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60 produkter
Sport and Society: History, Power and Culture
Häftad, 2005
383 kr
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This is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key ‘moments’ in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-field …
Sport and Society: History, Power and Culture
E-bok, 2005
378 kr
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This is a succinct and comprehensive account of the contemporary sociology of sport. It starts by tracing the key ‘moments’ in the transition from pre-modern to modern sport, giving detailed accounts of the athletic competition in the ancient games at Olympia; the genesis of modern track-and-field …
Sociology, Health and the Fractured Society
A Critical Realist Account
Häftad, 2019
752 kr
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It is now accepted that many of the determinants of health and health care are social. This volume offers a philosophical and theoretical frame within which the nature and extent of this might be optimally examined. The analysis is rooted in Roy Bhaskar’s basic and dialectical critical realism, …
Communal Forms
A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community
Av Aksel Tjora, Graham Scambler
Inbunden, 2020
2521 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of social theory, as well as empirical inputs from studies of work, neighbourhoods, events, meeting places and online self-help groups, this book suggests that communal forms are constructed on the basis of communicative, material, biographic-cultural, practice-based, and …
Communal Forms
A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community
Av Aksel Tjora, Graham Scambler
Häftad, 2020
650 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of social theory, as well as empirical inputs from studies of work, neighbourhoods, events, meeting places and online self-help groups, this book suggests that communal forms are constructed on the basis of communicative, material, biographic-cultural, practice-based, and …
Structure, Culture and Agency
Selected Papers of Margaret Archer
Av Tom Brock, Mark Carrigan m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
699 kr
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Professor Margaret Archer is a leading critical realist and major contemporary social theorist. This edited collection seeks to celebrate the scope and accomplishments of her work, distilling her theoretical and empirical contributions into four sections which capture the essence and trajectory of …
Critical Realist Theory of Sport
Inbunden, 2022
2136 kr
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This book argues that sport in the era of global or financialised capitalism has undergone a process of fracturing, which requires a re-assessment of longstanding and consensual accounts of traditional-to-modern sporting activity. Considering rival concepts of sport, it presents detailed, …
Critical Realist Theory of Sport
Häftad, 2022
620 kr
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This book argues that sport in the era of global or financialised capitalism has undergone a process of fracturing, which requires a re-assessment of longstanding and consensual accounts of traditional-to-modern sporting activity. Considering rival concepts of sport, it presents detailed, …
Epilepsy
Häftad, 1989
736 kr
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In examining the social and psychological aspects of epilepsy, the author takes not only the perspectives of individuals and their families, but also popular conceptions of the disorder. The result is an illuminating account of the social reality of epilepsy that demonstrates the distinctive …
Menstrual Disorders
Häftad, 1992
383 kr
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What does modern medical science know about menstruation? Less than is commonly assumed, according to Annette and Graham Scambler. In this thought-provoking book, they challenge orthodox thinking on menstruation and disorders associated with it. Based on women's own experience and accounts of …
Rethinking Prostitution
Purchasing Sex in the 1990s
Häftad, 1996
871 kr
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The growth of AIDS has focused renewed attention on the institution of prostitution. In contrast to the moral panic reaction of some sectors of society, very different initiatives are being displayed by other groups in relation to the need to scrutinize the social, moral and legal status of …
Rethinking Prostitution
Purchasing Sex in the 1990s
Inbunden, 1996
2984 kr
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The growth of AIDS has focused renewed attention on the institution of prostitution. In contrast to the moral panic reaction of some sectors of society, very different initiatives are being displayed by other groups in relation to the need to scrutinize the social, moral and legal status of …
Modernity, Medicine and Health
Av Paul Higgs, Graham Scambler
Inbunden, 1998
2749 kr
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This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences. Concerning modernity, postmodernity, structuralism and poststructuralism issues covered include:* disease and medicine in postmodern times* gender, health and the feminist debate on the postmodern* ageing, …
Modernity, Medicine and Health
Av Paul Higgs, Graham Scambler
Häftad, 1998
809 kr
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This book establishes the voice of medical sociology in key debates in the social sciences. Concerning modernity, postmodernity, structuralism and poststructuralism issues covered include:* disease and medicine in postmodern times* gender, health and the feminist debate on the postmodern* ageing, …
Habermas, Critical Theory and Health
Inbunden, 2001
2516 kr
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The contribution of the German sociologist and philosopher Jurgen Habermas has proved seminal for attempts to understand the nature of social change in the context of global capitalism. This book provides an accessible introduction to his work and shows how his theories can be fruitfully applied to …
Habermas, Critical Theory and Health
Häftad, 2001
1013 kr
