ISBN:
9781848557840
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xi, 464 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Studies in symbolic interaction v. 33
Parallel Title:
Print version Studies in Symbolic Interaction, 33
DDC:
302
Keywords:
Social psychology
;
Symbolic interactionism
Abstract:
The essays in this bi-annual series consist of original research and theory within the general sociological perspective known as symbolic interactionism. Longer than conventional journal-length articles, the essays wed mico and macro concerns within a qualitative, ethnographic, autoethnographic and performance studies orientation. International in scope, the series draws upon the work of urban ethnographers, interpretive, constructionist, ethnomethodological, critical race, postcolonial, feminist, queer, and cultural studies traditions. The emphasis is on new thought and research. Essays which
Description / Table of Contents:
Front cover; Studies in Symbolic Interaction; Copyright page; Contents; List of contributors; Part I: Blue Ribbon Papers; Chapter 1. Introduction to 'blue ribbon papers': Investigating the empirical world; Chapter 2. The wisdom of distrust: reflections on Ukrainian society and sociology; The wisdom of distrust; The nature of trust; Early betrayals of trust; Distrust is not the problem: justice is the problem; References; Chapter 3. Situating public performances: folk singers and song introductions; Situating performance: introducing the tunes; Introductions as performance
Description / Table of Contents:
Providing an interpretive frameAttending to marketing opportunities; Moral entrepreneurial work and cultures of social problems; Disclaimers and related aligning actions; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4. The music ringtone as an identity management device: a research note; Introduction; Previous research; Data and methods; Demographics of ringtones; The ringtone as an identity management device; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 5. There's no place like home; Introduction; Neighbourhood, identity and the 'good mother'; Whose dream is it anyway?
Description / Table of Contents:
AcknowledgmentsReferences; Chapter 6. The structure of flirtation: on the construction of interactional ambiguity; Introduction; Methodology; Temporality and the structure of flirtation; Discussion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 7. Becoming a sociologist: One woman's journey; Beginnings: The great depression, World War II; Post-World War II and the 1950s; The University of Chicago: A major turning point; Another turning point: The step to sociology; Into the job market; UCSF: Contexts of becoming; Beyond UCSF; Failure as turning point; Some final reflections; Into the future
Description / Table of Contents:
NotesAcknowledgment; References; Part II: Commodity Racism: Representation, Racialization, and Resistance; Chapter 8. Commodity racism now; Commodity racism; Resiliency and revision; What follows; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 9. Commodity race and emotion: The racial commercialization of human feeling in corporate consumerism; Critical thought in neoliberalism; Race, feeling, and the culture of consumption; Diversity in corporate consumerism; Cynicism and the commodity-structure; Notes; Acknowledgments; References
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 10. The princess and the SUV: Brand images of native Americans as commodified racismChildhood development; Representational politics; Defining Indianness; Advertising, branding, and commodity racism; Discussion; References; Chapter 11. yEast: Cannibalizing the orient in American culture; yEast; Local sampler; Notes; References; Chapter 12. It's gotta be the body: race, commodity, and surveillance of contemporary black athletes; For sale: Black athletic bodies and commodification; A hip-hop invasion1; Don't fuck with Bron: The NBA's gentle warrior; It's a bird, it's a plan, it's T-Mac
Description / Table of Contents:
Neo-age minstrelsy: Owning black bodies and EA sports
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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