Routledge Advances in Sociology
About the Book Series
This series presents cutting-edge developments and debates within the field of sociology. It provides a broad range of case studies and the latest theoretical perspectives, while covering a variety of topics, theories and issues from around the world. It is not confined to any particular school of thought.
The Emotions in the Classics of Sociology: A Study in Social Theory
1st Edition
Edited
By Massimo Cerulo, Adrian Scribano
May 31, 2023
The Emotions in the Classics of Sociology stands as an innovative sociological research that introduces the study of emotions through a detailed examination of the theories and concepts of the classical authors of discipline. Sociology plays a crucial role emphasizing how much emotional expressions...
The Paradigm of Social Interaction
1st Edition
By Nikolai Genov
May 31, 2023
The monograph The Paradigm of Social Interaction presents a paradigmatic synthesis in sociology. This is a reaction to the growing paradigmatic divisions in the discipline and an attempt at fostering the cumulative development of sociological knowledge. The suggested conceptual fusion includes ...
The Social Construction of the US Academic Elite: A Mixed Methods Study of Two Disciplines
1st Edition
By Stephanie Beyer
May 31, 2023
This book explores the stark stratification and struggles over classifications in US academia from a relational perspective, looking beyond material differences and tracing its roots to symbolic power relations. Based on a mixed methods study drawing on both interview and quantitative data, it ...
Understanding China through Big Data: Applications of Theory-oriented Quantitative Approaches
1st Edition
By Yunsong Chen, Guangye He, Fei Yan
May 31, 2023
Chen, He and Yan present a range of applications of multiple-source big data to core areas of contemporary sociology, demonstrating how a theory-guided approach to macrosociology can help to understand social change in China, especially where traditional approaches are limited by constrained and ...
Creating a Shared Moral Community: The Building of a Mosque Congregation in London
1st Edition
By Judy Shuttleworth
March 31, 2023
This book explores the religious, educational, and social practice of a Muslim congregation and the moral world it generated within a mosque in UK. The life of the mosque is described through religious practice, communal activities and informal encounters and the history and ideas that shaped the ...
Anxiety in Middle-Class America: Sociology of Emotional Insecurity in Late Modernity
1st Edition
By Valérie de Courville Nicol
January 09, 2023
Showing how Americans have massively turned to a self-help empowerment model to manage chronic feelings of insecurity, Anxiety in Middle-Class America explains why no group has ever been as anxious about anxiety and interested in tackling it as a moral and personal problem. Anxiety is the focus of...
Boredom and Academic Work
1st Edition
By Mariusz Finkielsztein
January 09, 2023
Introducing the notion of boredom into the academic context, Boredom and Academic Work proposes a fresh sociological perspective on boredom and academic work alike. It invites a reader to reflect on the essence of boredom and the nature of academic work from the sociological perspective. It ...
Coronavirus Capitalism Goes to the Cinema
1st Edition
By Eugene Nulman
January 09, 2023
Using innovative interpretations of recent big budget films, Coronavirus Capitalism Goes to the Cinema interrogates the social, political and economic landscape during and prior to the COVID-19 crisis and provides lessons for advancing progressive politics in a post-pandemic age. By exploring ...
Internet Dating: Intimacy and Social Change
1st Edition
By Chris Beasley, Mary Holmes
January 09, 2023
Internet Dating deals primarily with the experiences of UK and Australian daters, examining their online accounts to see what kinds of narratives, norms, emotions and ‘chemistry’ shape their dating. Has the emergence and growth of internet dating changed the dating landscape for the better? Most ...
Languages and Social Cohesion: A Transdisciplinary Literature Review
1st Edition
By Gabriela Meier, Simone Smala
January 09, 2023
A critical and systematic review of existing research located at the crossroads of sociology, social psychology and applied linguistics, Languages and Social Cohesion offers valuable insights for social contexts in which decision makers and researchers grapple with questions of social cohesion in ...
The Construction of Truth in Contemporary Media Narratives about Risk
1st Edition
By John Gaffey
January 09, 2023
The Construction of Truth in Contemporary Media Narratives about Risk provides a theoretical framework for how, in a post-truth era, media audiences are able to understand and navigate everyday risk. The book examines media risk narratives and explores forms of truth, experiential knowledge, and ...
The Home in the Digital Age
1st Edition
Edited
By Antonio Argandoña, Joy Malala, Richard Peatfield
January 09, 2023
The Home in the Digital Age is a set of multidisciplinary studies exploring the impact of digital technologies in the home, with a shift of emphasis from technology to the people living and using this in their homes.The book covers a wide variety of topics on the design, introduction and use of ...