This text provides a comprehensive and critical exploration of food from the unique perspective of place. It shows that our experiences with food are deeply influenced by their cultural, social, economic, and political contexts. The authors explore a wide range of questions such as: Do GMOs threaten rural livelihoods? Why don't we eat dogs? Does your neighborhood make you fat? Do community gardens encourage urban gentrification? Can cheese save a local economy? Why are gourmet burgers appeari...

Looking at the intersection of religion and popular culture through a theoretical lens, this new text offers an insightful treatment of this topical area of study. Each chapter outlines different theories and explores how key ideologies inform and interact with aspects of popular culture, including television, film, music, and the Internet.

Winner of the James Coleman Award for Best Book from the Rationality and Society section of the American Sociological Society Winner of the Outstanding Recent Contribution from the Social Psychology section of the American Sociological Association. Winner of the Best Publication Award from the Mental Health section of the American Sociological Association Honorable Mention, PROSE Book Award, Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, from the Association of American Publishers. When people are faci...

One of the most groundbreaking sociology texts of the 20th century, Howard S. Becker's Outsiders revolutionized the study of social deviance. Howard S.

Becker's Outsiders broke new ground in the early 1960s-and the ideas it proposed and problems it raised are still argued about and inspiring research internationally. In this new edition, Becker includes two lengthy essays, unpublished until now, that add fresh material for thought and discussion. "Why Was Outsiders a Hit? Why Is It Still a Hi...

This second edition of Ethnographic Thinking: From Method to Mindset serves as a primer for practitioners who want to apply ethnography to real-world challenges and commercial ventures. Building on the first edition, each chapter now includes a section focusing on practical advice to help readers activate key insights in their work.

De methode ‘Statistiek in stappen’ slaagt erin om statistiek interessant te maken voor studenten en docenten. Het boek legt op logische wijze uit hoe een bepaalde techniek werkt en waarvoor deze gebruikt wordt, met behulp van relevante en actuele voorbeelden. De nadruk ligt niet zozeer op de formules achter de technieken (hoewel deze wel worden uitgelegd), maar meer op de toepassing ervan. Zo wordt statistiek een handig instrument dat je helpt bij het verwerken van kwantitatieve gegevens.

Om het leren gemakkelijker te maken, is er bij deze methode een aantal hulpmiddelen beschikbaar, zoals leerdoelen, checkpoints en opdrachten. Op de bijbehorende website vind je extra materiaal, zoals uitwerkingen van de opdrachten en checkpoints, handige links en extra uitleg over SPSS...