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9781452217826 Academic Inspection Copy

Illuminating Social Life

Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited
  • ISBN-13: 9781452217826
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
  • Edited by Peter Kivisto
  • Price: AUD $316.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 02/11/2012
  • Format: Paperback (254.00mm X 177.00mm) 440 pages Weight: 770g
  • Categories: Social theory [JHBA]
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The sixth edition of Peter Kivisto's popular anthology, Illuminating Social Life, continues to demonstrate to students how social theories can help them make sense of the swirling events and perplexing phenomena that they encounter in their daily lives. A perfect complement for sociological theory courses, this updated edition includes 13 original essays by leading scholars in the field that help students better understand and appreciate the relevance of social theory. Once again, Peter Kivisto's collection illuminates the connection between sociological theory and the realities that students are faced with every day, from the Internet, alcohol use, and body building to shopping malls, the working world, and fast-food restaurants.
CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY Introduction - Peter Kivisto Celebratory Capitalism and the Commodification of Information - Stephen Adair The Weberian Theory of Rationalization and the McDonaldization of Contemporary Society - George Ritzer Surfing the Net for Community: A Durkheimian Analysis of Electronic Gatherings - Anne M. Hornsby Alcohol-Related Windows on Simmel's Social World - William J. Staudenmeier, Jr. CONTEMPORARY THEORIES AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THE CLASSICS Introduction - Peter Kivisto Cultural Sociology and the Meaning of Music - Scott Appelrouth Why Do African Americans Pay More for New Cars? A Structural Explanation - Christopher Prendergast Critical Theory, Legitimation Crisis, and the Deindustrialization of Flint, Michigan - Steven P. Dandaneau Race-Based Critical Theory and the "Happy Talk" of Diversity in America - Douglas Hartmann and Joyce M. Bell The Socially Constructed Body: Insights From Feminist Theory - Judith Lorber and Patricia Yancey Martin Organizing Door-to-Door Sales: A Symbolic Interactionist Analysis - David Schweingruber and Nancy Berns Goffman's Dramaturgical Sociology: Personal Sales and Service in a Commodified World - Peter Kivisto and Dan Pittman Contrasts of Carnival: Mardi Gras Between the Modern and the Postmodern - Kevin Fox Gotham Negotiating the Social Landscape to Create Social Change - Anne F. Eisenberg Globalization Theory and Religious Fundamentalism - William H. Swatos, Jr.
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