| Power and the Social Contributor(s): Westwood, Sallie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415162874 ISBN-13: 9780415162876 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $237.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: "Power and the Social" looks at the different ways power has been theorised from Hobbes to Giddens and at the ways in which the theories have been applied. By bringing together theory and substantive analysis, this invaluable introductory text provides a clear and imaginative account of power and power relations. Processes and structures of power are analysed within key areas of sociological concern, including: * the history of power * race * gender * class * sexuality * the spatial and visual. The book looks at a wide range of cases from across the globe, including the 'underclass' in Britain, the power of the military in Latin America, the untouchables in India and the politics of new reproductive technologies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 303.3 |
| LCCN: 2001019962 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.32" W x 9.48" (0.86 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Looking at the different ways power has been theorised from Hobbes to Giddens, this book analyzes the ways in which the theories have been applied. By bringing together theory and substantive analysis, this invaluable introductory text provides a clear and imaginative account of power and power relations. Processes and structures of power are analyzed within key areas of sociological concern, including: * the history of power* race * gender * class * sexuality * the spatial and visual. Investigating a wide range of cases from across the globe, including the 'underclass' in Britain, the power of the military in Latin America, the untouchables in India and the politics of new reproductive technologies, Dr Sallie Westwood adopts a popular approach to the subject, looking at the processes of power as well as structure and at how they function in everyday life. |