Social Things : An Introduction to the Sociological Life Paperback / softback
by Charles, University Professor of Social Theory, Emeritus, Wesleyan University Lemert
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In fifteen years, Charles Lemert's Social Things has become a much-loved modern classic among teachers, students, and many other readers for introducing the sociological imagination through lively, memorable stories and interpretations.
This fifth edition is fresh: the history of sociology section is updated to incorporate new discussions of the way sociological ideas have spread into numerous other fields to inform the new post-disciplinary social theory; the book now includes original yet practically vivid presentations of globalization, queer theory, critical race theory, and much else; and an entirely new chapter, "Global Things on a Fragile Planet," addresses the environmental crises that challenge our global world.
Lemert focuses on man-made disasters like the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill in 2010 and natural tragedies like the 2011 earthquakes and tsunami in Japan in which the fragility of organized human life and the sociological incompetence of many social structures are dramatically illustrated.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:05/08/2011
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- ISBN:9781442211629
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:264 pages
- Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield
- Publication Date:05/08/2011
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- ISBN:9781442211629