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Book reviewed in this article: Young at Eighty: The Prolific Public Life of Michael Young Geoff Dench, Tony Flower and Kate Davron (eds), Psychosocial Disorders in Young People: Time Trends and their Causes Michael Rutter and David J. Smith, (eds), Gender and the Professional Predicament of Nursing Celia Davies, A National Health Service? The Restructuring of Health Care in Britain since 1979 John Mohan, Drugs and Narcotics in History R. Porter and M. Teich (eds), Invented Moralities: Sexual Values in an Age of Uncertainty Jeffrey Weeks, Childhood and Parenthood: Proceedings of the International Sociological Association Committee for Family Research Conference Julia Brannen and Margaret O'Brien, (eds). Changing Ethnic Identities Tariq Modood, Welcome to the Jungle: New Positions in Black Cultural Studies Kobena Mercer, The Urban Context: Ethnicity, Social Networks and Situational Analysis Alisdair Rogers and Steven Vertovec (eds), Acknowledging Consumption: A Review of New Studies Daniel Miller, (ed.), The Sociology of the Meal Roy C. Wood, Interrogating Inequality: Essays on Class Analysis, Socialism and Marxism Erik Olin Wright, Bataille: Writing the Sacred Carolyn Bailey-Gill, (ed.), The Birth of the Museum: History, Theory, Politics T. Bennett, Disney and his Worlds Alan Bryman, Mapping the Subject: Geographies of Cultural Transformation Steve Pile and Nigel Thrift, (eds), Border Approaches: Anthropological Perspectives on Frontiers H. Donnan and T.M. Wilson (eds).     

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Book reviewed in this article: Power, Modernity and Sociology: Selected Sociological Writings. Raymond Aron. Dominique Schnapper (ed.) Michel Foucault: Politics, Philosophy, Culture: Interviews and other Writings 1977–84, Lawrence D. Kritzman (ed.) Norbert Elias: Civilization and the Human Self-Image, Stephen Mennell Modernity and the Holocaust, Zygmunt Bauman Fin-de-Siecle Socialism, Martin Jay The Analysis of Ideology, Raymond Boudon Political Theory and the Modern State, David Held The State, John A. Hall and G. John Ikenberry Status, Bryan S. Turner Citizenship, J.M. Barbalet On Work: Historical, Comparative and Theoretical Approaches R.E. Pahl (ed.) The Transformation of Work? Skill, Flexibility and the Labour, Process S. Wood (ed.) New Technology and the Labour Process, David Knights and Hugh Willmott (eds) Employment in Britain D. GaHie (ed.) Victims of Crime: A New Deal?, M. Maguire and J. Pointing Growing Up Good: Policing the Behaviour of Girls in Europe M. Cain (ed.) The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe Rudolf M. Dekker and Lotte C. van de Pol AIDS: Cultural Analysis, Cultural Activism, Douglas Crimp (ed.) Looka Yonder The Imaginary America of Populist Culture Duncan Webster     

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Alexandratos, Nikos (ed.) World Agriculture: Towards 2010. An FAO Study Apffel-Marglin, Frédérique and Marglin, Stephen A. (eds) Decolonizing Knowledge: From Development to Dialogue Brown, Lester R. Tough Choices. Facing the Challenge of Food Scarcity Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-Up Call for a Small Planet Brown, Lester R., Renner, Michael and Flavin, Christopher Vital Signs 1997 Datt, Gaurav Bargaining Power, Wages and Employment: An Analysis of Agricultural Labour Markets in India Eyzaguirre, Pablo Agriculture and Environmental Research in Small Countries FAO The Sixth World Food Survey Garnaut, Ross, Shutian, Guo and Guonan, Ma (eds) The Third Revolution in the Chinese Countryside Georgiou, Stavros, Whittington, Dale, Pearce, David and Moran, Dominic Economic Values and the Environment in the Developing World Hermes, Niels and Lensink, Robert (eds) Financial Development and Economic Growth: Theories and Experiences from Developing Countries Howe, John Transport for the Poor or Poor Transport? Hulme, David and Edwards, Michael (eds) NGOs, States and Donors: Too Close for Comfort? International Food Policy Research Institute, A 2020 Vision for Food, Agriculture and the Environment Laothamatas, Anek (ed.) Democratization in Southeast and East Asia Ling, Zhu and Zhongyi, Jiang Public Works and Poverty Alleviation in Rural China MacPherson, Stewart and Cheng, Joseph Y.S. (eds) Economic and Social Development in South China Manzungu, Emmanuel and van der Zaag, Pieter (eds) The Practice of Smallholder Irrigation: Case Studies from Zimbabwe Mitchell, Donald O., Ingco, Merlinda D. and Duncan, Ronald C. The World Food Outlook Peebles, Gavin and Wilson, Peter The Singapore Economy Rapley, John Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World Roett, Riordan (ed.) The Mexican Peso Crisis: International Perspectives Schelhas, J. and Greenberg, Russell (eds) Forest Patches in Tropical Landscapes Schlyter, Ann (ed.) A Place to Live: Gender Research on Housing in Africa Sumberg, J. and Okali, C. Farmers’ Experiments: Creating Local Knowledge Worldwatch Institute The State of the World 1997 Young, E.M. World Hunger Yugandhar, B.N. (ed.) Land Reforms in India. Vol. 3: Andhra Pradesh — People’s Pressure and Administrative Innovations     

