Chaos and complexity are the new buzz words in both science and contemporary society.
The ideas they represent have enormous implications for the way we understand and …

This book explores developments in social theory, social experience and social policy in
relation to Social Exclusion. It examines the origins of the term and implications of the …

It is fifty years since the first edition of this book was published. There have been many
changes in the style and content of planning in the UK since then and this is reflected in the …

The paper has several objectives. These are: to analyses the meaning of homelessness in
the light of recent contributions on the meaning of home; to criticize some current …

The long-awaited second edition of this highly successful text on urban sociology retains the
distinctive character and focus of the original, while taking fully into account recent …

First published in 1994. The sociology of community is currently undergoing something of a
revival, and this book has been written with the aim of contributing to this process in a …

How do young people get by in hard times and hard places? Have they become a'lost
generation'disconnected from society's mainstream? Do popular ideas about social …

This book offers the first in-depth investigation into the relationship between today's criminal
identities and consumer culture. Using unique data taken from criminals locked in areas of …

'Community'continues to be a persistent theme in political, philosophical and policy debates.
The idea of community poses fundamental questions about social inclusion and exclusion …

I began this book because I wanted to write a text that reflected my own practice both as a
social researcher and as someone who most years teaches two MA modules entitled …