Publications
On 20 April 2010, a huge fl oating drilling rig, the Deepwater Horizon, had just completed
drilling an ultra-deep well in the Gulf of Mexico when it suffered a blowout. The
subsequent explosions and fi re led to th...
We should not only be asking how our kids with ADHD are failing society, but also how society is failing these kids. So writes Dr Brenton Prosser, author of this significant new book on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder....
The lines of debate surrounding ADHD have been well-established for decades. Concerns about the validity of ADHD and its numerous historical precursors have extensive empirical and theoretical support. On the other hand, we have...
This book sets out to assess the current situation of the organic agriculture/food sector, debunking a number of apparently common sense beliefs in the process, viz. that organic consumers are wealthy environmental and health ex...
Takes as its starting point the challenge of overcoming global poverty and inequality. It traces the origins of the idea of Development Studies and introduces the main methodologies and theories of development, and examines the...
Failure to Learn analyses the causes of a major explosion at the Texas City Oil Refinery on March 23, 2005. The explosion killed 15 workers and injured more than 170 others. Failure to Learn also analyses the similarities betwee...
Former Sociology PhD student and now School Visitor, Kate Brooks, has published a book based on her doctoral thesis. In this book Kate test the association asserted between levels of social capital and prosperity and resilience...
Lots of sociologists have contributed to our understanding of natural and industrial hazards. ANU Sociologist Prof Andrew Hopkins goes further, asking why disasters strike some organizations and not others, and what can be learn...
Kevin White’s text on the sociology of heath and illness is now in its second edition. eSocHealth says that “The overall arguments being made are thoroughly sociological, and the chapters provide great overviews...
Globally, there are increasing arguments both for the democratisation of education and for the use of education to promote a democratic society, based on equality, and social justice. It is argued that authentic and democratic s...
