Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

中澤秀雄編　日本の社会学の重要テキスト
Nakazawa, Hideo (ed.), Key Texts for Japanese Sociology. (Sage Studies in International Sociology) 360 pp. 2025:1 (Sage, UK) <738-864>
ISBN 978-1-0362-0076-3 hard ¥21,285.- (税込) GB￡ 75.00 *

Though rich, diverse, unique and engaging, Japan's sociological outputs have been internationally underrepresented. In its thoughtful translation and curation of key Japanese sociological texts, this book redresses this imbalance and treads exciting new ground. Comprising 17 chapters spanning 7 decades, this text introduces you to fundamental themes, from classical studies in post-war Japan to contemporary sociological issues like migration politics, social mobility and gender-based violence. Key Texts for Japanese Sociology is an original, much-needed resource, empowering a foundational, confident understanding of the national, regional and local traditions of Japanese sociology from the latter half of the last century to today.

Hitchings, Russell / Latham, Alan, How to Study Social Life. 248 pp. 2025:1 (Sage, UK) <738-17>
ISBN 978-1-5297-6367-6 hard ¥25,542.- (税込) GB￡ 90.00 *
ISBN 978-1-5297-6366-9 paper ¥9,078.- (税込) GB￡ 31.99 *

Do you want to study what people do, the things they say, or what they think? This book offers a lively and questioning account of the essential elements of social research, from defining your research purpose to producing the right output for your audience. Fostering inquisitiveness and ingenuity and drawing on lots of examples and experiences, it will inspire you to think afresh about the various things you might do as a social researcher. It will also: Reveal the lived realities of research, sharing honest and illuminating stories along the way; Draw on plenty of past exercises with students to consider how different activities workDemystify the process so you can think for yourself about how to do effective projects. Original, engaging and candid, this book will help any undergraduate or postgraduate navigate the dynamic and challenging landscape of social research with confidence and creativity.

Creswell Baez, Johanna (ed.), Issues of Equity: Key Concepts. (Key Concepts in Qualitative Methods) 138 pp. 2025:4 (Routledge, UK) <738-13>
ISBN 978-1-032-90277-7 hard ¥41,151.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-90852-6 paper ¥11,348.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Issues of Equity provides practical and theoretical tools to advance equity in qualitative research, featuring chapters on community-based approaches, intersectionality, decolonizing methodologies, and more. It offers guidance for researchers, students, and practitioners to conduct ethically sound and transformative studies focused on diverse perspectives and social justice principles.This book covers a wide range of topics essential to equity in qualitative research. Key areas include community-based research, intersectionality, and culturally diverse populations, which highlight methods to engage and center marginalized voices. Concepts such as transformative-emancipatory praxis, critical reflexivity, and decolonizing methodologies offer innovative frameworks for analyzing power dynamics in research contexts. Approaches like trauma-informed interviewing, person-centered interviewing, and liberatory participatory action research provide strategies to build ethically sound relationships with research participants. The book's main findings emphasize the importance of integrating social justice principles in all phases of research, encouraging critical reflexivity, and understanding context-specific challenges to conducting equitable studies.Aimed at qualitative researchers, students, and practitioners, the book provides practical and theoretical tools to center equity in research design, implementation, and analysis.

Barstow, Clive / Briel, Holger (eds.), Connecting Ideas, Cultures, and Communities: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences (ISHSS, 2024), Macau, China, August 16th-18th, 2024. 528 pp. 2025:3 (Routledge, UK) <738-1027>
ISBN 978-1-032-96969-5 hard ¥43,989.- (税込) GB￡ 155.00

The proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences (ISHSS 2024), provide a rich repository of scholarly articles that explore the intricate links between ideas, cultures, and communities. This volume captures the essence of interdisciplinary research, offering fresh perspectives on the challenges and opportunities within the social sciences. Spanning a wide array of topics, from historical analysis to contemporary sociological studies, the proceedings delve into the main findings of the symposium. With a focus on regional development, political policies, and the impact of technology on education, these papers illustrate a commitment to advancing understanding and fostering global dialogue.Designed for academics, researchers, and professionals in the fields of humanities and social sciences, this publication is ideal for those seeking to expand their knowledge, engage with current research, and contribute to the ongoing discourse on the pressing issues of our time.

