Securitization theory seeks to explain the politics through which (1) the security character of
public problems is established,(2) the social commitments resulting from the collective …

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 …

What is the role and value of criminology in a democratic society? How do, and how should,
its practitioners engage with politics and public policy? How can criminology find a voice in …

One of the most important and controversial contributions to a vibrant body of new security
theories since the 1990s has been the idea of securitization. However, rather than providing …

The Social Science Encyclopedia, first published in 1985 to acclaim from social scientists,
librarians and students, was thoroughly revised in 1996, when reviewers began to describe …

Since the late nineteenth century, the sounds of technology have been the subject of
complaints, regulation, and legislation. By the early 1900s, antinoise leagues in Western …

The aim of this empirical investigation is to analyse the social movements brought about by
autism‐related issues. It is suggested that both the autism‐category changes in the late …

The dominant cultural script is that the Baby Boomers have'had it all', thereby depriving
younger generations of the opportunity to create a life for themselves. Bristow provides a …

Antisocial behaviour is becoming a universally accepted problem and one that dominates
the political and popular imagination. By providing a new criminological framework for …

Despite its wide usage, the concept of the" crime wave" has rarely been given explicit and
detailed attention by criminologists. It is important that we understand where they come from …