Sociological Imagination: Horizons of Contemporary Society (Fanizza Fiammetta)(Paperback)

Sociological Imagination: Horizons of Contemporary Society (Fanizza Fiammetta)(Paperback)

Caporalato: An Authentic Agromafia (Fanizza Fiammetta)(Paperback)

The essay investigates the effects produced by criminal networks involved in the production and harvest of agricultural products. Focused on the analysis of caporalato, it explores the enslavement of immigrant agricultural labourers and territorial segregation practices. Moreover, it deals with the

Sexualities and Society: An Introduction (Todd Megan)(Paperback)

Sexualities and Society adopts a fresh, sociological perspective to explore the development of sexualities across both public and private spheres, giving thoughtful consideration to heterosexualities, cis, bi and trans identities. Divided into three parts, the book starts with an exploration into

Contemporary Sociological Theory (Loyal Steven)(Paperback)

Introducing readers to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory - from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - this accessible textbook firmly locates key ideas in social, political and historical

Culture and Art: Selected Writings, Volume 1 (Bauman Zygmunt)(Paperback)

The sociological imagination and the artistic imagination have been historically intertwined, at once reciprocal and conflicting, complementary and tensional. This connection is nowhere more apparent than in the work of Zygmunt Bauman. His conception and practice of sociology were always infused

New Media and Society (Rohlinger Deana a.)(Paperback)

A sociological approach to understanding new media's impact on society We use cell phones, computers, and tablets to access the Internet, read the news, watch television, chat with our friends, make our appointments, and post on social networking sites. New media provide the backdrop for most of

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society: Love in an International Context (Brooks Ann)(Paperback)

Love and Intimacy in Contemporary Society reflects on relationships in contemporary society and the role of love and intimacy in framing lives. The book draws on sociological perspectives, cultural sociology and gender theory perspectives. It looks at how love and intimacy is experienced

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice (Neimeyer Robert A.)(Paperback)

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is an authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. Its chapters synthesize the best of research-based conceptualization and clinical wisdom across 30 of the most important topics in the field. The volume's contributors

Emerging Infectious Diseases and Society (Washer P.)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the British Sociological Association's Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize in 2011 By the 1970s, medicine appeared to have conquered infectious diseases. A century before, newly discovered germ theory had laid the foundations for advances in vaccines and antibiotics, but

Contemporary Sociological Theory (Loyal Steven)(Pevná vazba)

Introducing readers to the most important thinkers and schools of thought in contemporary sociological theory - from Parsons and Merton to the Frankfurt School to Foucault, Bourdieu, Giddens and Hochschild - this accessible textbook firmly locates key ideas in social, political and historical

Concise Reader in Sociological Theory: Theorists, Concepts, and Current Applications (Dillon Michele)(Paperback)

Essential writings from classical and contemporary sociological theorists engagingly introduced and brought to life for students This Concise Reader in Sociological Theory contains excerpts from the writings of a wide range of key theorists who represent the dynamic breadth of classical and

Climate Change and Society: Sociological Perspectives (Dunlap Riley E.)(Paperback)

Climate change is one of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century, presenting a major intellectual challenge to both the natural and social sciences. While there has been significant progress in natural science understanding of climate change, social science analyses have not been as

A New Philosophy of Society: Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity (Delanda Manuel)(Paperback)

In A New Philosophy of Society Manuel DeLanda offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entities, from small communities to large nation-states would disappear altogether if our cognitive abilities ceased to

Religion in the Contemporary World: A Sociological Introduction (Aldridge Alan)(Paperback)

In the new edition of this widely praised text, Alan Aldridge examines the complex realities of religious belief, practice and institutions. Religion is a powerful and controversial force in the contemporary world, even in supposedly secular societies. Almost all societies seek to cultivate

Living Weapon (Phillips Rowan Ricardo)(Paperback / softback)

POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONLiving Weapon is a love song to the imagination, a new blade of light homing in on our political moment. Living Weapon is a piercing, flaring collection from 'a virtuoso poetic voice'

Controversies in Contemporary Advertising (Sheehan Kim B.)(Paperback)

Presenting a range of perspectives on advertising in a global society, this Second Edition of Controversies in Contemporary Advertising, by Kim Bartel Sheehan, examines economic, political, social, and ethical perspectives and covers a number of topics including stereotyping, controversial

Understanding Trans Health: Discourse, Power and Possibility (Pearce Ruth)(Paperback)

This is the first book to provide an in-depth sociological examination of the contemporary social and material conditions of health for transgender people. It draws upon the findings of a six-year ethnographic project in the United Kingdom that looked at the challenges faced by trans patients and

Japanese Society, 4 (Nakane Chie)(Paperback)

This short work presents a configuration of the important elements to be found in contemporary Japanese social life, and attempts to shed new light on Japanese society. Nakane deals with his own society as a social anthropologist using some of the methods which he was accustomed to applying in

Ghostly Matters: Haunting and the Sociological Imagination (Gordon Avery F.)(Paperback)

'Avery Gordon's stunningly original and provocatively imaginative book explores the connections linking horror, history, and haunting. ' --George Lipsitz'The text is of great value to anyone working on issues pertaining to the fantastic and the uncanny.' --American Studies International'Ghostly

Critique of Everyday Life: The Three-Volume Text (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society. Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the birth of post-war consumerism, the Critique was

Postmodernism (Butler Christopher)(Paperback)

Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly readable introduction the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum

Herod Antipas: A Contemporary of Jesus Christ (Hoehner Harold W.)(Paperback)

Originally published by Cambridge University Press in the Monograph Series of the Society for New Testament Studies, Dr. Hoehner's work has been widely acclaimed for its scholarly reconstruction of Herod Antipas' political

The Second Curve: Thoughts on Reinventing Society (Handy Charles)(Paperback)

Britain's leading guru looks to the future. Charles Handy is one of the giants of contemporary thought. His books on management - including Understanding Organizations and Gods of Management - have changed the way we view business. His work on broader issues and trends - such as Beyond Certainty -

Liquid Life (Bauman Zygmunt)(Paperback)

'Liquid life' is the kind of life commonly lived in our contemporary, liquid-modern society. Liquid life cannot stay on course, as liquid-modern society cannot keep its shape for long. Liquid life is a precarious life, lived under conditions of constant uncertainty. The most acute and stubborn