Product Description: An introduction to the new social science of debt. With contributions from leading scholars and a provocative collection of discussion topics and group activities, this innovative series provides an accessible and affordable entry point for strong sociological perspectives on topics of immediate social import and public relevance...read more

Product Description: An essential introduction to how sociologists think about and research crime and punishment. The second volume in this series tackles crime and punishment. As in the first volume, the chapters are organized into three main sections...read more

Product Description: Assembling the most provocative new thinking on politics and political processes. This first volume of The Society Pages series focuses on politics. Drawn largely from feature content, posts, and exchanges provoked by the elections of 2012, the chapters are organized into three main sections...read more

Product Description: 5.4 million Americans--1 in every 40 voting-age adults--are denied the right to participate in democratic elections because of a past or current felony conviction. In several American states, 1 in 4 black men cannot vote due to a felony conviction...read more