C.ボルフ他編　機械学習の社会学ハンドブック
Borch, Christian / Pardo-Guerra, Juan Pablo (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning. (Oxford Handbooks) 856 pp. 2025:4 (Oxford U. Pr., US) <738-1028>
ISBN 978-0-19-765360-9 hard ¥49,968.- (税込) US$ 226.00

Machine learning, renowned for its ability to detect patterns in large datasets, has seen a significant increase in applications and complexity since the early 2000s. The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning offers a state-of-the-art and forward-looking overview of the intersection between machine learning and sociology, exploring what sociology can gain from machine learning and how it can shed new light on the societal implications of this technology. Through its 39 chapters, an international group of sociologists address three key questions. First, what can sociologists yield from using machine learning as a methodological tool? This question is examined across various data types, including text, images, and sound, with insights into how machine learning and ethnography can be combined. Second, how is machine learning being used throughout society, and what are its consequences? The Handbook explores this question by examining the assumptions and infrastructures behind machine learning applications, as well as the biases they might perpetuate. Themes include art, cities, expertise, financial markets, gender, race, intersectionality, law enforcement, medicine, and the environment, covering contexts across the Global South and Global North. Third, what does machine learning mean for sociological theory and theorizing? Chapters examine this question through discussions on agency, culture, human-machine interaction, influence, meaning, power dynamics, prediction, and postcolonial perspectives. The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Machine Learning is an essential resource for academics and students interested in artificial intelligence, computational social science, and the role and implications of machine learning in society.

Duvoux, Nicolas, Class and Time-Based Subjective Inequality: Wealth Forecast. (Routledge Advances in Sociology) 128 pp. 2025:3 (Routledge, UK) <738-1030>
ISBN 978-1-032-73972-4 hard ¥41,151.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-91344-5 paper ¥11,348.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

Challenging the inference in social science that taking subjectivity into account somehow conflicts with approaches that emphasize the reality of the material conditions of existence, this book shows how subjective perceptions of one's future can help to capture class and inequality, considering the extent to which material conditions (such as wealth, income, and power) are revealed by subjective indicators. That is to say, to take the full measure of social inequality, "feels like" economic opportunities matter: subjectivity, when considered as temporal and closely linked with material conditions of existence, helps us apprehend social constraints.By presenting three empirical case studies that encompass both qualitative and quantitative methods, the author not only elaborates on arguments in Bourdieu's early and relatively unknown works but also demonstrates the importance of sense of security and insecurity as markers of class inequality.An original analysis of wealth that deepens and enriches the study of class inequality, Class and Time-Based Subjective Inequality highlights the relevance of a dynamic and absolute definition of subjective inequality for capturing marginalized positions. It will, therefore, appeal to scholars of sociology, economics, and politics with interests in social theory, contemporary inequalities, and social class.

J.H.ゴールドソープ著　社会学者の形成
Goldthorpe, John H., The Making of a Sociologist: Between Being and Knowing. 176 pp. 2025:4 (Routledge, UK) <738-1031>
ISBN 978-1-032-97491-0 hard ¥41,151.- (税込) GB￡ 145.00
ISBN 978-1-032-97490-3 paper ¥11,348.- (税込) GB￡ 39.99

This book offers a journey through the problems and the progress of the discipline of sociology in the UK and Europe throughout the second half of the twentieth century via an exploration of seven social settings from the life of a now eminent sociologist. It conceptualises the complex relation that exists between being and knowing, and between the personal knowledge that comes from lived experience and the essentially impersonal knowledge that any science seeks to pursue. The seven - very contrasting - settings are described in detail, together with reference to some of their leading personalities, such as David Glass, Karl Popper, Norbert Elias, Sebastian Sprott, Noel Annan, E. M. Forster, Goesta Rehn, Chelly Halsey, Fred Hirsch and Juergen Habermas. In each case, the author shows how his lived experience within these settings formed a substratum of his sociology and how he navigated the line between personal knowledge as a creative resource and personal knowledge as bias using methodological discipline. It will ultimately appeal to those with interests in sociology, philosophy of science, sociological histories, and biographical methods.