted that 4.7 bn or nearly 50% of the world's population will take an
international holiday. But can humankind meet that forecast given the issues of ageing …

Ellis Cashmore's unique, multidisciplinary introduction to sport studies is completely revised,
updated and enhanced to reflect the changing character of contemporary sport. Among the …

Body modification and transformation have exerted a growing fascination in contemporary
consumer culture. This is partly because science and technology continue to weaken the …

In Animals as Biotechnology sociologist Richard Twine places the question of human/animal
relations at the heart of sustainability and climate change debates. The book is shaped by …