Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited

Voorkant
Peter Kivisto
SAGE Publications, 2005 - 352 pagina's

In Illuminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited, Third Edition editor Peter Kivisto once again shows today's students how classical and contemporary social theories can be used to make sense of the world they inhabit. Through thirteen essays, the book applies various social theories from the past and the present to select facets of modern life, such as the Internet, the world of work, fast food restaurants, shopping malls, alcohol use, body building, sales and service, and new religious movements. All of the contributors to this collection of essays share a common purpose - to illustrate how different social theories are capable of providing significant understanding that, without theory, would not be grasped.

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Over de auteur (2005)

Peter Kivisto is Richard A. Swanson Professor of Social Thought and Chair of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare at Augustana College and Finland Distinguished Professor at the University of Turku. His current research involves a collaborative project on multiculturalism with colleagues in Finland. His interests include immigration, social integration, citizenship, and religion. Among his recent books are Key Ideas in Sociology (2011), Illuminating Social Life (2011); Beyond a Border: The Causes and Consequences of Contemporary Immigration (2010, with Thomas Faist); Citizenship: Discourse, Theory and Transnational Prospects (2007, with Thomas Faist); and Intersecting Inequalities (2007, with Elizabeth Hartung). He serves on the editorial boards of Contexts, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Intercultural Studies, and on the Publication Committee for Sociology of Religion.

Bibliografische gegevens

TitelIlluminating Social Life: Classical and Contemporary Theory Revisited
RedacteurPeter Kivisto
Editieherzien
UitgeverSAGE Publications, 2005
ISBN1412905591, 9781412905596
Lengte352 pagina's
  
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