In fifteen years, Charles Lemert's Social Things has become a
much-loved modern classic among teachers, students, and many other
readers for introducing the sociological imagination through lively,
memorable stories and interpretations. This fifth edition is fresh:
the history of sociology section is updated to incorporate new
discussions of the way sociological ideas have spread into numerous
other fields to inform the new post-disciplinary social theory; the
book now includes original yet practically vivid presentations of
globalization, queer theory, critical race theory, and much else; and
an entirely new chapter, "Global Things on a Fragile Planet,"
addresses the environmental crises that challenge our global world.
Lemert focuses on man-made disasters like the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
in 2010 and natural tragedies like the 2011 earthquakes and tsunami in
Japan in which the fragility of organized human life and the
sociological incompetence of many social structures are dramatically
illustrated.
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ISBN
9781442211636
Publisert
2012
Utgave
5. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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