Rights: Sociological Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780415355223 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 292 str.

Lydia Morris

Opis

Suggests how different traditions of sociological thought can contribute to an understanding of the theory and practice of rights.

Spis treści

Introduction: Sociology and Rights - An Emergent Field  Part 1: Political Economy and Rights  1. Do We Need Rights: If So of What Sort?  2. Return of the Proletariat?: Pension Rights and Pension Finance in an Ageing Society  3. Developing an Economic Sociology of Care and Rights  Part 2: Status, Norms and Institutions  4. Social Rights, Trans-National Rights and Civic Stratification  5. ‘Women’s Rights are Human Rights’: Campaigns and Concepts  6. Human Rights, Anti-Racism and EU Advocacy Coalitions  Part 3: Meaning, Interpretation and Rights  7. Rights, Social Theory and Political Philosophy: A Framework for Case Study Research  8. Rights Work: Constructing Lesbian, Gay and Sexual Rights in Late Modern Times  9. The Sociology of Indigenous People’s Rights  Part 4: The Clash of Rights  10. Punishment, Rights and Justice  11. Mental Disorder and Human Rights  12. Free to Speak, Free to Hate?  Conclusion: A Foundation for Rights or Theories of Practice?

O autorze

Lydia Morris is a Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Essex. Her recent research interest has been in the politics of migration in the EU, looking at citizenship, rights and inequality. Her recent publications include Managing Migration: Civic Stratification and Migrants' Rights (2002); Social Divisions (1995); Dangerous Classes (1994) and The Workings of the Household (1990).