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Sociology and the New Materialism: Theory, Research, Action / Edition 1

Sociology and the New Materialism: Theory, Research, Action / Edition 1

Sociology and the New Materialism: Theory, Research, Action / Edition 1
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ISBN-10:
1473942225
ISBN-13:
9781473942226
Pub. Date:
12/23/2016
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
ISBN-10:
1473942225
ISBN-13:
9781473942226
Pub. Date:
12/23/2016
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Sociology and the New Materialism: Theory, Research, Action / Edition 1

Sociology and the New Materialism: Theory, Research, Action / Edition 1

Overview

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.

    Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781473942226
    Publisher: SAGE Publications
    Publication date: 12/23/2016
    Edition description: First Edition
    Pages: 240
    Product dimensions: 6.60(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.40(d)

    About the Author

    Nick J. Fox holds an honorary chair in sociology at the University of Sheffield. He has researched and written widely on materialist social theory as applied to health, embodiment, sexuality, creativity, and emotions. His most recent book (with Pam Alldred) is Sociology and the New Materialism (SAGE, 2017).



    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.

    Table of Contents

    PART ONE: New Materialism and the Sociological Imagination
    Chapter 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
    Glossary
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