Contrary to optimistic visions of a free internet for all, the problem of the 'digital divide'–the
disparity between those with access to internet technology and those without–has persisted …

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

Why are things different on the other side of national borders and how can this be explained
sociologically? Using as its point of departure Dutch cycling culture, a paradigmatic example …

The view that America is fragmenting is popular among both pundits and academics and
may well be endemic to American culture. We review claims that between 1970 and 2005 …

Digital media are seen as important instruments of increasing participation and diversity in
arts and culture. To examine whether this view is justified, this article draws on two bodies of …

In this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social
class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on …

Family Theories: An Introduction by James M. White, Todd F. Martin, and new co-author Kari
Adamsons provides an incisive, thorough primer to current theories of the family that …

Identities and Social Change in Britain since 1940 examines how, between 1940 and 1970
British society was marked by the imprint of the academic social sciences in profound ways …

How do elites signal their superior social position via the consumption of culture? We
address this question by drawing on 120 years of “recreations” data (N= 71,393) contained …

The rapid growth of contemporary social network sites (SNSs) has coincided with an
increasing concern over personal privacy. College students and adolescents routinely …