International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 27 Issue 1/2

The importance of management style in labour retention

Ian M. Taplin, Jonathan Winterton

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role that management style plays in retaining workers in a high labour turnover industry.

Managing social relations: the dimension of intellectual labour

Raewyn Connell

The purpose of this research is to show that the management of social relations involves specific forms of intellectual labour. An Australian study explores this through…

Exploring the social capital grid: bonding, bridging, qualitative, quantitative

Roger V. Patulny, Gunnar Lind Haase Svendsen

The purpose of this paper is to show that numerous studies have advanced social capital research over the past decade. Most studies have accepted the theoretical distinction…

Spatial peripheries, social peripheries: reflections on the “suburbs” of Paris

Solange Montagné Villette, Irene Hardill

The purpose of this paper is to seek to conribute to debates on disadvantage and social exclusion by examining the evolution of the concept of “periphery”, with specific reference…

Understanding risk and old age in western society

Jason Powell, Azrini Wahidin, Jens Zinn

The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of “risk” in relation to old age. Ideas are explored linked with what has been termed as the “risk society” and the extent to…

Could CAFTA be the latest conduit for outsourcing pollution?

Breena E. Coates

The purpose of this paper is to use the experience of pollution in the Imperial and Baja California Valleys under NAFTA, as a cautionary model to provide recommendations for…

Emerald at 40

Rebecca Marsh