Contains over 800 entries from the whole breadth of the disciplines. Distilled from the highly regarded Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, with entries completely revised and updated to provide succinct and up-to-date coverage of the fundamental topics. Global in scope, both in terms of topics and contributors.

A one-stop point of reference for the diverse and complex ways in which power has been used, this encyclopedia provides a reference for debates central to the issues of power in different contexts.

Reference source for anyone interested in the roots of contemporary social theory. The encyclopedia examines the global landscape of all the key theories and the theorists behind them, presenting them in the context needed to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

A major, interdisciplinary encyclopedia covering a very broad range of topics in the social and behavioral sciences. An ambitious undertaking, the International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences aims to provide a comprehensive account of knowledge in the dual fields of social and behavioral sciences, locating current knowledge in historical and theoretical context.

With more than 600 entries, these two volumes cover all of the major theories, approaches, and contemporary issues in social problems and also provide insight into how social conditions get defined as social problems, and the ways different people and organizations view and try to solve them.