Description
Book SynopsisThis edited volume presents some of the latest research in the field of sociology. Chapter One presents a research study of the processes through which food concentrates and reflects migrant cultures while it becomes means of expression, survival and cultural identity for diasporic communities, focusing on two films. Chapter Two explores issues of diversity and multiculturalism in the recent history of Europe. Chapter Three investigates the extent of internet addiction among adolescents. Chapter Four discusses mass migration and explains how it has forced a change in the global perspective of social policy, specifically in the context of child development and parenting. Chapter Five examines the fandom of South Korean popular music in France. Chapter Six adopts the "critical theory" hypothesis to explain structuralism and analyze the complexities of contemporary global politics. Chapter Seven assesses how the Communist Party of Spain was affected by the Spanish Civil War. Lastly, Chapter Eight deals with the challenges faced by whistleblowers in post-Soviet Russia.
Table of ContentsPreface; Recognizing Food as Part of Ethno-Cultural Identities in the Multicultural Societies through Diasporic Cinema: Comparative Analysis of the Movies The Big Night and My Big Fat Greek Wedding; A Torn Continent? The European Union: Between Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism; Internet Addiction among Adolescents: The Role of Social Self-Efficacy and General Locus of Control; A Global View on Complex Parenting Dynamics for Better Practices and Social Policy to Overcome 21st Century Crises; Youth Culture and the Future of Multiculturalism: K-pop Fandom in France and Globalizing Korean Media; Alternatives in World Politics: Reading Structuralism in International Relations; Civil Wars in History: Perspectives, Impact and Lessons Learned from the Spanish Case during the Period after the Civil War; Report of the Whistleblower; Index.
