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  • Interpreting Subcultures

    Approaching, Contextualizing, and Embodying Sense-Making Practices in Alternative Cultures

    Edited by J. Patrick Williams ...
    Series series Interpretive Lenses in Sociology
    The concept of ’subculture’ is an invaluable tool to frame the study of non-normative and marginal cultures for social and cultural scholars.This international collection uncovers the significance of meaning-making in the processes of defining, studying and analyzing subcultural phenomena.Examining various dimensions of interpretivism, the book focuses on overarching concerns related to ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Subcultural Theory

    Traditions and Concepts

    by J. Patrick Williams ...
    Subcultural phenomena continue to draw attention from many areas of contemporary society, including the news media, the marketing and fashion industries, concerned parents, religious, and other citizen groups, as well as academia. Research into these phenomena has spanned the humanities and social sciences, and the subcultural theories that underlie this work are similarly interdisciplinary. ... Read more

    $21.00 USD

  • Studies on the Social Construction of Identity and Authenticity

    Edited by J. Patrick Williams, Kaylan C. Schwarz ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    As identity and authenticity discourses increasingly saturate everyday life, so too have these concepts spread across the humanities and social sciences literatures. Many scholars may be interested in identity and authenticity but lack knowledge of paradigmatic or disciplinary approaches to these concepts. This volume offers readers insight into social constructionist approaches to identity and ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Evidence-Based Skills in Criminal Justice

    International Research on Supporting Rehabilitation and Desistance

    by Gisella Hanley Santos, Daniel Gilling, Tim Auburn, J. Patrick Williams, Gemma Morgan, Pamela Ugwudike, Jake Phillips, Joanna Shapland, Ioan Durnescu, Ester Blay Gil0, Gwen Robinson1, Matthew Millings2, Lol Burke3, Maurice Vanstone4 ...
    How can evidence-based skills and practices reduce re-offending, support desistance, and encourage service user engagement during supervision in criminal justice settings? How can those who work with service users in these settings apply these skills and practices?This book is the first to bring together international research on skills and practices in probation and youth justice, while exploring ... Read more

    $46.79 USD

  • Authenticity in Culture, Self, and Society

    by J. Patrick Williams ...
    Across sociology and cultural studies in particular, the concept of authenticity has begun to occupy a central role, yet in spite of its popularity as an ideal and philosophical value authenticity notably suffers from a certain vagueness, with work in this area tending to borrow ideas from outside of sociology, whilst failing to present empirical studies which centre on the concept itself. ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

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  • Theory Revision Notes for A Level Sociology

    by Karl Thompson ...
    These revision notes have been designed to cover the theory aspect of the AQA's sociology A-Level syllabus, the new 2015 Specification onward. The content should also be suitable for other exam boards.Contents:Topic 0 - Sociological theories – an overviewTopic 1 – Positivism and InterpretivismTopic 2 – Is sociology a science?Topic 3 – FunctionalismTopic 4 – MarxismTopic 5 – FeminismTopic 6 – ... Read more

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  • Why Music Matters

    by David Hesmondhalgh ...
    Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03q9q2n/Thinking_Allowed_Why_Music_Matters_Bhangra_and_Belonging/In what ways might music enrich the lives of people and of societies? What prevents it from doing so? Why Music Matters explores the role of music in our lives ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

  • Cultural Sociology

    An Introduction

    by Les Back, Andy Bennett, Laura Desfor Edles, Margaret Gibson, David Inglis, Ron Jacobs, Ian Woodward ...
    Cultural Sociology: An Introduction is the first dedicated student textbook to address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. Highly renowned authors present a rich overview of major sociological themes and the various empirical applications of cultural sociology.A timely introductory overview to this increasingly significant field which provides ... Read more

    $40.00 USD

  • All About the Girl

    Culture, Power, and Identity

    Edited by Anita Harris ...
    This groundbreaking collection offers a complicated portrait of girls in the 21st Century. These are the riot grrls and the Spice Girls, the good girls and the bad girls who are creating their own "girl" culture and giving a whole new meaning to "grrl" power. Featuring provocative essays from leaders in the field like Michelle Fine, Angela McRobbie, Valerie Walkerdine, Nancy Lesko, Niobe Way and ... Read more

    $67.99 USD

  • Giroux Reader

    by Henry A. Giroux, Christopher G. Robbins ...
    One of the world's leading social critics and educational theorists, Henry A. Giroux has contributed significantly to critical pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, social theory, and cultural politics. This new book offers a carefully selected cross-section of Giroux's many scholarly and popular writings, which bridge the theoretical and practical, integrate multiple academic disciplines, ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Youth Cultures and Subcultures

    Australian Perspectives

    by Sarah Baker, Brady Robards ...
    This volume critically examines ’subculture’ in a variety of Australian contexts, exploring the ways in which the terrain of youth cultures and subcultures has changed over the past two decades and considering whether ’subculture’ still works as a viable conceptual framework for studying youth culture. Richly illustrated with concrete case studies, the book is thematically organised into four ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction

    by Simon During ...
    Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction is a wide-ranging and stimulating introduction to the history and theory of Cultural Studies from Leavisism, through the era of the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, to the global nature of contemporary Cultural Studies. Cultural Studies: A Critical Introduction begins with an introduction to the field and its theoretical history and then presents ... Read more

    $54.99 USD