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Book reviewed in this article: Introduction to the Sociology of Developing Societies Hamza Alavi and Teodor Shanin (eds) Sub-Saharan Africa Chris Allen and Gavin Williams (eds) T.S. Kuhn and Social Science, Barry Barnes. Art Worlds Howard S. Becker Black Youth in Crisis Ernest Cashmore and Barry Troyna (eds) English Country Houses and Landed Estates Heather A. Clemenson In the Active Voice Mary Douglas The Civilized Body P. E. S. Freund Classes, Power and Conflict: Classical and Contemporary Debates Anthony Giddens and David Held (eds) Sport, Culture and Ideology J. Hargreaves (ed.) Social Mobility Anthony Heath Social Mobility: a Study of Social Control and Insatiability Earl Hopper Social Relations and Human Attributes P. Hirst and P. Woolley The Development of Underdevelopment in China: A Symposium Philip C. C. Huang (ed.) A Third World Proletariat? Peter Lloyd The Politics of the Second Electorate: Women and Public Participation J. Lovenduski and J. Hills (eds) Max Weber and Karl Marx Karl Löwith Old Mistresses: Women, Art and Ideology, Rozsika Parker and Griselda Pollock Work and Retirement Stanley Parker The Transition from School to Work Michael West and Peggy Newton (eds)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Method in Social Science: A Realist Approach Andrew Sayer The Perspective of Ethnomethodology Douglas Benson and John A. Hughes Soeiology, Ethnomethodology and Experience Mary F. Rogers The Social Dimension: European Developments in Social Psychology Henri Tajfel (ed.) Rethinking Cognitive Theory Jeff Coulter Beyond the State? Dominant Theories and Socialist Strategies Boris Frankel War, State and Society M. Shaw (ed.) Prisons and the Process of Justice Andrew Rutherford Regulating Society: Marginality and Social Control in Historical Perspeetive Ephraim H. Mizruchi Terrorism in Northern Ireland Alfred McClung Lee Classes in Contemporary Japan Rob Steven School Leavers and their Prospects: Youth and the Labour Market in the 1980s Kenneth Roberts Unfairly Structured Cities Blair Badcock Urban Social Research: Problems and Prospects (Sociological Review Monograph: 30) 169 Valdo Pons and Ray Francis (eds) Research in the Sociology of Work, Volume 2 I.H. Simpson and R.L. Simpson (eds) Work and Family: Changing Roles of Men and Women P. Voydanoff (ed.) Women and Education S. Acker, J. Megarry, S. Nisbet and E. Hoyle (eds) Talk: An Analysis of Speech and Non-Verbal Behaviour in Conversation Geoffrey Beattie British Social Attitudes. The 1984 Report R. Jowell and C. Airey (eds) The Age of the Dream Palace: Cinema and Society in Britain 1930-1939 Jeffrey Richards     

