Sex selection in favour of boys and mass emigration of young women have led to the so-called army of ‘forced bachelors’, men who remain single due to a demographic deficit of women. Most research to [...]
Nov 162012
Development and Globalization Studies
Nov 162012
This session invites papers on the sociology of development. Social forces often play a significant role in shaping not only economic development, but also human, social and political development. Works are invited that examine the [...]
Apr 292013
All scholars interested in the sociology of development are invited to the Development Sociology meeting. The meeting has two objectives. The first will be community building among scholars interested in the sociology of development. Second, [...]
Nov 162012
This is the session for any students of historical and contemporary imperialism and its connection to other social phenomena such as war, social class, migration, decolonization, genocide, law, religion, environment, globalization and other social development [...]
Nov 162012
Globalization is the result of the exchange of ideas, peoples, goods, capital, information and technologies, and the general compression of time and distances. Families respond in different ways to the challenges and opportunities offered by globalization. In [...]