Sleep and Society

Sociological Ventures into the Un(known)

Simon J. Williams (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2005
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-35418-9 (ISBN)

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Exploring the sociological aspects of sleep and their links to current health debates, this unique text discusses why sleep has been so neglected in sociological literature, examining a range of significant modern issues.

Exploring the sociological aspects of sleep and their links to current health debates, this unique text discusses why sleep has been so neglected in sociological literature and examines significant modern issues such as:

the 24-hour society
sleep and work
homelessness
dream analysis
the medicalization and commodification of sleep.

Written by a key international figure in medical sociology, this is the first sociological examination of sleep, making it important reading for academics and advanced students of medical sociology, health studies, and sociology, as well as for professionals and policy makers involved in the area.

Simon Williams is Reader in Sociology at the University of Warwick. He has published widely within the sociology of health, the sociology of the body, and the sociology of emotions. He is currently involved in a range of sleep-related projects and is co-organiser of the new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) seminar series on ‘Sleep and Society’.

1. Changing Theories and Explanations of Sleep 2. Sleep Through the Centuries 3. Sleep, Embodiment and the Lifeword 4. The Social Patterning and Social Organization of Sleep 5. Colonizing/Capitalizing on Sleep 6. Conclusions

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.6.2005
Zusatzinfo	1 Tables, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-415-35418-8 / 0415354188
ISBN-13	978-0-415-35418-9 / 9780415354189
Zustand	Neuware