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Social perception. Social cognition

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  • Why?by Charles Tilly

    Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 19.95

    Why? is a book about the explanations we give and how we give them--a fascinating look at the way the reasons we offer every day are dictated by, and help constitute, social relationships. Written in an easy-to-read style by distinguished social historian Charles Tilly, the book explores the manner in which people claim, establish, negotiate, repair, rework, or terminate relations with others through the reasons they give. Tilly examines a number of different types of reason giving. For example, he shows how an air traffic controller would explain the near miss of two aircraft in several different ways, depending upon the intended audience: for an acquaintance at a cocktail party, he might shrug it off by saying "This happens all the time,"... more...

  • Social Cognitionby Donald C. Pennington

    Routledge 2000; US$ 17.00

    The book considers the way in which humans interpret analyse and remember information about the social world. Topics covered include: attribution, social schemas and social representations, prejudice and discrimination. more...

  • Body Talkby Jane Ussher

    Routledge 1997; US$ 29.95

    A collection of analyses which provides a new materialist-discursive approach to human experience, reconciling both the traditional, (realist) and socio-cultural approaches. more...

  • Body in Everyday Lifeby Sarah Nettleton; Jonathan Watson

    Routledge 1998; US$ 59.95

    We all have a body, but how does it impact upon our everyday life? This new and accessible introduction to the sociology of the body explores how ordinary women, men and children talk about their bodies. more...

  • Lived Bodyby Simon J. Williams; Gillian A. Bendelow

    Routledge 1998; US$ 57.95

    A 'state-of-the-art' review of the sociology of body which will provide both new students and established researchers with clear and accessible coverage of the major theories and debates in this growing discipline. more...

  • Risk and Technological Cultureby Joost Van Loon

    Routledge 2002; US$ 55.95

    In this new work van Loon demonstrates how new technologies are transforming the character of risk and examines the relationship between technological culture and society through chapters on ecology, crime and communication. more...

  • Ephemeral Civilizationby Graeme Donald Snooks

    Routledge 1997; US$ 270.00

    The Ephemeral Civilization is an astonishing intellectual feat in which Graeme Snooks develops an original and ground-breaking analysis of changing sociopolitical forms over the past 3,000 years. more...

  • Regulating Bodiesby Bryan S. Turner

    Routledge 1992; US$ 190.00

    Bryan Turner is the key figure in the sociological debate about the body. In this stimulating book he shows how his thinking on the subject has developed and why sociologists must take the body seriously. more...

  • Anxiety in a 'Risk' Societyby Iain Wilkinson

    Routledge 2001; US$ 51.95

    This book offers a sociologocal conception of the problem of anxiety and dwells upon its significance for the ways we make sense of our current age of risk and uncertaintly. more...

  • Body Mattersby Sue Scott; David Morgan

    RoutledgeFalmer 1993; US$ 57.95

    Focuses on the sociological embodiment of various "social actors" and subsequent links with the constraints of daily life. It presents findings on aspects of the body, variants from what is conventionally seen as "natural" and considers self-image versus society's expectations. more...