基本説明
Exploring how global transformation processes impact on everyday life by examining a number of 'hotspots' of change in contemporary society: the city, the workplace, patterns of consumption, politics, broader areas and the environment.
Full Description
Uses an innovative conceptual approach to explore the way in which processes of globalization transform and impact upon everyday life. Engaging with a range of theories and concepts, the book provides an accessible discussion of modern issues for students of Globalization and Sociology.
Contents
IntroductionCities.- Borders, Border Regions and Post-Socialist Transformations.- The Workplace in Transition.- Consumption: Money and Identity in the Postmodern World.- Politics Beyond the State: New Individualities and Solidarities.- Nature, Environment, Milieu: Life in Risk Society.- Reconstructing the Social.