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Homo Academicus Pierre Bourdieu (translated by Peter Collier) Feminism as Critique Seyla Benhabib and Drucilla Cornell (eds). Erving Goffman: Exploring the Interaction Order Paul Drew and Anthony Wootton, (eds). On Durkheim’s Rules of Sociological Method Mike Gane The Shaking of the Foundations Ronald Fletcher Rethinking the Life Cycle Alan Bryman, Bill Bytheway, Patricia Allatt and Teresa Keil The World We Created at Hamilton High Gerald Grant From School to Unemployment: The Labour Market for Young People P. N. Junankar (ed.) Political Parties: Organization and Power Angelo Panebianco Intercorporate Relations: The Structural Analysis of Business Mark S. Mizruchi and Michael Schwartz (eds) A Divided Working Class: Ethnic Segmentation and Industrial Conflict in Australia Constance Lever-Tracy and Michael Ouinlan John Bull’s Island: Immigration and British Society, 1871-1971 Colin Holmes The Burden of Representation: Essays on Photographies and Histories John Tagg Black Culture, White Youth: the Reggae tradition from JA to UK Simon Jones Constructive Drinking: Perspectives on Drink from Anthropology M. Douglas (ed.) Quantity and Quality in Social Research Alan Bryman, Unwin Hyman Exploring Data: An Introduction to Data Analysis for Social Scientists Catherine Marsh     

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) increases insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in sedentary aging men but not masters’ athletes: an observational study

Introduction: The aim of this investigation was to examine the impact high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on serum insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in active compared with sedentary aging men.

Methods: 22 lifetime sedentary (SED; 62?±?2 years) and 17 masters’ athletes (LEX; 60?±?5 years) were recruited to the study. As HIIT requires preconditioning exercise in sedentary cohorts, the study required three assessment phases; enrollment (phase A), following preconditioning exercise (phase B), and post-HIIT (phase C). Serum IGF-I was determined by electrochemiluminescent immunoassay.

Results: IGF-I was higher in LEX compared to SED at baseline (p?=?0.007, Cohen’s d?=?0.91), and phase B (p?=?0.083, Cohen’s d?=?0.59), with only a small difference at C (p?=?0.291, Cohen’s d?=?0.35). SED experienced a small increase in IGF-I following preconditioning from 13.1?±?4.7 to 14.2?±?6.0?μg·dl^?1 (p?=?0.376, Cohen’s d?=?0.22), followed by a larger increase post-HIIT (16.9?±?4.4?μg·dl^?1), which was significantly elevated compared with baseline (p?=?0.002, Cohen’s d?=?0.85), and post-preconditioning (p?=?0.005, Cohen’s d?=?0.51). LEX experienced a trivial changes in IGF-I from A to B (18.2?±?6.4 to 17.2?±?3.7?μg·dl^?1 [p?=?0.538, Cohen’s d?=?0.19]), and a small change post-HIIT (18.4?±?4.1?μg·dl^?1 [p?=?0.283, Cohen’s d?=?0.31]). Small increases were observed in fat-free mass in both groups following HIIT (p?d?=?0.32–0.45).

Conclusions: In conclusion, HIIT with preconditioning exercise abrogates the age associated difference in IGF-I between SED and LEX, and induces small improvements in fat-free mass in both SED and LEX.     

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Books reviewed: Alison Van Rooy (ed.), Civil Society and the Aid Industry Nelson Kasfir (ed.), Civil Society and Democracy in Africa: A Critical Perspective Lennart Wohlgemuth, Jerker Carlsson, and Henock Kifle (eds.), Institution Building and Leadership in Africa John H. Dunning (ed.), Globalization, Trade and Foreign Direct Investment László Halpern and Charles Wyplosz (eds.), Hungary: Towards a Market Economy Dieter Weiss and Ulrich Wurzel, The Economics and Politics of Transition to an Open Market Economy: Egypt Howard White (ed.), Aid and Macroeconomic Performance: Theory, Empirical Evidence and Four Country Cases Judith Randel, Tony German, and Deborah Ewing (eds.), The Reality of Aid 1998-1999: An Independent Review of Poverty Reduction and Development Assistance Shekhar Mehta, Sudipto Mundle, and U. Sankar, Controlling Pollution: Incentives and Regulations Gang Tian, Shanghai’s Role in the Economic Development of China, Reform of Foreign Trade and Investment The East Asian Institute, Money and Finance in Hong Kong: Retrospect and Prospect The East Asian Institute, China’s Economy and the Asian Financial Crisis Roderick MacFarquhar, The Origins of the Cultural Revolution: 3. The Coming of the Cataclysm, 1961-1966 Eva Cheung Robinson, Greening at the Grassroots: Alternative Forestry Strategies in India Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja, From Zaire to the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Retrospect and Prospect     

