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The first book of its kind, Sociology and the New Materialism explores the many and varied applications of "new materialism," a key emerging trend in 21st century thought, to the practice of doing sociology.

Offering a clear exposition of new materialist theory and using sociological examples throughout to enable the reader to develop a materialist sociological understanding, the book:

• Outlines the fundamental precepts of new materialism
• Explores how materialism provides new perspectives on the range of sociological topic areas
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Showcases the value of professional work with young people as it is practiced in diverse forms, and in locations from around the world.

The first book of its kind, Sociology and the New Materialism explores the many and varied applications of "new materialism," a key emerging trend in 21st century thought, to the practice of doing sociology.

Offering a clear exposition of new materialist theory and using sociological examples throughout to enable the reader to develop a materialist sociological understanding, the book:

• Outlines the fundamental precepts of new materialism
• Explores how materialism provides new perspectives on the range of sociological topic areas
...

Written by expert practitioner-researchers, this co-authoured book explores how psychology legislates on normality and then uses its expert knowledge to turn social marginalism into pathology. Chapters address a range of cultural and institutional arenas in which inequalities structured around categories of gender, race, class and sexuality are reproduced by psychological practices: from self-help books to special hospitals, from school exclusions to Gender Identity Clinics, from mothering magazines to mental health services. Far from documenting just the damage, this book identifies the ways...