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
- Explains how materialist approaches can be used to research sociological issues and also to engage with social issues.
Sociology and the New Materialism is a clear and authoritative one-stop guide for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates in sociology, cultural studies, social policy and related disciplines.
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PART ONE: New Materialism and the Sociological ImaginationChapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Foundations – new materialism and the sociological imagination
Chapter 3: Environment – humans, posthumans and ecological sociology
Chapter 4: Society – beyond systems, structures and stratification
PART TWO: Applying New Materialism Sociologically
Chapter 5: Creativity – imagination, social production, social change
Chapter 6: Sexuality – desire, intensification, becoming
Chapter 7: Emotions – embodiment, continuity and change
Chapter 8: Health – beyond the body-with-organs
PART THREE: Research, Policy and Activism
Chapter 9: Research – designs, methods and the research assemblage
Chapter 10: Change – action, policy, social transformation
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Sobre o autor
Pam Alldred is Reader in Education and Youth Studies in the Social Work Division at Brunel University London, UK. She researches sexualities, parenting, and sex education and has written about discourse analytic, ethnographic and new materialist approaches to research, as well as the political and ethical dilemmas raised by participatory research and representational claims. Pam has led two large international projects on gender-related violence and then on sexual violence with European Union cofunding. She recently published Sociology and the New Materialism (with Nick J. Fox, SAGE, 2016) and coedits the Handbook of Youth Work Practice (SAGE, 2017). She is a member of the Sex Education and the Gender and Education journal editorial boards.Compre este e-book e ganhe mais 1 GRÁTIS!
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