... and constructing any canon in sociological theory. This paper argues that the elitism of American sociology and the forms of inequality it engenders are sustained by the construction of a canon itself. Higher education Social theory In the American sociological tradition, sociological theory...

... can be understood and reviews an emerging area of management scholarship. The origins and nature of informality are discussed with the aid of two different theoretical tools: “workplace sociology” (WS) and “mixed embeddedness” (ME). Mixed embeddedness Social theory Firm Informal Workers...

.... European and United Nations data are used to make international comparisons. © MCB UP Limited 1987 Crime Social control Social theory Social values PUBLIC DEMAND FOR PUNISHMENT by Leslie T. Wilkins (Emeritus Professor State University of New York) and Ken Pease (Department of Economics...