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The contribution of the German sociologist and philosopher Jurgen Habermas has proved seminal for attempts to understand the nature of social change in the context of global capitalism. This book provides an accessible introduction to his work and shows how his theories can be fruitfully applied to …
Medical Sociology
Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare
2004
22369 kr
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Medical sociology was first recognizable as a distinct area of study in the 1950s and is now probably the largest specialized area of sociology. This collection comprises a comprehensive statement of the history, current concerns and relevance of medical sociology to an understanding of health and …
Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology
Inbunden, 2012
2591 kr
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Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Encouraging students and researchers to use mainstream sociological thought to inform and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the …
Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology
Häftad, 2012
758 kr
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Contemporary Theorists for Medical Sociology explores the work of key social theorists and the application of their ideas to issues around health and illness. Encouraging students and researchers to use mainstream sociological thought to inform and deepen their knowledge and understanding of the …
Communal Forms
A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community
Av Graham Scambler, Aksel Tjora
E-bok, 2020
762 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of social theory, as well as empirical inputs from studies of work, neighbourhoods, events, meeting places and online self-help groups, this book suggests that communal forms are constructed on the basis of communicative, material, biographic-cultural, practice-based, and …
Communal Forms
A Sociological Exploration of Concepts of Community
Av Graham Scambler, Aksel Tjora
E-bok, 2020
762 kr
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Drawing on a wide range of social theory, as well as empirical inputs from studies of work, neighbourhoods, events, meeting places and online self-help groups, this book suggests that communal forms are constructed on the basis of communicative, material, biographic-cultural, practice-based, and …
Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology
E-bok, 2022
607 kr
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Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. It does so by demonstrating in new and important ways how selected theories of major thinkers like Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, Parsons, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas and Offe stand to inform, and …
Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology
E-bok, 2022
607 kr
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Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. It does so by demonstrating in new and important ways how selected theories of major thinkers like Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, Parsons, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas and Offe stand to inform, and …
Experience of Illness
Av James Thompson, Graham Scambler m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
559 kr
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Originally published in 1984, this book focuses, firstly, on how patients interpret and act in response to symptoms of illness; secondly on how social and psychological factors influence the treatment process; and thirdly, on certain kinds of illness where the psychosocial perspective is of …
Experience of Illness
Av James Thompson, Graham Scambler m. fl.
E-bok, 2022
559 kr
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Originally published in 1984, this book focuses, firstly, on how patients interpret and act in response to symptoms of illness; secondly on how social and psychological factors influence the treatment process; and thirdly, on certain kinds of illness where the psychosocial perspective is of …
Critical Realist Theory of Sport
E-bok, 2022
727 kr
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This book argues that sport in the era of global or financialised capitalism has undergone a process of fracturing, which requires a re-assessment of longstanding and consensual accounts of traditional-to-modern sporting activity. Considering rival concepts of sport, it presents detailed, …
Critical Realist Theory of Sport
E-bok, 2022
704 kr
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This book argues that sport in the era of global or financialised capitalism has undergone a process of fracturing, which requires a re-assessment of longstanding and consensual accounts of traditional-to-modern sporting activity. Considering rival concepts of sport, it presents detailed, …
Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology
Inbunden, 2022
1885 kr
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Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. It does so by demonstrating in new and important ways how selected theories of major thinkers like Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, Parsons, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas and Offe stand to inform, and …
Sociological Theory and Medical Sociology
Häftad, 2024
518 kr
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Originally published in 1987, this book builds bridges between medical sociology and mainstream theory. It does so by demonstrating in new and important ways how selected theories of major thinkers like Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Freud, Parsons, Goffman, Foucault, Habermas and Offe stand to inform, and …
Experience of Illness
Av Ray Fitzpatrick, John Hinton m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1885 kr
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Originally published in 1984, this book focuses, firstly, on how patients interpret and act in response to symptoms of illness; secondly on how social and psychological factors influence the treatment process; and thirdly, on certain kinds of illness where the psychosocial perspective is of …
