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Alcohol Advertising and Young People's Drinking: Representation, Reception and Regulation
by B. Gunter A. Hansen M. TouriThere is widespread and growing concern about the use of alcohol in society, especially by young people. Although overall volumes of alcohol consumption may be levelling off, the occurrences of excessive or 'binge' drinking, especially among teenagers and young adults, are increasingly commonplace. Tackling irresponsible drinking, which is linked to other antisocial behaviour and health problems, has focused attention on the promotion of alcohol by its producers as an important causal factor. This has led to calls for tougher regulation of alcohol marketing, including restrictions on where it can occur and the form it is allowed to take. Empirical research evidence, often emanating from government funded enquiries and endorsed by health lobbies, has been cited in support of an allegedly primary role played by advertising in triggering interest in and the onset of alcohol consumption among young people and in encouraging regular and heavy drinking. Close examination of this evidence, however, reveals that the research is not always as cut and dried as it may first appear. Methodological weaknesses abound in studies of the purported effects of alcohol advertising and other forms of marketing and the significance specifically of advertising as an agent that shapes young people's alcohol consumption could be weaker than often thought. This book sets out a review and critique of the evidence on alcohol advertising and marketing effects on young people and considers this evidence in relation to codes of advertising and marketing practice.
An Introduction to Animals and Political Theory (The Palgrave Macmillan Animal Ethics Series)
by Alasdair CochraneStructured around the five most important schools within contemporary political theory: liberalism, utilitarianism, communitarianism, Marxism and feminism, this is the first introductory level text to offer an accessible overview on the status of animals in contemporary political theory.
Shared Society or Benign Apartheid?: Understanding Peace-Building in Divided Societies
by John Nagle Mary-Alice C. ClancyThis book analyses the role power sharing, social movements, economic regeneration, urban space, memorialisation and symbols play in transforming divided societies into shared peaceful ones. It explains why some projects are counterproductive while others assist peace-building.
Class, Individualization and Late Modernity: In Search of the Reflexive Worker (Identity Studies in the Social Sciences)
by W. AtkinsonThis book puts to the test the prominent claim that social class has declined in importance in an era of affluence, choice and the waning of tradition. Arguing against this view, this study vividly uncovers the multiple ways in which class stubbornly persists.
Relating Rape and Murder: Narratives of Sex, Death and Gender
by Jane Monckton-SmithThis book is about relating the concepts of rape and murder in both senses of the term; that is the way rape and murder are linked and related and also how stories of rape and murder are related or told.
Modern Privacy: Shifting Boundaries, New Forms
by Harry Blatterer Pauline Johnson Maria R. MarkusModern Privacies addresses emergent transformations of privacy in western societies from a multidisciplinary and international perspective. It examines social and cultural trends in new media, feminism, law, work and intimacy which indicate that our perceptions, evaluations and enactments of privacy in constant flux.
Borderland Russians: Identity, Narrative and International Relations (Palgrave Studies in International Relations)
by G. HønnelandGeir Hønneland discusses some of the big questions in social science: What is identity? What is the role of identity and narrative in the study of international relations? The location is the Kola Peninsula, the most heavily militarized area of the world during the Cold War, now set to become Europe's next big oil playground.
Culture, Capital and Representation
by Robert J. BalfourWith contributions ranging over three centuries, Culture, Capital and Representation explores how literature, cultural studies and the visual arts represent, interact with, and produce ideas about capital, whether in its early phases (the growth of stock markets) or in its late phase (global speculative capital).
Beyond Skill: Institutions, Organisations and Human Capability
by Jane BrysonThis book discusses the impact of government policy, other institutional arrangements, organizational practices, collective and individual behaviour, on things of importance to many of us: work, employment, pay, work environments, learning, participation and voice. It is a unique volume of insights from leading researchers and research centres.
Fitness Culture: Gyms and the Commercialisation of Discipline and Fun (Consumption and Public Life)
by Roberta SassatelliThis book provides a sociological perspective on fitness culture as developed in commercial gyms, investigating the cultural relevance of gyms in terms of the history of the commercialization of body discipline, the negotiation of gender identities and distinction dynamics within contemporary cultures of consumption.
Memory and the Future: Transnational Politics, Ethics and Society (Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies)
by Yifat Gutman Adam D. Brown Amy SodaroFor those who study memory, there is a nagging concern that memory studies are inherently backward-looking, and that memory itself hinders efforts to move forward. Unhinging memory from the past, this book brings together an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars who bring the future into the study of memory.
Swearing: A Cross-cultural Linguistic Study
by M. LjungThis study provides a definition and a typology of swearing and compares its manifestations in English and 24 other languages. In addition the study traces the history of swearing from its first known appearance in Ancient Egypt to the present day.
