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The Social Side of Politics
Douglas Hartmann (Ed.)
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Description for The Social Side of Politics
Paperback. Assembling the most provocative new thinking on politics and political processes. Editor(s): Hartmann, Douglas; Uggen, Christopher. Series: The Society Pages. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
This first volume of The Society Pages series focuses on politics. Drawn largely from feature content, posts, and exchanges provoked by the elections of 2012, the chapters are organized into three main sections. “Core Contributions” exemplifies how sociologists and other social scientists think about otherwise familiar political phenomena like power, polling, and social movements. Chapters in the “Cultural Contexts” section draw out the political content and implications of cultural realms—from religion and race, to sports, humor, and new media technologies—that are often ignored or taken for granted. And the “Critical Takes” rubric gathers pieces on inequalities embedded in and reproduced ... Read more
This first volume of The Society Pages series focuses on politics. Drawn largely from feature content, posts, and exchanges provoked by the elections of 2012, the chapters are organized into three main sections. “Core Contributions” exemplifies how sociologists and other social scientists think about otherwise familiar political phenomena like power, polling, and social movements. Chapters in the “Cultural Contexts” section draw out the political content and implications of cultural realms—from religion and race, to sports, humor, and new media technologies—that are often ignored or taken for granted. And the “Critical Takes” rubric gathers pieces on inequalities embedded in and reproduced ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
The Society Pages
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393920376
SKU
V9780393920376
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99-31
About Douglas Hartmann (Ed.)
Douglas Hartmann is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. His research interests focus on race and ethnicity, multiculturalism, popular culture (including sports and religion), and contemporary American society. He is co-editor of The Society Pages. Christopher Uggen is in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota. He studies crime, law, and deviance, especially how former prisoners ... Read more
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