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Class
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av John Scott
1996
20725 kr
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Class and status are both foundational themes in the study of sociology. John Scott brings together the central theoretical contributions to the debate on class and status as aspects of stratification. Using a selection of seminal pieces and commentaries on the classics, it raises central issues, …
Culture
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Chris Jenks
2002
20725 kr
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The history, various usages and different meanings of 'Culture' derive from diverse areas of study, including philosophy, critical aesthetics, literary criticism, anthropology, and sociology.These volumes introduce the reader to these multi-facets of the concept and the wide and often contradictory …
Social Networks
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av John Scott
2002
15655 kr
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Social networks as a concept was developed through social psychological work on the communication and leadership structures of small groups, and in sociological and anthropological work on kinship and community relations. From the 1960s, this idea came to be extended to a wider range of social …
Sport
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Eric Dunning, Dominic Malcolm
2003
14050 kr
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Recent years have seen a rapid growth in the field of sports studies. This collection provides an invaluable resource for this burgeoning field, offering a selection of classic works and more recent, groundbreaking journal articles on the sociology of sport.Key features of this collection are:* …
Sects, Cults and New Religions
Av Carole Cusack, Danielle Kirby
2013
18730 kr
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New Religious Movements (NRMs) came into being as a distinct subfield of academic study in the 1970s in response to the explosion of non-traditional religions that took place in the waning years of the Sixties counterculture. (The designation ‘New Religion’ is a direct translation of a Japanese …
Men & Masculinities
2006
23315 kr
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Men & Masculinities is a new title in the Routledge Major Works series, Critical Concepts in Sociology. In five volumes, this set brings together canonical and cutting-edge material in the field to make sense of a rapidly expanding area of research.The sociology of masculinity began to assume real …
Celebrity
Av Chris Rojek
2009
19581 kr
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In recent years, the study of celebrity has developed and cohered into a flourishing field of social and cultural analysis. There is huge interest in topics such as the politics and logic of glamour; the role of the public-relations industry in manipulating television audiences; the relationship …
Public Communication of Science, 4-vol. set
Av Massimiano Bucchi, Brian Trench
2015
23833 kr
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This is a new title from Routledge’s Critical Concepts in Sociology series. Compiled by the editorial team behind the acclaimed International Handbook of Public Communication of Science and Technology (Routledge, 2008), this four-volume ‘mini library’ provides an easy-to-use, one-stop collection of …
Identity, 4-vol. set
2014
23496 kr
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A term of antique provenance, ‘identity’ has developed and cohered into a critical concept in contemporary social and cultural analysis. However, the daunting quantity (and variable quality) of the available research exploring the many, often controversial, issues attendant upon identity—and the …
Muslim Diasporas in the West
Av Tahir Abbas
2016
19922 kr
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This major works collection surveys the nature of Muslim Diasporas in the west from a sociological perspective, exploring the issues of migration, integration, identity, politics, Islamophobia and radicalisation.This four-volume collected works is the state of the art on the research and …
Islam and the Media
Volume II
Av Anna Piela
Inbunden, 2016
4619 kr
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This collection aims to illustrate the variety of different Islamic mediated expressions, both in Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority contexts. The study of the myriad of ways in which Islam is mediated in today’s world is important, because the media (both traditional, i.e print and broadcast, and …
Islam and the Media
Volume III
Av Anna Piela
Inbunden, 2016
4619 kr
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This collection aims to illustrate the variety of different Islamic mediated expressions, both in Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority contexts. The study of the myriad of ways in which Islam is mediated in today’s world is important, because the media (both traditional, i.e print and broadcast, and …
Islam and the Media
Volume IV
Av Anna Piela
Inbunden, 2016
4619 kr
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This collection aims to illustrate the variety of different Islamic mediated expressions, both in Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority contexts. The study of the myriad of ways in which Islam is mediated in today’s world is important, because the media (both traditional, i.e print and broadcast, and …
Islam and Popular Culture
Av Anna Piela
2017
19581 kr
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This collection aims to bring together writings that trace and critically analyse Islamic aspects of many modern-day popular cultural practices and products. The concepts of 'Islam' and 'popular culture' are both contested and context-dependent, and as such, they are understood here on inclusive, …
Sleep
Av Eric Hsu
2016
20700 kr
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Once operating in relative obscurity, the sociological study of sleep has in recent years become a flourishing area of scholarly research generating unique insights into the ways in which sleep is socially negotiated, influenced, and organized.Now, this new title from Routledge’s Critical Concepts …
