A New Introduction to Sociology

Politics & Social Sciences

O'Donnell, Mike.

Sociology

Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd.

Uncertain Masculinities

In this era of rapid and unsettling change, boys now more than ever face difficulties in establishing their self-image and status. In this original and challenging study Mike O'Donnell and Sue Sharpe explore how teenage boys from white, African-Caribbean and Asian backgrounds negotiate contemporary uncertainties to construct their gender identities.Drawing theoretical insights about how class, race and ethnicity critically affect the formulation of masculinities throughout, the authors examine:* the discrepancies between boys and girls' attitudes and expectations* the split between boys' formal acceptance of politically correct ideas and their informal behaviour amongst the peer group* boys' leisure pursuits including involvement in illegal activities and their selective identification with global youth culture.Uncertain Masculinities is a fascinating account of the complexity of contemporary boys' identities and will be of use to students of the sociology of youth and of gender studies.

Uncertain Masculinities: Youth, Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Britain

Sharpe, Sue

Reference

Routledge

Age and Generation (Society Now)

Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age, and focuses, in particular, on youth culture.

Social Sciences

Racism in Britain and opposition to it are the main focus for analysis in this text. Discussing it both in relation to the British Empire and post-imperial immigration to Britain, the book also investigates these issues with respect to such themes as employment, housing and education. The book is part of a series providing coherent coverage of the main topics arising in post-16 introductory courses in sociology, with a particular relevance to A-level students. Designed to show something of the purpose of sociology and the craft of the sociologist, each book in the series introduces the main issues covered in that area, analyzes the key areas and debates in each topic, provides statistical and documentary extracts and offers suggestions for study activities and further reading.

Race and ethnicity (Sociology in focus series)

Longman

Age and Generation

Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age, and focuses, in particular, on youth culture.

The first two decades of the new millennium brought with it a chain of crises and reaction headlined by the plane-bombing of New York's Trade Center twin towers, the financial crash of 2007-8 and subsequent austerity, and latterly Brexit, the rise and fall (for now) of Donald Trump, including the Capitol attack, and Covid-19. The health and political aspects of the virus are discussed in the context of planetary well-being and climate change. Crises and Popular Dissentbrings these apparently disparate issues into focus by addressing five thematic questions: Why from being the hegemonic global ideology did liberalism go into crisis? What do populists want that liberalism is not providing? Why is nationalism so important to right populists? What part might social movements play in a progressive revival? What might a participatory democratic and progressive future mean for the planet and the species? The concluding chapter is interactive asking readers to consider issues raised in the text as individuals and members of groups. O'Donnell's main focus is on liberalism and populism in the United States, Europe and Britain, arguing for an internationalist rather than nationalist perspective and response to the turmoil of the period. A pattern emerges of right populism primarily as a reactive phenomenon to immigration mediated by nationalism, partly obscuring causes of structural inequality exacerbated by neoliberalism. Particular attention is given to left social movement movements such as Extinction Rebellion and Black Lives Matter in building a left radical response. O'Donnell provides an informed, integrated and distinctive approach to the recent evolution of popular dissent.

Crises and Popular Dissent: The Divided West

Emerald Publishing Limited

Crises and Popular Dissent: Liberal Democracy and the Authoritarian and Populist Challenge

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