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Books reviewed in this article: Essays on the History of British Sociological Research, M. Bulmer (ed.) Three Sociological Traditions, Randall Collins Macro Sociological Theory: Perspectives on Sociological Theory Vol. I, H.J. Helle and S.N. Eisenstadt (eds) Micro Sociological theory: Perspectives on Sociological Theory Vol. II, H.J. Helle and S.N. Eisenstadt (eds) Powers and Liberties: The Causes and Consequences of the Rise of the West, John A. Hall Talcott Parsons and the Capitalist Nation-State, William Buxton G.H. Mead. A Contemporary Re-Examination of his Thought, Hans Joas Language, Structure and Reproduction. An Introduction to the Sociology of Basil Bernstein, Paul Atkinson Measuring Culture: A Paradigm for the Analysis of Social Organisation, Jonathan L. Gross and Steve Rayner Food in the Social Order, Mary Douglas (ed.) Classes, Erik Olin Wright Annals of the Labouring Poor, K.D.M. Snell Beyond Employment: Household, Gender and Subsistence, Nanneke Redclift and Enzo Mingione (eds.) Women's Working Lives: Patterns and Strategies, Susan Yeandle On Women, Sexuality and Love, Georg Simmel, translated and with an introduction by Guy Oakes A Woman's Place, An Oral History of Working-Class Women 1890–1940, Elizabeth Roberts The Autobiography of the Working Class: An Annotated, Critical Bibliography. Volume 1: 1790–1900, John Burnett, David Vincent and David Mayall (eds) The Sociology of Law, Roman Tomasic Legal Systems and Social Systems, Adam Podgorecki, Christopher J. Whelan and Dinesh Khosla The Politics of the Police, Robert Reiner European Immigration Policy: A Comparative Study, Tomas Hammar (ed.) The Elementary Forms of the New Religious Life, Roy Wallis The Need for Religious Certainty: A Sociological Study of Conventional Religion, Robert Towler No Pope of Rome: Militant Protestantism in Modern Scotland, Steve Bruce American Journal of Islamic Studies, Volume 1, No 1, 1984, S.S. Nyang (ed.) The Armenian Quarter of Jerusalem, V. Azarya Islamic Sociology, I. Ba-Yunus and F. Ahmad Categories of Medieval Culture, A. J. Gurevich (translated by G.L. Campbell) Science for Social Scientists, John Law and Peter Lodge The Intellectual and Social Organization of the Sciences, Richard Whitley Framing Science: The Making of a BBC Documentary, Roger Silverstone     

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Book reviewed in this article: PAUL ANISEF and MICHAEL LANPHIER (eds.), The World in a City. REGINALD BYRON (ed.), Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland. ROBERT CASTEL, l'insécurité sociale. Qu'est‐ce qu'être protégé? HELEN GREMILLION, Feeding Anorexia: Gender and Power at a Treatment Center. YVONNE M. HÉBERT (ed.), Citizenship in Transformation in Canada. STEVE HEWITT, Spying 101: The RCMP's Secret Activities at Canadian Universities, 1917–1997. WINSTON JACKSON, Methods: Doing Social Research. KARIM H. KARIM, Islamic Peril: Media and Global Violence. BERT KLANDERMANS and SUZANNE STAGGENBORG (eds.), Methods of Social Movement Research. MURRAY KNUTTILA, Introducing Sociology: A Critical Perspective. JULIA KRISTEVA and SYLVERE LOTRINGER (eds.), Revolt, She Said. JANE LEWIS, Should We Worry about Family Change? JEANNETTE MARIE MAGEO (ed.), Dreaming and the Self: New Perspectives on Subjectivity, Identity, and Emotion. ROD MICHALKO, The Difference That Disability Makes. OBIORA CHINEDU OKAFOR and OBIJIOFOR AGINAM (eds.), Humanizing Our Global Order: Essays in Honour of Ivan Head. CHARLES RAGIN, Fuzzy‐Set Social Science. ANA Y. RAMOS‐ZAYAS, National Performances: The Politics of Class, Race, and Space in Puerto Rican Chicago. RICHARD SANDELL (ed.), Museums, Society, Inequality. AYSAN SEVER, Fleeing the House of Horrors: Women Who Have Left Abusive Partners. HEATHER STRANG and JOHN BRAITHWAITE (eds.), Restorative Justice and Family Violence. TANYA TITCHKOSKY, Disability, Self, and Society.     

