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Animals and Science examines the debates, from the Renaissance to the present, surrounding issues of animal rights, consciousness, and self-awareness.

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One of the most original and influential thinkers of the twentieth century was Jean Gebser, whose varied writings on the philosophy of culture gave birth to postmodernist thought.

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An exciting introduction to consciousness research and its applications to our waking and sleeping moments.

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This text examines the work of Horkheimer, Adorno, Marcuse and Habermas to argue the relevance of critical theory to contemporary efforts to reconceptualise radical politics. It argues that these theorists anticipate and point to new models of emancipatory politics.

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This work examines Durkheim's concern with the sociology of morals and demonstrates the importance of this orientation of his social theory, which until now has been vastly underrated. In addition, it emphasizes the problematic relationship between sociology and philosophical ethics, which served as a motivating force in Durkheim's thought.

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This comprehensive resource explores the role of science and scientific discovery in the nature versus pathology debate surrounding homosexuality.

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A fascinating and wide-ranging look at the controversies surrounding the search for the origins of the human species.

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Stryjan's notable study outlines a new theoretical perspective on self-managed organizations, which is also of considerable interest to students of conventional organizations.

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While media studies have rightly focused on how films prompt men to gaze at women, this study shows that films simultaneously encourage men to see themselves as the object of controlling looks.

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An analysis of rapidly increasing societal complexity. The 18 contributors propose elements of a methodology based on sociocybernetic principles aimed at describing and explaining the growth of societal complexity, and the contribution of "autopoiesis".

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The essays illustrate that these rituals are rooted in tradition yet are rapidly changing: a contradiction of hyper-modern society.

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Far from being the bucolic paradise that is often imagined, the rural areas of this country are afflicted with chronic economic hardship, severe forms of alienation, and the lack of a foundation for community development or for the enhancement of economic, social, and educational opportunities for rural people.

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A historical review of the most important scientific controversies that have shaped our knowledge of dinosaurs since their discovery in the 1820s. It explores the social, philosophical and ideological forces that contributed to the various disputes and presents narratives of dinosaur discoveries.

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Wilke has called upon sociologists, observers as well as victims of the caste system, to describe by use of case studies and to analyze the plight of non-tenured faculty and their efforts to survive in an increasingly hostile environment.

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He shows that it is not possible to critique any theory using the assumptions of another theory, arguing that theories can be internally critiqued based on the relationship between their adequacy as theories and the framework they offer for making normative choices.

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Including time as a factor in sociological analysis is the only way to reintroduce the dynamic moment of social reality as a mental construct into an analytical process otherwise reified by the limits of quantitative methods.

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Clothing serves as a system of signs that helps to order social interaction by identifying and locating individuals and groups within society.

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A comprehensive historical review of the debates surrounding women's contributions and roles in science, with emphasis on women's access to education, training, and professional careers.