Web-based social networks have become popular as a medium for disseminating
information and connecting like-minded people. The public accessibility of such networks …

Many theories of trust emphasize that trust is most relevant to behavior in situations involving
a conflict of interests. However, it is not clear how trust relates to behavior across situations …

Why do some cities grow economically while others decline? Why do some show sustained
economic performance while others cycle up and down? In Keys to the City, Michael …

This introduction to the special issue considers past and current research on “Social Capital
and Entrepreneurship” to develop a schema and an associated research agenda. With the …

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER• A fascinating explanation for why white America has
become fractured and divided in education and class, from the acclaimed author of Human …

David de Vaus' classic text Surveys in Social Research provides clear advice on how to
plan, conduct and analyse social surveys. It emphasises the links between theory and …

Introduction Recent research on health inequalities moves beyond illustrating the
importance of psychosocial factors for health to a more in-depth study of the specific …

The systems of innovation approach is considered by many to be a useful analytical
approach for better understanding innovation processes as well as the production and …

This paper looks beyond the broad notion of social capital–which has been applied to a
number of different phenomena–in order to clarify (i) the range of different elements that are …

First published in 2004. Therapy Culture explores the powerful influence of therapeutic
imperative in Anglo-American societies. In recent decades virtually every sphere of life has …