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  • Class in Australia

    Edited by Steven Threadgold, Jessica Gerrard ...
    Two decades since it was claimed that class is dead, social, economic and cultural inequalities are rising. Though Australia is often described as a 'lucky country' with a strong economy, we are witness to intensifying inequality with entrenched poverty and the growth of precarious and insecure labour. The disconnect of the rusted-on Labor voter and the rise of far-right politics suggest there is ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This is Sociology

    A Short Introduction

    by Dan Woodman, Steven Threadgold ...
    This is Sociology is an engaging, concise introduction to the key concepts used for studying social life. It covers a diverse range of theorists from the rich history of sociology and shows how thinking sociologically can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies.Key features:Uses compelling ... Read more

    $54.89 USD

  • This is Sociology

    A Short Introduction

    by Dan Woodman, Steven Threadgold ...
    Studying social life? This book provides an engaging, concise introduction. It covers a diverse range of theorists from the rich history of sociology and shows how thinking sociologically can help us understand our lives, the groups we are part of, and the rapid social changes and inequalities that shape contemporary societies. In this book you will encounter:· Compelling international examples ... Read more

    $119.69 USD

  • Subculture in the 21st Century

    An Introduction to Subculture Studies

    Edited by Steven Threadgold, David Muggleton ...
    Subculture in the 21st Century is a key text for all students of sociology and cultural studies. Drawing on case studies and supported by a range of resources on its dedicated companion website, it is an introduction to the history, theory, tensions, and contemporary process that have shaped subcultures and their study.Offering an accessible overview, it examines subcultures and subculture studies ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Vibes as value

    Young workers and affective labour in the service economy

    by David Farrugia, Julia Coffey, Steven Threadgold, Megan Sharp, Lena Molnar ...
    Vibes as value explores the relationship between subjectivity, labour and value in the hospitality industry, and thereby how youth, gender, sexuality, race and social class are embodied and made productive in the service economy. It shows that the key product of hospitality labour is ‘vibes’, or moments of enjoyment and relationality co-produced through exploitative relationships amongst workers ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Bourdieu and Affect

    Towards a Theory of Affective Affinities

    by Steven Threadgold ...
    Steven Threadgold’s study represents the first comprehensive engagement of Pierre Bourdieu’s influential sociology with affect theory.With empirical research and examples from sociology, it develops a theory of “Affective Affinities,” deepening our understanding of how everyday moments contribute to the construction and remaking of social class and aspects of inequalities. It identifies new ways ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • International Perspectives on Theorizing Aspirations

    Applying Bourdieu’s Tools

    Edited by Dr Garth Stahl, Dr Derron Wallace, Dr Ciaran Burke, Dr Steven Threadgold ...
    Series series Social Theory and Methodology in Education Research
    International Perspectives on Theorizing Aspirations offers new insights and guidance for those looking to use Bourdieu's tools in an educational context, with a focus on how the tools can be applied to issues of aspiration. Written by contributors from the UK, USA, Australia, Nigeria, Jamaica and Spain, the book explores how Bourdieu's tools have been applied in recent cutting-edge educational ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • Bourdieusian Prospects

    Edited by Lisa Adkins, Caragh Brosnan, Steven Threadgold ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in Sociology
    Bourdieusian Prospects considers the ongoing relevance of Bourdieu's social theory for contemporary social science. Breaking with the tendency to reflect on Bourdieu's legacies, it brings established and emergent scholars together to debate the futures of a specifically Bourdieusian sociology. Driven by a central leitmotif in Bourdieu’s oeuvre, namely, that his work not be blindly appropriated but ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Youth, Class and Everyday Struggles

    by Steven Threadgold ...
    Series series Youth, Young Adulthood and Society
    The concept of everyday struggles can enliven our understanding of the lives of young people and how social class is made and remade. This book invokes a Bourdieusian spirit to think about the ways young people are pushed and pulled by the normative demands directed at them from an early age, whilst they reflexively understand that allegedly available incentives for making the ‘right’ choices and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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    Gender, Culture and Social Change

    by Angela McRobbie ...
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    In this trenchant inquiry into the state of feminism, Angela McRobbie breaks open the politics of sexual equality and ′affirmative feminism′ and sets down a new theory of gender power. Challenging the most basic assumptions of the ′end′ of feminism, this book argues that invidious forms of gender re-stabilisation are being re-established. Consumer and popular culture encroach on the terrain of so ... Read more

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  • Gender and Media

    Representing, Producing, Consuming

    by Tonny Krijnen, Sofie Van Bauwel ...
    Series series Communication and Society
    This thoroughly revised second edition provides a critical overview of the contemporary debates and discussions surrounding gender and mediated communication.The book is divided into three parts: representing, producing, and consuming, with each section made up of three chapters. The first chapter of each section attempts to answer the most basic questions: ‘Who is represented?’, ‘Who produces ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Introducing Cultural Studies

    by Brian Longhurst, Greg Smith, Gaynor Bagnall, Garry Crawford, Miles Ogborn ...
    This updated, new edition of Introducing Cultural Studies provides a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the concepts, debates and latest research in the field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first guide the reader through cultural theory before branching out to examine different dimensions of culture in detail – including globalisation, the ... Read more

    $78.99 USD