Identity has become a buzzword that we hear about in a range of contexts, from concern with the self expressed through therapy, to identity crises that operate on the global arena. This book offers the first introduction to the lively debates surrounding the concept of identity. Drawing on examples of gender, ethnic, age and work identities, as well as those linked to place and nation, this collection explores personal, social and cultural identities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the book maps out contemporary debates about identity within sociology, cultural studies, media studies,...
Identity has become a buzzword that we hear about in a range of contexts, from concern with the self expressed through therapy, to identity crises tha...
This key volume provides an accessible exploration of identity as a contemporary concern in everyday life and as a key concept in social science. Drawing on work from a range of disciplines and focusing on the key social divisions of gender, class and nation, it shows how new challenges and opportunities work out in practice.
This key volume provides an accessible exploration of identity as a contemporary concern in everyday life and as a key concept in social science. D...
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. The Natural and the Social draws on insights from across the social sciences to examine the changing character of these interrelations between society and nature. Individual chapters look in depth at genes, environments and human development, medical practices and health, and the management of environmental risk. Throughout...
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation...
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation impinge on all our lives, and even our genes are increasingly seen by employers and insurers as commodities. The Natural and the Social draws on insights from across the social sciences to examine the changing character of these interrelations between society and nature. Individual chapters look in depth at genes, environments and human development, medical practices and health, and the management of environmental risk. Throughout students...
The age in which people in the West have treated society and nature as essentially separate matters is at an end. Environmental change and degradation...
Tough, aggressive and uncompromising, boxing is often perceived to be the ultimate "masculine" sport, a sport where heroes are made and destroyed, both literally and in myth. Woodward's text explores the masculine identity, and goes on to use the sport and spectacle of boxing to introduce discussion of the nature of physical embodiment, the relationship between the private and public body, the role of celebrity, and the formation and representation of identities. The text uses UK and US ethnographic research as well as portrayals of boxing from film, literature and the press to illustrate...
Tough, aggressive and uncompromising, boxing is often perceived to be the ultimate "masculine" sport, a sport where heroes are made and destroyed, bot...
Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can examine key modern themes. In addition, its inherent contradictions of extreme violence and beauty and of discipline and excess have long been a source of inspiration for writers and film makers.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of sport and cultural representations of gender, Boxing, Masculinity and Identity brings together ethnographic research with material from film, literature and journalism. Through...
Boxing is infused with ideas about masculinity, power, race and social class, and as such is an ideal lens through which social scientists can exam...
This exciting book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism, arguing that it still matters in the 21st century. Written by a mother and daughter authorial team, the book presents a dialogue across generations and reinstates a politics of difference and the importance of the category of'woman'."
This exciting book is an innovative and creative critique of the theories and practices of feminism, arguing that it still matters in the 21st century...
Sport generates some of the most intense feelings and levels of commitment. It is big business globally, but also the source of the most powerful personal identifications and individual and collective pleasures. Sporting events are routine and embodied, whether in the gym, on the field or at the training ground, and they are also spectacular, for example in mega events at the stadium or, for followers at a distance, through the media of television, radio and the Internet. Large numbers of people are caught up in personal and collective investment and public engagement with sport. Why does...
Sport generates some of the most intense feelings and levels of commitment. It is big business globally, but also the source of the most powerful p...
This book explores the social and cultural impact of the Olympic Games, examining gender and sport, the inequalities between nations and people and at what the Games offer and how they are changing, in relation to spectacles, spectatorship and culture, including the links between art and sport.
This book explores the social and cultural impact of the Olympic Games, examining gender and sport, the inequalities between nations and people and at...
This book questions the political logic of foregrounding cultural collectives in a world shaped by globalization and neoliberalization. On the basis of case studies from China, Latin America, and North America, the contributors explore the links between culture, civility, and the politics of citizenship.Reproduction of Economy and Society, vol. 40, issue 2.
This book questions the political logic of foregrounding cultural collectives in a world shaped by globalization and neoliberalization. On the basis o...
