International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 14 Issue 9

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN SPAIN

José Luis Alvaro, Colin Fraser

Unemployment has been a major economic, political and social problem in many countries over the past two decades, as it was also in the inter‐war years. One of the strengths of…

SEXUAL BIAS AND THE LAW: THE CASE OF PRE‐INDUSTRIAL SCOTLAND

Hugh V. McLachlan, J.K. Swales

There is commonly said to be a sexual bias within the legal system. As Anderson (1976, p.350) points out: “The notion of a justice system whose agents typically exhibit a…

THE “BIG BROTHER” FUNCTION OF BLOCK WATCH

Uri Yanay

This article deals with a social phenomenon in which individuals organise locally to promote their personal safety.

Confronting the Postmodern Bull

Alrick Cambridge

This book examines the way in which depictions of post‐modernity, urban social theory and theories of racism interrelate in their comprehension of the cities of late‐capitalist…