{"product_id":"cultural-sociology-isbn-9781405189842","title":"Cultural Sociology","description":"\u003ci\u003eCultural Sociology: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eA timely introductory overview to this increasingly significant field which provides invaluable summaries of key studies and approaches within cultural sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eClearly written and designed, with accessible summaries of thematic topics, covering race, class, politics, religion, media, fashion, and music\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInternational experts contribute chapters in their field of research, including a chapter by David Chaney, a founder of cultural sociology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a unified set of theoretical and methodological tools for those wishing to apply a cultural sociological approach in their work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Notes on Authors  \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary of Terms\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Theory and Method\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e Starting to Write a History of the Present Day: Culture and Sociology\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Chaney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e Defining Cultural Sociology \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e Methodological Issues in Cultural Sociology \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: New Cultural Identities\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4\u003c\/b\u003e Class, Culture and Social Difference \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5\u003c\/b\u003e Gender and Sexuality \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6\u003c\/b\u003e Racism, ‘Race’ and Difference \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7\u003c\/b\u003e Bodies and Identities \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Fragmented Ideology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8\u003c\/b\u003e Politics and Culture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9\u003c\/b\u003e Globalization \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10\u003c\/b\u003e Culture and Religion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Leisure and Lifestyle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11\u003c\/b\u003e Popular Music: Place, Identity, Community \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12\u003c\/b\u003e Fashion Logics and the Cultural Economy: The Social Power of Tastes, Aesthetics and Style \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13\u003c\/b\u003e Food, Eating and Culture \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14\u003c\/b\u003e Media, Culture and Public Life \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“David Chaney’s magisterial opening provides an authoritative framework and background for these introductions to key subtopics within this important area of sociology.”  (\u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, 24 May 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLes Back\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndy Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Sociology and Director of the Griffith Centre for Cultural Research at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. He has authored and edited numerous books including \u003ci\u003ePopular Music and Youth Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCultures of Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eRemembering Woodstock\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), and \u003ci\u003eMusic Scenes\u003c\/i\u003e (edited with Richard A. Peterson, 2004). He is Editor-in-Chief of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Desfor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Edles\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Northridge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Griffith University.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Inglis\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, UK. He has written in the areas of the history of social thought, historical sociology, the sociologies of culture, art and aesthetics, and the cultural sociology of globalization. He is founding editor of the journal Cultural Sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Sociology  at University at Albany, State University of New York. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRace, Media and the Crisis of Civil Society (2000)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Space of Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eOxford Handbook of Cultural Sociology\u003c\/i\u003e (2011).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Woodward\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Griffith University.\u003c\/p\u003e  In recent years, sociology has recognised the significance of culture as a focus for understanding the processes and systems of relations through which societies are arranged.  It is no longer seen as merely the by-product of structural experiences of class, gender, race, but as a force in itself for the creation of social experience.  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe field is now burgeoning and \u003ci\u003eCultural Sociology: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e is the first dedicated student textbook to systematically address cultural sociology as a legitimate model for sociological thinking and research. A group of highly renowned and respected authors focus on major sociological themes and issues, such as gender, class, and race, and clearly illustrate how their application in cultural sociology compares with their use in more conventional sociological approaches. The book also sets out the key antecedents contributing to the emergence of cultural sociology and presents students with a firm grounding in theoretical and methodological principles applied by cultural sociologists in their work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe result is a rich overview of the various empirical applications of cultural sociology, which engages student interest by outlining cultural sociological approaches with a connection to everyday cultural experiences, including music, fashion, eating, and media.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This exciting new volume will put cultural sociology on the map for a new generation of students and scholars.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Nick Stevenson\u003c\/b\u003e, University of Nottingham  \u003cp\u003e\"An engaging primer for this rising field well-suited to introductory courses, Cultural Sociology also marks a moment of robust intellectual consolidation.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Paul Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, The University of New South Wales\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989012857061,"sku":"NP9781405189842","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405189842.jpg?v=1761782430","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/cultural-sociology-isbn-9781405189842","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}