Belonging' is often overlooked in its relationship to society and social change, and yet it forms the bedrock of how we relate to the world around us. Through the work of Marx, Giddens and Goffman, this book covers the familiar terrain of identity theory, while going beyond it to other sites of identification and social change.
Belonging' is often overlooked in its relationship to society and social change, and yet it forms the bedrock of how we relate to the world around us....
The second edition of this textbook further establishes the ground-breaking `personal life' approach to sociology. Consolidating the research of multiple experts into one fully revised volume, the text equips readers with the conceptual tools for understanding the micro level of day-to-day life as well as the relationship between personal experiences and wider social phenomena. In this edition, the book extends the range and complexity of what constitutes personal life in sociology, with topics such as the home, political participation, gender, the body and material culture explored in...
The second edition of this textbook further establishes the ground-breaking `personal life' approach to sociology. Consolidating the research of multi...