Association between testosterone levels and the metabolic syndrome in adult men

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between testosterone levels and the metabolic syndrome (MS) in men older than 45 years.

Methods: Six hundred and sixty men (45–70 years) selected from 2906 participants of a population screening for prostate cancer were included in this study. Testosterone and the components of MS were assessed in all men. MS was diagnosed according to NCEP-ATP III criteria. Triglycerides (TG)/HDL-cholesterol (chol) index was calculated.

Results: The presence of MS was inversely associated with testosterone (χ², p?<?0.001), independently of age (OR 0.802, CI 95%: 0.724–0.887, p?<?0.0001). Hypertension was the most frequent abnormality observed followed by elevated TG and waist circumference (WC). Testosterone correlated positively with HDL-chol (r: 0.14, p?<?0.0001) and negatively with body mass index (BMI)(r: ?0.29, p?<?0.0001), WC (r: ?0.26, p?<?0.0001), TG (r: ?0.20, p?<?0.0001), TG/HDL-chol (r: ?0.20, p?<?0.0001), glucose (r: ?0.11, p?=?0.005) and MS score (r: ?0.23, p?<?0.0001).

Conclusions: Our results show that in men older than 45 years, as long as testosterone levels decline, the prevalence of MS increases, independently of age. The correlations found between testosterone and four of the five components of MS, as well as with BMI and TG/HDL-chol ratio, a surrogate marker of insulin resistance, suggest considering male hypogonadism as a determinant of developmental abnormalities typical of MS.     

A community of singers: employing exploratory cluster analysis to reveal profiles of psychosocial characteristics among members of a street choir for homeless and formerly homeless individuals

This exploratory study employed cluster analysis to identify profiles of resilience, social support, stress, and mental health among members of a homeless and formerly homeless street choir; we examined the association between choir attendance and cluster membership, and the interaction of cluster membership and race. Respondents (N?=?111, 66% African American, 84% homeless) had participated in the choir for an average of 12 months (SD?=?12.02). We stratified the analysis according to homelessness status. Among those housed, k-means cluster analysis revealed two profiles: (1) relatively resourced but lower resilience, and (2) high resilience. Three profiles emerged among the homeless: (1) psychologically vulnerable, high stress and mental health concerns; (2) relatively resourced, showing average levels of mental health concerns and social support, minimally elevated stress, and higher resilience; and (3) low resilience. Examining the interaction, non-African American, housed participants in the high resilience cluster reported the most frequent choir attendance (M?=?4.00, SD?=?0.00); among the homeless, non-African Americans in the psychologically vulnerable cluster reported the most frequent attendance (M?=?3.88, SD?=?1.25). Results support the need for programs that address higher order needs concurrently with housing; they also highlight the ongoing need to provide particular outreach to minority populations.     

