Care for the elderly, disabled and mentally-ill within and by the community forms a vital part
of current social policy. Martin Bulmer argues that this policy is inadequately thought out and …

Ira Cohen interweaves a detailed study of Anthony Giddens' writings on structuration theory
with independent arguments and original concepts to provide a comprehensive analysis of …

Don Levine moves from the origins of systematic knowledge in ancient Greece to the
present day to present an account that is at once a history of the social science enterprise …

Social network research is widely considered atheoretical. In contrast, in this article I argue
that network analysis often mixes two distinct theoretical frameworks, creating a logically …

It is almost impossible now to imagine the prestigious position Charles Horton Cooley (1864-
1929) held within the founding generation of American sociologists. His seminal work on …

Until recently little of Simmel's work was available in translation and certain key texts were
unknown outside Germany. David Frisby, the eminent Simmel scholar, provides not only an …

This article provides some history of sociology by focusing on the origins of the Bogardus
Social Distance Scale. The scale was developed by Emory Bogardus in 1924 and is still …

Originally published in 1992, this book, written by one of the world's leading experts on
Simmel, provides a fascinating set of insights into a thinker who is fast becoming recognized …

Cuando una investigación se produce en consonancia con los fines y métodos reconocidos
de una ciencia ya existente encuentra por sí misma el lugar que le corresponde, sin …

Cuando la sociología americana inició su marcha triunfal por el mundo una vez finalizada la
Segunda Guerra Mundial, no hacía mu cho tiempo que ella misma había pasado su propio …