Sociology and Human Rights: A Bill of Rights for the Twenty-First Century

by Mark Frezzo and Judith R. Blau

Book Overview

Edited by renowned scholars, Judith Blau and Mark Frezzo, this groundbreaking anthology examines the implications that human rights have for the social sciences. The book provides readers with a wide-ranging collection of articles, each written by experts in their fields who argue for an expansion of fundamental human rights in the United States. To provide an international context, the Sociology and Human Rights covers the human rights treaties that have been incorporated into the constitutions of many countries throughout the world, including wealthy nations such as Spain and Sweden and impoverished countries such as Bolivia and Croatia.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412991382
• ISBN13: 9781412991384
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"