Global Internet Governance
2018
18273 kr
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The editor of this new Routledge title argues that our economic and social lives are now utterly dependent upon the successful coordination of the Internet. Moreover, as the Internet expands from its current form to an ‘Internet of things’, she suggests that its stability and security will soon be …
Islam and Society
Av Thijl Sunier
2017
19581 kr
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This new 4 volume collection will bring together the key literature on Islam and Society. In four broad themes the collection will cover Islam and power; minorities and pluralism; everyday life, ethics and community building; subjectivation, discipline and piety. Fully indexed and including a newly …
Citizenship
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Professor Bryan S Turner, Bryan S. Turner
1994
14050 kr
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The concept of citizenship is central to a wide number of debates in the social sciences: juridicial (the rights and obligations of the state), political philosophy and the law (because it defines the nature of expectations relating to social contract) and questions relating to freedom, equality …
Power
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av John Scott
1994
16177 kr
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The concept of power is at the centre of social science. It is surrounded with controversy and disputes however about what it really means. This collection, edited by one of the leading commentators in the field, brings together the indispensable secondary literature. It includes a major …
State
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av John Hall
1993
13539 kr
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The state is one of the most important concepts in explaining the shape of modern life. It is also a concept surrounded with much dispute. What exactly is the state? How important is it in influencing personal conduct? Does it act impartially? What changes has it undergone? What are the varieties …
Islam
Critical Concepts in Sociology
2002
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Looking beyond the myths and headlines of Islam this text explores the religion from a social science viewpoint. The collection explores Islamic thought and institutions and represents a critical introduction to the system of Islamic belief and practice from a social science perspective, …
Modernity
Critical Concepts in Sociology
1999
24262 kr
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For the first time the historically significant accounts of modernity have been brought together, including essays by the main thinkers, such as Marx, Parsons, Mannheim, Giddens, Bourdieu and Adorno, as well as previously unseen material by lesser known figures. Modernity: Critical Concepts …
Sexualities
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Ken Plummer
2001
17376 kr
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Bringing together classic writings on sexuality from a social science perspective, this fascinating set covers topics including the history of the study of the area, theoretical approaches and issues of gender and sexuality.Focusing on the evaluations of some of the major traditions of sex research …
Race and Ethnicity
Critical Concepts in Sociology
2001
19581 kr
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This set brings together published articles, papers and book chapters that are central to an informed understanding of race and ethnicity today. The volumes are arranged around four key themes and will resonate with both researchers and teachers in related fields, as well as those who are engaged …
Family
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av David Cheal
Inbunden, 2003
11691 kr
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This international collection brings together a selection of the most influential work on the concept of the 'Family' and related issues. Introductory chapters introduce the context for the main themes and concepts in each volume, and a comprehensive index allows the reader to navigate the …
Globalization
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Roland Robertson, Kathleen White
2002
29793 kr
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Containing articles on approaches to and theories of globalization, this collection addresses the making of the modern world from different disciplinary perspectives.This set investigates the major components of globalization in its most comprehensive sense: the nation-state and the system of …
Crime
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Philip Bean
Inbunden, 2002
13867 kr
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This four-volume collection deals with the causes and prevention of crime as well as the treatment and punishment of its perpetrators. While taking a sociological approach to the subject, the articles gathered in this collection reflect the diversity of related fields and theoretical traditions …
Body
Critical Concepts in Sociology
Av Andrew Blaikie, Mike Hepworth m. fl.
2003
25538 kr
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This collection offers a uniquely comprehensive guide to the sociology of the body. With a strong historical scope and conceptual framework, it provides an indispensable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate students, and a robust source for scholars working in the area. The central focus is …
Shamanism
Critical Concepts in Sociology
2004
32176 kr
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Mircea Eliade descibed shamanism as the primal religion of humanity, the 'archaic technique of ecstasy'. The books of best-selling author Carlos Castaneda made it part of popular culture. Since the 1960s shamanism has continued to attract the attention of scholars, artists, writers and the general …
Women and Islam
Critical Concepts in Sociology
2004
11922 kr
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This three-volume interdisciplinary collection is of use not only in Middle East studies but also in various other disciplines, including women's studies, political science, religion, cultural studies, sociology of gender and anthropology.The collection offers the most influential writings in the …
