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Providing a theoretically informed discussion of the specificities of sociology of consumption, Consumers and Consumption in Comparison focuses on three main approaches: Consumption and social inequality; Consumption and gender; and Consumption and social movements.

The first edition of this book received widespread praise for providing clear and accessible examples of problems with current practices, along with recommendations for improving practice. Those examples have been enhanced in the second edition of this text.

Recognising that these issues are addressed quite differently in the Global North, Suddhabrata Deb Roy connects flooding in northeastern India to the context of the broader politics surrounding climate change and climate justice in the Global South, making this book important and powerful reading for countering today's climate emergency.

This comprehensive collection presents a comprehensive exploration of contemporary challenges and innovative solutions in agriculture.

Reham ElMorally draws upon Sylvia Walby's Six Structures of Patriarchy, tailored for the Egyptian context, to dissect how this patriarchal construct has historically suppressed and exploited women.

This collected edition delves into diverse aspects of agricultural economics and food security across various regions.

This exhaustive collection presents an all-encompassing account of the current status of Islamic finance, accentuating its ethical, technological, and sustainable facets.

During the chaos and devastation of armed conflict, children and youth often emerge as powerful agents of change and resilience. The first of two volumes, this is a compelling exploration of their profound roles as active participants, often functioning as sites of resistance within the complex dynamics of warfare.

The chapters presented in the Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2023 cover extensive perspectives from around the world on topics such as trends and directions, conceptual and methodological developments, research-to-practice, regional developments, and diversification of the field.

Addressing a gap in the examination of market-centric and individual-focused aspects of care, this volume brings together interdisciplinary insights from across the social sciences to enrich the debate in the field of business and management around the treatment of care, compassion and capitalism.

Establishing a paradigm shift in the field of marketing, this thought-provoking scholarly work examines how customers, markets, and communities are groomed, socially conditioned, subliminally marketed to, and influenced by the use of AI technologies.

Interest in true crime as a form of popular entertainment has sky-rocketed in recent years. Gender, True Crime and Criminology challenges traditional definitions of the genre, expanding representations of victimhood and how we understand true crime audiences in gendered terms.

A timely challenge to the colonial and imperial legacy of psychiatry, From the Enlightenment to Black Lives Matter demonstrates how the politics of race and psychiatric diagnosis collide when diagnosing Black people and what this means for our current public health crisis.

Advances in Accounting Education is a refereed, academic research publication whose purpose is to help meet the needs of faculty members and administrators who are interested in ways to improve teaching, learning and curriculum development in the accounting area at the college and university level.

This volume answers questions such as what do researchers want to know more about? What is innovative and emerging that will change research in the future? What techniques are often overlooked that could open the door to new research questions or provide a more robust test of familiar questions?

Topics covered in this volume include, CEO characteristics and CSR, green finance and investment in emerging economies, behavioral finance, intellectual capital, MIS, and financial performance, capital structure during COVID-19, the online search volume index, working capital, stock return, and banks' risk taking, as well as social capital.

Featuring leading scholars who work in the general area of group processes, the volume includes papers that reflect a wide range of theoretical approaches and issues.

With findings based on rich survey data from 1,500 Americans and 1,500 Finns, this deeply insightful work challenges us to confront the issues and challenges that we need to consider before the next global health crisis emerges.

Challenging centuries-old systems and barriers as the only study on the contemporary dynamics of the class struggle within the context of this region, this text fights back against the homogenous tides of class and capitalism to envision a richly diverse continent with more to offer than ever.

This book contains an Open Access chapter. Discover the transformative power of 'coopetition' in the dynamic world of tourist organisations, where inclusive development takes centre stage. Drawing on the work of a range of global contributors, the editors examine how dyadic behaviour is transforming the tourism sector.

Revisiting the fundamentals of innovation by considering the strengths and weaknesses of Design Thinking and the Lean Startup, expert David C. Roach focuses on innovation management and emphasizes the importance of managing the front-end of innovation, where critical decisions are made and concepts are shaped.

Scholars around the world examine a range of Industry 4.0 factors and their impact on improving the sustainability of global supply chains in Impact of Industry 4.0 on Supply Chain Sustainability. The findings are useful for researchers and practitioners in a range of fields and roles looking to create strong logistic networks.

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online Examining the relationship between education and international sustainable development, this book explores how education can adapt, respond, and contribute to positive change in the face of crises.

Helping to address important and immediate contemporary societal needs and issues and achieve positive and sustainable outcomes, this book provides an inclusive, engaged, and systematic framework to develop, implement, and evaluate key programs.

Challenging readers to think about our moral compasses and the multifaceted impact of technology on our everyday lives, this collection is an insightful look into engineering ethics and the technology of tomorrow.

Calling for intentional, inclusive, and, above all, immediate action, this collection cuts through the dynamic education landscape to highlight its material contribution and actions needed to achieve 'Quality Education'.

The Metaverse Dilemma explores a balanced viewpoint of the metaverse from both a theoretical and practical mindset, examining the challenges and opportunities faced when adopting and implementing the metaverse in business and everyday scenarios.

Green Management brings together works by specialists from different disciplines and continents to reflect on the nexus between Green Management and its impact on businesses.