Rights : sociological perspectives /

Rights : sociological perspectives / edited by Lydia Morris. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2006. - x, 288 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-279) and index.

Do we need rights? If so, what sort? / Ted Benton -- Return of the proletariat? Pension rights and pension finance in an ageing society / Robin Blackburn -- Developing an economic sociology of care and rights / Miriam Glucksmann -- Social rights, trans-national rights and civic stratification / Lydia Morris -- Women's rights as human rights : campaigns and concepts / Diane Elson -- Human rights, anti-racism, and EU advocacy coalitions / Carlo Ruzza -- Rights, social theory, and political philosophy : a framework for case study research / Rob Stones -- Rights work : constructing lesbian, gay, and sexual rights in late modern times -- Ken Plummer -- The sociology of indigenous people's rights / Colin Samson and Damien Short -- Punishment, rights, and justice / Eamonn Carrabine -- Mental disorder and human rights / Joan Busfield -- Free to speak, free to hate? / Paul Igamslo.

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Human rights.
Political rights.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Law--Philosophy.

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