基本説明
A completely revised and expanded edition which includes new materials on health and fitness, intimacy, time, space and disorder, risk, globalization, identity, organizations and new technologies.
Full Description
In this lucid, stimulating and original book, Zygmunt Bauman and Tim May explore the underlying assumptions and tacit expectations which structure our view of the world. The authors elucidate key concepts in sociology: for example, individualism versus community, and privilege versus deprivation. While charting a course through sociologya s main concerns, Bauman and May also examine the applicability of sociology to everyday life.
Contents
Acknowledgements. Preface to the Second Edition. IntroductionDiscipline of Sociology. Part I: Action, Identity and Understanding in Everyday Life. 1. Oneself with Others. 2. Viewing and Sustaining Our Lives. 3. The Bonds that Unite: Speaking of a Wea . Part II: Living our Lives: Challenges, Choices and Constraints. 4. Decisions and Actions: Power, Choice and Moral Duty. 5. Making it Happen: Gifts, Exchange and Intimacy in Relationships. 6. Care of Our Selves: The Body, Health and Sexuality. 7. Time, Space and (Dis)Order. 8. Drawing Boundaries: Culture, Nature, State and Territory. 9. The Business in Everyday Life: Consumption, Technology and Lifestyles. Part III: Looking Back and Looking Forward. 10. Thinking Sociologically. Questions for Reflection and Further Reading. Index.
