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Vanessa May is Lecturer in Sociology at the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, University of Manchester, UK. Her research interests include the self, belonging, lone motherhood, and qualitative and mixed methods. She edited Sociology of Personal Life and has published in journals including Sociology, Sociological Review, International Journal of Research Methods, and Narrative Inquiry.

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PART I: SELF AND SOCIETY IN SOCIAL THEORY 1. Introduction 2. Where it All Began: The Sociological Classics 3. The Loss of Tradition: Diminished or Reflexive Selves? 4. The Relationship between Self and Society 5. Everyday Personal Life PART II: SELF, BELONGING AND SOCIAL CHANGE 6. Belonging: A Window into Social Change 7. Cultural Belongings 8. Relational Belongings 9. Sensory Belongings 10. Conclusion: Self and Belonging in a Changing World.

Connecting Self to Society Belonging in a Changing World

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
      Publication Date: 1/1/2013 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780230292871, 978-0230292871
      ISBN10: 0230292879
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      Sociology: family, kinship and relationships

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Vanessa May is Lecturer in Sociology at the Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life, University of Manchester, UK. Her research interests include the self, belonging, lone motherhood, and qualitative and mixed methods. She edited Sociology of Personal Life and has published in journals including Sociology, Sociological Review, International Journal of Research Methods, and Narrative Inquiry.

      Table of Contents
      PART I: SELF AND SOCIETY IN SOCIAL THEORY 1. Introduction 2. Where it All Began: The Sociological Classics 3. The Loss of Tradition: Diminished or Reflexive Selves? 4. The Relationship between Self and Society 5. Everyday Personal Life PART II: SELF, BELONGING AND SOCIAL CHANGE 6. Belonging: A Window into Social Change 7. Cultural Belongings 8. Relational Belongings 9. Sensory Belongings 10. Conclusion: Self and Belonging in a Changing World.

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