The issue of disability and the experiences of disabled people have been given scant
consideration in academic circles. Both the issue and the experience have been …

Decisions are influenced by a variety of fallacies and biases that we can learn how to avoid.
Critical thinking values, knowledge, and skills, therefore, are integral to evidence-based …

This groundbreaking book provides a comprehensive treatment of the political economy of
aging. From the founder and key thinker in the field comes a work that aims to contribute to …

The category disability is not fixed and absolute, but can be, and indeed has been, defined
in a variety of different ways throughout history, within particular societies and in any given …

Taking as its point of departure the medicalization thesis and its limitations, this paper
provides a critical discussion of certain more recent theoretical perspectives on life in …

This book describes the experience of physical disability through detailed interviews with
women of different ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds, and explores the impact …

A Sociology of Crime has an outstanding reputation for its distinctive and systematic
contribution to the criminological literature. Through detailed examples and analysis, it …

There is an emerging interest within social and policy studies in the potential connections
between linguistic practices and broader social processes. It is, however, difficult to find …

The growth of health promotion as a topic for discussion and a principle for practice is
widespread, and affects all groups of health professionals. The Healthy Cities project, like …