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Handbook of Sociology Neil J. Smelser (ed.) Culture and Agency: the place of culture in social theory Margaret S. Archer Trust: Making and Breaking Cooperative Relations Diego Gambetta (ed.) Global Restructuring and Territorial Development Jeffrey Henderson and Manuel Castells (eds) Capitalism and Unfree Labour: Anomaly or Necessity? R. Miles Multi-Racist Britain P. Cohen and H.S. Bains, (eds) The Free Economy and the Strong State: the Politics of Thatcherism Andrew Gamble The New Right: Politics. Markets and Citizenship Desmond King The Politics of Local Government Gerry Stoker J. Baudrillard. Selected Writings edited and introduced by Mark Poster Science, Technology and Social Change Steven Yearley The Culture of Capital: Art, Power and The Nineteenth-Century Middle Class Janet Wolff and John Seed (eds) Microdrcuits of Capital: ‘Sunrise’ Industry and Uneven Development Kevin Morgan and Andrew Sayer The Economics of Television: The UK Case Richard Collins, Nicholas Garnham, Gareth Locksley Teenagers and Teenpics: The Juvenilization of American Movies in the 1950s Thomas Doherty The Abolitionists: The Family and Marriage Under Attack Ronald Fletcher Problems of Childhood and Adolescence Michael Kerfoot and Alan Butler Within School Walls: the Role of Discipline, Sexuality and the Curriculum Ann Marie Wolpe Education, Training and the New Vocationalism Andrew Pollard, June Purvis and Geoffrey Walford (eds) The Sociology of Old Age Graham Fennell, Chris Phillipson and Helen Evers Joining Forces: Police Training, Socialization and Occupational Competence Nigel G, Fielding The Regulation of Madness: The Origins of Incarceration in France Robert Castel ‘Am I that Name?’: Feminism and the Category of ‘Women’ in Denise Riley Nonsexist Research Methods: a Practical Guide Margrit Eichler, Allen and Unwin Doing Research in Organisations Alan Bryman (ed.)     

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Book reviewed in this article: Rural Labor: Kassab , Cathy . Income and Inequality: The Role of the Service Sector in the Changing Distribution of Income. Rural Labor: Singelmann , Joachim, and Forrest A. Deseran (eds.). Rural Labor: Linder , Marc . Migrant Workers and Minimum Wages: Regulating the Exploitation of Agricultural Labor in the United States. Rural Development: Lyson , Thomas, and William W. Falk (eds.). Forgotten Places: Uneven Development in Rural America. Rural Development: Brown , David L., Donald R. Field, and James J. Zuiches (eds.). Rural Development: Bodenstedt , A. Andreas , Stephan Merl, and Vladimir A. Nutrikhin (eds.). Rural Development: Bowler , I. R., C. R. Bryant, and M. D. Nellis (eds.). Contemporary Rural Systems in Transition: Volume 2. Economy and Society. Agriculture and Development: Bartra , Roger . Agrarian Structure and Political Power in Mexico Agriculture and Development: Park , Thomas K. (ed.). Risk and Tenure in Arid Lands: The Political Ecology of Development in the Senegal River Basin. Community: Lockyer Allan . Clamdiggers and Downeast Country Stores. Community: Gray , Ian . Politics in Place: Social Power Relations in an Australian Country Town. Community: Rapport , Nigel . Diverse World-Views in an English Village.     

The effective tool for self-assessment of adherence to treatment in patients with benign prostatic obstruction and overactive bladder symptoms

Purpose: Study of validity of the Medication Adherence Self-Report Inventory (MASRI) for use in clinical practice to treat patients with benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) accompanied with overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms.

Methods: During 12 weeks of the randomized study, 452 patients with BPO and OAB symptoms (mean age of 61.3 (12.7)) were studied for adherence to the treatment with Tamsulosin, Solifenacin and Trospium using the MASRI. External monitoring instruments included the Brief Medication Questionnaire (BMQ) and the visual remaining pill count. The state of the prostate gland and the lower urinary tract was monitored using questionnaires I-PSS, OAB Awareness Tool, uroflowmetry and voiding diaries.

Result: Correlation between the percentage of men non-adherent to treatment (MASRI) and the percentage of patients having a belief barrier on the screen of the BMQ was r?=?0.89, p?≤0.05, r?=?0.92, p?≤0.01, r?=?0.85, p?≤0.05, a number of missed doses on the Regimen Screen of the BMQ was r?=?0.79; p?≤0.05; r?=?0.81; p?≤0.05; r?=?0.75, p?≤0.05, a number of non-adherent patients according to the BMQ was r?=?0.83 (p?≤0.05), r?=?0.88 (p?≤0.05), r?=?0.79, p?≤0.05, the results of the pill count were r?=?0.65–0.76; p?≤0.05-0.01. These data confirm high validity of the MASRI.

