A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Sociology of the Body brings together forty-two classic and contemporary essays exploring the multitude of ways in which human bodies shape and are shaped by society. Employing an overarching intersectional approach, Claudia Malacrida and Jacqueline Low draw insightful connections among the diverse readings, revealing how different social constructs and relationships combine to influence how bodies are used, represented, understood, and managed. With ... View More...
The title doesn't reveal much, but this is a mixed bag of 24 essays on how the process of searching and creating meaning in our "everyday lives is sub ject to politicization and struggle," the main issue being "exercise of pow er." As one might guess, some essays are more readable than others. They in clude Gore Vidal's "Requiem for the American Empire," Jean Bethke Elshtain' s "Cultural Conundrums and Gender: America's Present Past," and Angus's "Me dia Beyond Representation." There's something here for everyone--students a nd teachers of mass media, popular culture, and communications, as we... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Stanley Aronowitz traces the history of the cultural issue - in both Britis h and American manifestations. The question of culture has become central for a new generation of scholars raised in a world of television and mass production. At the same time deba tes about culture have become a point of reference for criticism of current trends in academia and society, variously defended or derided on the groun ds of "multiculturalism," "canonicity," and po... View More...
Now in its thirteenth annual edition, the World Development Report 1990 is an essential reference on the world economy and the state of social and eco nomic development. Like earlier editions, the 1990 Report incorporates rese arch from all over the world, analyzing the conditions that surround the gr owth process and offering insights on appropriate policy measures for the f uture. Beginning with a review of developments in the world economy during the 1980s, the 1990 Report reassesses the role of public policy in reducing poverty in the developing world and describes how pricing and public i... View More...
The Politics and Morality of Deviance develops a theoretical framework and then applies it to four different and specific case studies in an explicit attempt to put the sociology of deviance back into mainstream sociology. It argues that deviance should be analyzed as a relative phenomenon in differ ent and changing cultures, vis-a-vis change and stability in the boundaries of different symbolic/moral universes. It also argues that the legitimizat ion of power should be thought of in terms of a moral order that in turn de fines the societal boundaries of different symbolic/moral universes. Mil... View More...
The news is filled with references to Hispanics and Latinos, but what the n ews doesn't tell you is the impact and influence that Latino culture is hav ing on the United States. You know about the pop celebrities and the baseba ll stars, but do you know about the contributions Latinos are making in art s, the sciences, education, and literature? And how about the influence on family life-- the center of Latino culture? Cristina Benitez, an experience d Latino marketer, identifies and discusses contributions that Latinos are making to U. S. culture, providing key insights into what this all mea... View More...
A crisp clean first edition, no markings throughout, not an ex-lib: "This book disperses the shadows in an obscure but important landscape. Lis a Bitel addresses both the history of women in early Ireland and the histor y of myth, legend, and superstition which surrounded them. It is a powerful and exact book and an invaluable addition to our expanding sense of Irelan d through the eyes of Irish women."-Eavan Boland, author of In a Time of Vi olence: Poems "It is refreshing to read in a book by a woman on medieval women that not a ll clerics hated women and that not all men were oversexed vill... View More...
Porta Palazzo, arguably Western Europe's largest open-air market, is a cent ral economic, social, and cultural hub for Italians and migrants in the cit y of Turin. Open-air markets like Porta Palazzo have existed for centuries in Europe; although their function has changed over time--traditional marke ts are no longer the primary place to buy food--they remain popular destina tions. In an age of supermarkets and online commerce, markets offer unique social and cultural opportunities and bring together urban and rural worldv iews. These factors are often overlooked in traditional economic studi... View More...
The Power of Identity is the second volume of Manuel Castells trilogy The I nformation Age: Economy, Society, and Culture. It deals with the social, po litical, and cultural dynamics associated with the technological transforma tion of our societies and with the globalization of the economy. A brilliant account of social, cultural and political conflict and struggle all over the world. Analyzes the importance of cultural, religious and national identity as sou rces of meaning for people, and its implications for social movement. Throws new light on the dynamics of global and local change. New ... View More...
A crisp clean first edition/printing, no markings throughout: Literary grace and sensitivity mark this account of British reporter Christmas's travels in northern England, Wales, Scotland and tragically divided Ireland. While noting that England needed Thatcher to effect certain reforms, the "gypsy journalist" also points to the downside of the prime minister's programs. Supported by interviews with people met on her journeys, Christmas's observations draw attention to vast changes in Britain during the 1980s, which suggest to her Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard , with the trees sacrificed to mak... View More...
"Theories of Crime" provides a comprehensive examination of major theories of crime - biological/physiological, psychological/psychiatric and sociolog ical - from a critical perspective. Special attention is given to issues of inequality, gender-related issues, cross-cultural/international issues and the relationship between theory, practice and public policy. View More...
South Africa has just entered a new era of multicultural cooperation. But u ntil now it has been dominated by a white, Afrikaner minority, which must t ry to give up its deep-rooted ideology. This investigation looks into this ideology by means of the dominant metaphors used in four major newspapers. The study concludes that the metaphors Afrikaners live by are not those of apartheid, but rather those of a world of rural self-containment reflecting the 19th century rather than the 20th century experiences of the organisat ion of life, work, and society. View More...
Revised for the first time in over thirty years, this edition of Emile Durk heim's masterful work on the nature and scope of sociology is updated with a new introduction and improved translation by leading scholar Steven Lukes that puts Durkheim's work into context for the twenty-first century reader . The Rules of Sociological Method represents Emile Durkheim's manifesto fo r sociology. He argues forcefully for the objective, scientific, and method ological underpinnings of sociology as a discipline and establishes guiding principles for future research. The substantial new introduction by le... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This is an interdisciplinary work whose main project is to theorize the centrality of race and racism in US discourse and practice. It is addressed to academics and policy-makers and touches upon problems in education, political strategy, ethics and rhetoric involving ethnic and race relations. View More...
