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Wiley eBooks, Apr 15, 2011
But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very... more But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very much easier once we realize that human beings are not economic in one of their pockets, political in another and psychological in another, in other words that no real divisions correspond to the traditional divisions.
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, Oct 26, 2015
Teaching Sociology, Apr 1, 2001
Social Forces, Mar 8, 2022
This dissertation is a study of the relationship between antidepressant medications, self-underst... more This dissertation is a study of the relationship between antidepressant medications, self-understanding, and the narrative construction of self. The analysis relied upon two kinds of empirical data. First, advertisements for antidepressants in popular magazines, television, and online promotional websites were collected. Second, interviews were conducted with 23 people who were taking or had taken antidepressant medications. It is argued that antidepressants are components of the larger social processes of risk, biomedicalization, and individualization. In contrast to a narrative view, which conceives selfhood as a dialogical and embodied achievement, the antidepressants participate in a set of discourses that sustain atomistic conceptions of the self. The analysis emphasizes the personal agency that antidepressant users bring to bear upon their use of antidepressants. Chapter one is an introduction to theories of risk, individualization and narrative as well as the ways in which na...
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2015
The Wiley‐Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists, 2011
But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very... more But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very much easier once we realize that human beings are not economic in one of their pockets, political in another and psychological in another, in other words that no real divisions correspond to the traditional divisions.
Jakarta: Prenada Media, 2004
xii 653 p. : ilus. ; 23 cm
Emotion, Space and Society
Pustaka Pelajar, 2019
xxii, 623 hlm.: 27 c
Contemporary Social Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics is ideal for those looking for a b... more Contemporary Social Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics is ideal for those looking for a brief, yet accessible text on sociological theory. An affordable alternative to a standard text, this volume is concise, comprehensive, informative, engaging, includes a range of pedagogical features, and it appeals to a wide range of students. The 4th edition has added new sections on W.E.B. Du Bois, Queer theory, and key concepts and applications boxes on a variety of contemporary social theories
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology, 2019
Wiley eBooks, Apr 15, 2011
But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very... more But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very much easier once we realize that human beings are not economic in one of their pockets, political in another and psychological in another, in other words that no real divisions correspond to the traditional divisions.
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, Oct 26, 2015
Teaching Sociology, Apr 1, 2001
Social Forces, Mar 8, 2022
This dissertation is a study of the relationship between antidepressant medications, self-underst... more This dissertation is a study of the relationship between antidepressant medications, self-understanding, and the narrative construction of self. The analysis relied upon two kinds of empirical data. First, advertisements for antidepressants in popular magazines, television, and online promotional websites were collected. Second, interviews were conducted with 23 people who were taking or had taken antidepressant medications. It is argued that antidepressants are components of the larger social processes of risk, biomedicalization, and individualization. In contrast to a narrative view, which conceives selfhood as a dialogical and embodied achievement, the antidepressants participate in a set of discourses that sustain atomistic conceptions of the self. The analysis emphasizes the personal agency that antidepressant users bring to bear upon their use of antidepressants. Chapter one is an introduction to theories of risk, individualization and narrative as well as the ways in which na...
The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2015
The Wiley‐Blackwell Companion to Major Social Theorists, 2011
But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very... more But my whole conviction is that our image of and orientation in our social world will become very much easier once we realize that human beings are not economic in one of their pockets, political in another and psychological in another, in other words that no real divisions correspond to the traditional divisions.
Jakarta: Prenada Media, 2004
xii 653 p. : ilus. ; 23 cm
Emotion, Space and Society
Pustaka Pelajar, 2019
xxii, 623 hlm.: 27 c
Contemporary Social Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics is ideal for those looking for a b... more Contemporary Social Theory and Its Classical Roots: The Basics is ideal for those looking for a brief, yet accessible text on sociological theory. An affordable alternative to a standard text, this volume is concise, comprehensive, informative, engaging, includes a range of pedagogical features, and it appeals to a wide range of students. The 4th edition has added new sections on W.E.B. Du Bois, Queer theory, and key concepts and applications boxes on a variety of contemporary social theories
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Sociology, 2019