Conclusion: The MASRI is a valid tool for rapid assessment of adherence to treatment of patients with BPO and OAB receiving Tamsulosin and antimuscarinic drugs and may be recommended for use in clinical practice.     

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Book reviewed in this articles: Sociology: The State of the Art Tom Bottomore, Stefan Nowak and Magdalena Sokolowska (eds) A Treatise on Social Theory, Volume 1: The Methodology of Theory W.G. Runciman Contemporary Political Philosophy: Radical Studies Keith Graham (ed.) Capital and Politics Roger King (ed.) Supremaey and Subordination of Labour: The Hierarehy of Work in the Early Labour Movement Mike Holbrook-Jones The Development of the Labour Process in Capitalist Societies: A Comparative Study of the Transformation of Work Organisation in Britain, Japan and the USA Craig R. Littler Blue-Collar Workers and Politics: A French Paradox Richard A. DeAngelis Contemporary French Political Parties David S. Bell (ed.) The Family and Industrial Society C.C. Harris White-Collar Work K. Prandy, A. Stewart and R.M. Blackburn Industrial Relations in Britain G.S. Bain (ed.) Women in Control: Dilemmas of a Workers Co-operative Judy Wajeman An Economic History of Women in America Julie A. Matthaei Racial and Ethnic Competition Michael Banton Labour and Raeism Annie Phizacklea and Robert Miles Racism and Migrant Labour Robert Miles Contemporary Education Policy John Ahier and Michael Flude (eds) Solidarity: The Analysis of a Social Movement: Poland 1980–1981 Alain Touraine, François Dubet, Michel Wievorka, Jan Strzelcki The Rites of Rulers Christel Lane Political Anatomy of the Body: Medical Knowledge in Britain in the Twentieth Century David Armstrong Class, Sports, and Social Development Richard Gruneau Orality and Literacy: The Technologizing of the Word Walter J. Ong From Author to Reader Peter H. Mann     

Acyclic sets of linear orders: A progress report

Let f(n) be the maximum cardinality of an acyclic set of linear orders on {1, 2, … , n}. It is known that f(3)=4, f(4)=9, f(5)=20, and that all maximum-cardinality acyclic sets for n≤ 5 are constructed by an “alternating scheme”. We outline a proof that this scheme is optimal for n=6, where f (6)=45. It is known for large n that f (n) >(2.17)ⁿ and that no maximum-cardinality acyclic set conforms to the alternating scheme. Ran Raz recently proved that f (n)<c ⁿ for some c>0 and all n. We conjecture that f (n + m)≤f (n + 1) f (m + 1) for n , m≥ 1, which would imply f (n)<(2.591)^{n − 2} for all large n. Received: 12 April 2000/Accepted: 4 December 2000     

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Book reviewed in this article: Environmental Sociology: Ewert , Alan , Deborah J. Chavez, and Arthur Magill (eds.). Culture, Conflict, and Communication in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Environmental Sociology: Baldwin , A. Dwight Jr ., Judith du Luce, and Carl Pletsch (eds.). Beyond Preservation: Restoring and Inventing Landscapes. Environmental Sociology: Duston , Thomas E. Recycling Solid Waste: The First Choice for Private and Public Sector Management. Environmental Sociology: O'Neill , John Francis . Ecology, Policy and Politics. Environmental Sociology: Bryant , Bunyan, and Paul Mohai (eds.). Race and the Incidence of Environmental Hazards: A Time for Discourse. Environmental Sociology: Peluso , Nancy Lee . Rich Forests, Poor People: Resource Control and Resistance in Java. Environmental Sociology: Ruttan , Vernon W. (ed.). Agriculture, Environment, and Health: Sustainable Development in the 21st Century. Rural Development: Cernea , Michael M. (ed.). Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development. Rural Development: Don Van Atta , (ed). The Farmer Threat: The Political Economy of Agrarian Reform in Post-Soviet Russia. Rural Development: El -Ghonemy , M. Riad . Land, Food and Rural Development in North Africa. Rural Development: Curran , James, and David Storey (eds.). Small Firms in Urban and Rural Locations. Rural Development: Melko , Matthew , Thomas E. Koebernick, and David Michael Orenstein . Millfield on Saturday: Searching for Community in a Metropolitan Village. Theory: Bailey , Kenneth D. Sociology and the New Systems Theory: Toward a Theoretical Synthesis.     