Labour Migration in Europe (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship)
by Georg Menz and Alexander CaviedesExamining the new realities of economic immigration to Europe, this book focuses on new trends and developments, including the rediscovery of economic migration, legalization measures, irregular migration, East-West flows, the role of business and employer associations, new positions amongst trade unions, and service sector liberalization.
Configuring Health Consumers: Health Work and the Imperative of Personal Responsibility (Health, Technology and Society)
by Roma Harris, Nadine Wathen and Sally WyattThis book explore assumptions underpinning contemporary health policy discourses that emphasize personal responsibility for health, consider how they attach to changing information technologies, and discuss their influence on emerging forms of health 'work'.
Connecting Self To Society: Belonging In A Changing World (PDF)
by Vanessa MayBelonging' is often overlooked in its relationship to society and social change, and yet it forms the bedrock of how we relate to the world around us. Through the work of Marx, Giddens and Goffman, this book covers the familiar terrain of identity theory, while going beyond it to other sites of identification and social change.
After the Nation?: Critical Reflections on Nationalism and Postnationalism (International Political Theory)
by Keith Breen, Shane O‘NeilExplores the ways in which the nation-state and nationalism are challenged by contemporary realities. This volume addresses changes to our understanding of national sovereignty, problems posed by violent conflict between rival national projects, the feasibility of postnationalist democracy and citizenship, and the debate over global justice.
Theatre in Health and Care
by Emma BrodzinskiThis unique book examines theatre practice that takes place within a range of health and care settings from medical training to advocacy projects for service users. Drawing on a range of case studies, the book provides insights into working practices as well as posing critical questions in relation to the field.
Global Sociology (3rd Edition) (PDF)
by Robin Cohen Paul KennedyThe first, pioneering edition of Global Sociology put global issues at the heart if the sociological discussion. A lot has changed in the world since then: recessions and revolutions, social media and new migration networks have developed as causes and symptoms of an increasingly global society. This new edition is fully updated to explore just how these global issues can help us to understand sociology in our world today. Making clear connections between everyday experiences and global processes at each step, the third edition: - carefully guides you through essential and cutting-edge topics in the discipline - from family and feminism to environment and economy - introduces core theory and the great minds of the discipline with Global Thinkers biography boxes - supports your learning with study-friendly features, including Pause to Reflect questions, Key Concept highlights and Definition glossary boxes - offers extra online resources at http://www. palgrave. com/companion/Cohen-And-Kennedy-Global-Sociology/ With clear writing and infectious enthusiasm for its topic, this book remains the authority on global issues in sociology for students across the world.
Dickens and the Children of Empire
by W. JacobsonDickens and the Children of Empire examines the themes of childhood and empire throughout Dickens' oeuvre. The prestigious group of contributors initiate and extend debates on the subjects of post-colonialism, literature of the child and present childhood as an apt metaphor for the colonized subject in Dickens' work.
Constructing Gendered Bodies (Explorations in Sociology.)
by K. Backett-Milburn L. McKieInterest in sociological study of the body, theoretically and empirically, has increased dramatically in the 1990s. This book builds on this work by bringing together exciting and stimulating research which examines the social and cultural processes involved in the construction of gendered bodies and sexual practices. Contributors explore these issues in a variety of settings ranging from the workplace and leisure industry to social arenas of moral and medical regulation.
The International Political Economy of Work and Employability (International Political Economy Series)
by P. MooreInternational competition and skills shortages caused by technological advancement have raised entirely new issues for workers, not least how responsibility is increasingly being transferred to them. This book looks at how workers are expected to survive unstable job market conditions in three locations: the UK, Singapore, and South Korea.
Women, Murder and Femininity: Gender Representations of Women Who Kill (Cultural Criminology)
by L. SealWomen who kill rupture our assumptions about what a woman is. This book explores different socio-cultural understandings of women who commit, or are accused, of murder. A wide range of cases are discussed in order to highlight the ways in which such women have been perceived, and how such cases reflect important social and cultural shifts.
New Femininities: Postfeminism, Neoliberalism and Subjectivity
by Rosalind Gill Christina ScharffThis collection of original essays looks at the way in which experiences and representations of femininity are changing, and explores the possibilities for producing 'new' femininities in the twenty-first century. The volume includes a Preface by leading feminist scholar Angela McRobbie.
Performance in the Borderlands (Performance Interventions)
by Emelyne GodfreyA border is a force of containment that inspires dreams of being overcome and crossed; motivates bodies to climb over; and threatens physical harm. This book critically examines a range of cultural performances produced in relation to the tensions and movements of/about the borders dividing North America, including the Caribbean.
The Family: A Liberal Defence
by D. ArchardAn account of the nature and value of the family within a liberal society. It defines 'family', and assesses the right to have a family, whether the family promotes injustice, and what future there is for the family in the face of significant changes.