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Emerald Publishing Limited Crime and Social Control in Pandemic Times
Theoretically and methodologically diverse, Volume 28 of Sociology of Crime, Law and Deviance addresses important questions of crime, punishment, policing, social control, and law in relation to COVID-19. The pandemic has brought about a wide number of analyses from various viewpoints, but what role has the study of crime, deviance, and social control played? A timely contribution that tackles a variety of related topics and brings together authors from a range of social-science disciplines, Crime and Social Control in Pandemic Times is a diverse and useful resource for those interested in the dynamics of crime and social control at a time of huge global disruption.
£90.00
Palgrave Macmillan Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame: The Rise of a Pop Star in an Age of Celebrity
This book investigates the stardom of Lady Gaga within a cultural-sociological framework. Resisting a reductionist perspective of fame as a commodity, Mathieu Deflem offers an empirical examination of the social conditions that informed Lady Gaga’s rise to fame. The book delves into topics such as the marketing of Lady Gaga; the legal issues that have dogged her career; the media; her audience; her activism; issues of sex, gender, and sexuality; and Lady Gaga’s unique artistry. By training a spotlight on this singular pop icon, Lady Gaga and the Sociology of Fame invites readers to consider the nature of stardom in an age of celebrity.
£25.14