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Cultural sociology - or the sociology of culture - has grown from a minority interest in the 1970s to become one of the largest and most vibrant areas within sociology globally. In The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology, a global range of experts explore the theory, methodology…
A cutting edge exploration of this vital sociological sub-discipline. 40 original chapters offering a much needed international approach to cultural sociology.
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- 1 Introduction: The veil across the globe in politics, everyday life and fashion -- Part I Politics -- 2 Neoliberalization and Homo Islamecon…
This study illustrates how it was the shifting relationships between the aristocracy, bourgeoisie and working classes over several centuries which were greatly responsible for the ways in which we defecate and view human wastes today. The focus is on the historical development o…
Inglis (sociology, U. of Aberdeen, UK) explores our present feelings of shame, secrecy, disgust, and guilt surrounding the process of excreta and excretion in this fascinating study on one of our society's most unmentionable topics. The sociological approach is cast in a framewo…
