Bringing to light sources as-yet-unknown in Anglophone research, this book considers the importance of the work of the renowned anthropologist, Bronislaw Malinowski, revealing the extent to which present-day humanities and social sciences are inde...Lasīt vairāk
This book extends Max Webers theory of the value-spheres of modernity into wholly new areas, showing that the addition of home, nature and sport to Webers own list of five spheres (economic, scientific/intellectual, political/legal, erotic and aesth...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the relationship between artistic and sociological narratives, considering the ways in which artistic narratives in their different forms can be both subjects of sociological observation and tools for the sociological analysis o...Lasīt vairāk
Addressing the neglect of the work of Talcott Parsons, the complexity of whose thought and the opacity of whose writing style can prove daunting, this book provides a comprehensible account of the major theoretical accomplishments in his work and...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores the influence of Freudian psychoanalysis on Norbert Elias theory of the civilizing process, conducting a dialogue between the thought of Freud and Elias with a view to analysing points of contact and distance between them, as w...Lasīt vairāk
This book engages with theories of religion and secularism, as well as postmodern, postcolonial, and decolonial critiques of Western humanist projects, to uncover the ideas and practices of religious and secular humanisms when they challenge dehum...Lasīt vairāk
This volume seeks to restore Vilfredo Pareto to his rightful place in the history of social and economic thought, bringing together studies by leading scholars to mark the centenary of his death in 1923. Assessing Paretos many contributions to th...Lasīt vairāk
This volume presents a broad range of studies on a variety of emotions from social scientific perspectives. Bringing together scholars from disciplines including sociology, psychology, anthropology and philosophy, it examines emotions including desir...Lasīt vairāk
Why does hope appear in certain epochs and places, only at other times to disappear from peoples lives and from society as a whole? This book addresses hope from a sociological perspective, offering a theoretical framework and a set of concepts to c...Lasīt vairāk
In a hyper-individualistic age and in the face of the narrowly focused, policy-oriented research ubiquitous in the social sciences, this book revisits the humanistic world-view that is integral to Norbert Eliass pre-eminent figurational-process s...Lasīt vairāk
Love and Sexuality in Social Theory considers the role that love and sexuality play in private and public life. Presenting an understanding of love as the social basis of altruism, as an important factor in modern conceptions of subjectivity and tha...Lasīt vairāk
Corporate Totalitarianism reflects on the changing nature of economic, political and social power in the global context and the ways in which this affects both individual and society. ...Lasīt vairāk
Drawing on the thought of Hoffer and Durkheim, this volume analyses the responses of populations in Western societies who feel that changes in the racial, religious, and ethnic make-up of society threaten their way of life, employing the concepts...Lasīt vairāk
A response to the depletion of the rhetoric of sociology and the spiritual capital of theology, this volume explores the remains of Christianity that still lurk as portents in a progressively de-Christianised society seeking replacements for belief....Lasīt vairāk
Dark Emotions is a book about a range of emotional experiences that are often regarded or characterized as negative, disturbing or dark as contrasted with emotions that are positive, pleasant or light. Dark Emotion...Lasīt vairāk
As one of the most renowned figures in the history of anthropology, Bronislaw Malinowski is recognised as having been central to the development of the discipline, with interpretations of his thought usually drawing attention to his work in foundi...Lasīt vairāk
This book extends Max Webers theory of the value spheres of modernity into wholly new areas, showing that the addition of home, nature and sport to Webers own list of five spheres economic, scientific, intellectual, political, legal, erotic and ae...Lasīt vairāk
This book explores two public sector scandals in the UK, drawing on Max Webers thought on the iron cage to understand how these cases of patient-neglect in NHS hospitals and failures by police and social workers to address the organised sexual...Lasīt vairāk
Drawing on research from sociology, psychology, anthropology and cultural and media studies, this volume analyses a series of emotions prevalent in everyday life and culture, with each chapter exploring the main facets of a particular emotion and con...Lasīt vairāk