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Book reviewed in this article: The Research Relationship G. Clare Wenger, (ed.) Classic Disputes in Sociology R. J. Anderson, J. A. Hughes and W. W. Sharrock (eds) Social Theory Today Anthony Giddens and Jonathan Turner (eds) Sociology and Social Welfare Michael Sullivan, Allen and Unwin Comparative Anthropology Ladislav Holy, (ed.) Essays on Individualism: Modern Ideology in Anthropological Perspective Louis Dumont The Imaginary Institution of Society Cornelius Castoriadis, trans. Property Andrew Reeve, Macmillan, Basingstoke Myths of the Chicago School of Sociology Lee Harvey Towards A Critique of Foucault Mike Gane (ed.) Family Life in Western Societies J. E. Goldthorpe Reproducing Families: The Political Economy of English Population History David Levine Family Fortunes: Men and Women of the English Middle Class 1780–1850 Leonore Davidoff and Catherine Hall Love in America: Gender and Self Development Francesca M. Cancian Neighbours: The Work of Philip Abrams Martin Bulmer (ed.) Ritualised Friendship and the Greek City Gabriel Herman Medical Power and Social Knowledge Bryan S. Turner Social Hygiene in Twentieth Century Britain Greta Jones, Croom Helm From Farming to Biotechnology. A Theory of Agro-Industrial Development David Goodman, Bernardo Sorj and John Wilkinson Workplace Industrial Relations and Technical Change W. W. Daniel Managing the Factory P. K. Edwards The Politics of the UCS Work-in John Foster and Charles Woolfson Redundancy and Recession in South Wales C. C. Harris Recession, Crime and Punishment Steven Box Crisis and Transition: Polish Society in the 1980s Jadwiga Koralewicz, Ireneusz Bialecki and Margaret Watson (eds) The Roots of Football Hooliganism Eric Dunning, Patrick Murphy and John Williams, Routledge and Kegan Paul Music and Society; The Politics of Composition, Performance and Reception R. Leppert and S. McClary (eds)     

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Books reviewed in this article: The Social Science Encyclopedia Adam Kuper and Jessica Kuper (eds), Routledge & Kegan Paul The Principle of Hope Ernst Bloch, 3 volumes, translated by Neville Plaice, Stephen Plaice and Paul Knight Fragments of Modernity David Frisby Habermas and the Foundations of Critical Theory Rick Roderick, Macmillan Subordination: Feminism and Social Theory C. Burton, Allen and Unwin Marxism and International Relations Vendulka Kubálková and Albert Cruickshank Powers of Theory: Capitalism, the State, and Democracy Robert R. Alford and Roger Fdedland The Ideology of the New Right Ruth Levitas (ed.) Ideology David McLellan Explanation in Social History Christopher Lloyd, Basil Blackwell Writing Marxist History, British Society, Economy and Culture Since 1700 R.S. Neale Capitalism and Leisure Theory Chris Rojek, Tavistock The Devil Makes Work: Leisure in Capitalist Britain John Clarke and Chas All Manners of Food, Eating and Taste in England and France from the Middle Ages to the Present Stephen Mennell, Basil Blackweil Social Mobility in the 19th and 20th Centuries Networks of Corporate Power: A Comparative Analysis of Ten Countries Frans N. Stokman, Rolf Ziegler and John Scott (eds) The Power Structure of American Business Beth Mintz and Michael Schwartz Just Managing: Authority and Democracy in Industry Peter Cressey, John Eldridge and John McInnes Men In Families Robert A. Lewis and Robert E. Salt (eds) Private Schools and Public Issues. The Parents’View Irene Fox Life in public Schools Geoffrey Walford Growing Up at the Margins: Young Adults in the North East Frank Coffield, Coral Borrill and Sarah Marshall The Dynamics of Aggression in Women's Prisons in England Alexandra Madaraka-Sheppard War and Peace News New Communications Technologies and the Public Interest Marjorie Ferguson (ed.) Computers and Qualitative Data Peter Conrad and Shulamit Reinharz (eds)